Since 1997, the Kiwanis Club of Clermont has organized Christmas displays around Center Lake, Clermont. This fundraiser is held with all proceeds going to fund community youth projects in the South Lake County area. This year, Kiwanis members began decorating the day after Thanksgiving and the twinkling display will be lit during the Light Up Clermont 2020 activities beginning on December 4.
No light-up ceremony is scheduled for the Kiwanis Light Up Around Center Lake this year due to the Coronavirus but the lights are set to twinkle throughout the holiday season and can be viewed around Center Lake (Hwy 50 and 8th Street & West Avenue).
Clermont’s 2020 holiday theme is The Enchanted Forest. The events will kick off with a Virtual Light Up Ceremony on December 4, an Enchanted Forest of Trees at Victory Pointe on December 5 through January 3, 2021, and a Cookies and Cocoa Walk on December 11 in downtown Clermont.
Kiwanis Club Member Del Brandt was recently thanked by his fellow Kiwanis members for his volunteer hours to the community and his dedication to the Light Up project,
The Kiwanis Club of Clermont is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of children, One Child, One Community at a time. Throughout the year, Kiwanis is able to mentor the youth of today and be role models in building leaders for tomorrow through its sponsored Youth Programs, including Key Clubs, Builders Club, and K-Kids. In the elementary schools, through programs such as Terrific Kids, Bringing Up Grades (BUG), Kiwanis encourages young children to strive for improvement in all aspects of their education. The organization also provides educational monetary scholarships to deserving students from local high schools in Lake County and supports international programs and projects such as UNICEF and ELIMINATE (Tetanus vaccine program) that impact our world and youth of tomorrow.
To learn more about the Kiwanis Club of Clermont, visit https://www.kiwanisclubofclermont.org
