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Cambridge profiles Last years holiday window entries ‘Holiday windows’ draw Cambridge together One woman’s efforts to reinforce and embrace a strong sense of community in Cambridge has turned into a holiday tradition that has had “overwhelmingly positive” feedback from the community. Connie Brooks never imagined the “Holiday Windows” project occurring in Great Britain she read about in a magazine to take off the way it did during Christmastime in Cambridge. “I was inspired by reading about communities in Britain,” Brooks said. “The scale would be so suited to a village like ours . . . it gets a lot of communities and organizations involved.” Originated in 2019 and most recently occurring this past holiday season until Jan. 15, Brooks said 26 residential, commercial and community locations participated in lighting up windows every night throughout the village. “It was kind of an open call to the community,” Brooks said. “It was mostly new participants in 2020 from 2019.” The Advent windows are individually designed by those participating and can be pretty entertaining. Brooks said some designs this year and in past years were Northern Lights, ”The Grinch” and “everything in between” themed lights to celebrate. “Some communities do a theme, we just left it open,” Brooks said. With COVID-19 interrupting many family traditions around the holiday season, Brooks was elated to see so many families driving around the mapped loop of displayed lights and make the most out of the situation. “I think it’s incredibly rewarding,” Brooks said. “So many of the usual traditions around the holidays were ones we couldn’t participate in.” When asked how this event was able to spread like wildfire over the course of two years, Brooks responded by saying word-of-mouth, the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, the “Holiday Windows in Cambridge, NY” Facebook page and Front Porch Forum have all been useful in her efforts of boosting community morale. She hopes other surrounding towns and villages can take after Cambridge with the idea. “It’s the kind of idea a community could really take and adapt,” Brooks said. “There’s nothing too proprietary about this… I encourage other communities to try this.” Brooks can be contacted by calling the Battenkill Books phone number at 518-677-2575. www.nyvtmedia.com NYVT Media • Cambridge Valley Community Guide • 2021 • 31
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