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The winning entry for the Front Porch Art decorating contest was on display at 680 Razor Road in Allendale. The contest was sponsored by the Allendale Rural arts Team (ART).
Eva Leaks, 83, enjoys decorating her front porch and yard and was the winner of the recent Allendale Rural arts Team decorating contest.
An Allendale homeowner has been selected as the winner of the July 4 Front Porch Art decorating contest.
Eva Leaks, 83, of 680 Razor Road, Allendale, has won the $100 gift card to Hobby Lobby in the contest sponsored by the Allendale Rural Arts Team.
“I enjoy decorating my yard, not just to win a prize,” said Leaks. “I like my yard to look nice.”
Leaks used flags, porch pillows, garland and other red, white and blue décor to make her yard shine over the Independence Day holiday.
“You help people to shine,” said ART chairwoman Lottie Lewis upon notifying Leaks of her win. “We appreciate your efforts.”
Lewis said Allendale County residents and business owners will have another opportunity to decorate their surroundings in patriotic colors in September. “That is when the Smithsonian traveling exhibit will be in Allendale and the Allendale County Humanities Festival will be held,” said Lewis. “We want everyone to participate by decorating and showing our patriotic pride.”
The contest is only one of many events sponsored by ART which receives support from the South Carolina Arts Commission through its Art of Community Rural SC program.
