Tis’ the Season: Christmas Decor Brightens Military Families’ Homes with Nationwide Decorated Family Program

Leading Holiday Lighting and Decorating Franchise Making Spirits Bright in 2014

For the twelfth consecutive year, Christmas Decor will be boosting the spirits of military families across the country through its Decorated Family Program. With over 270,000 American men and women deployed throughout the world this holiday season, military families are facing the challenge of preparing for the holidays without their loved ones. To give back to the families of these brave men and women in a small way, Christmas Decor will be creating magical memories with its annual program.

Christmas Decor, the nation’s leading professional holiday & event decorating franchise, began the Decorated Family Program in 2003 after a franchisee attended a holiday dinner party and began to consider all of the men and women overseas who will not be able to celebrate with those they love. The program was created to thank our country’s soldiers for their dedication and support by decorating their family’s homes.

Each holiday, hundreds of Christmas Decor franchisees nationwide participate in this event by donating their products, resources and time to decorate the homes of local military families as part of the Decorated Family Program.

“The holidays can be difficult for families with loved ones overseas both emotionally and with decorating, and we always look forward to doing our part to help make their holidays a little bit brighter,” said Brandon Stephens, President of Christmas Decor. “The American men and women fighting overseas are true heroes and launching this initiative, decorating these deserving families’ homes, is the least we can do to support our courageous troops.”

People can nominate deserving military families in their community by filling out the nomination form available on the Christmas Decor http://christmasdecor.net/cdi2/decorated-family.  This form allows people to explain why the family should become a “Christmas Decor Decorated Family.” Winners are awarded based on their location (to ensure there is a local franchise to provide the award) and the impact of their story on the judges.  People can also post their Decorated Family stories on the Christmas Decor fan page on Facebook to enter a contest to receive a special prize. The lucky winning families will be the one with the most “like” votes on the Facebook page.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would win. With my husband scheduled to be deployed during Christmas, we knew the holidays would be a tough time for us,” said Agatha Shim, military wife and mother of two daughters, based on Joint Base Lewis-McChord during the 2013 holiday season. “My kids were jumping with joy when they saw our home decorated. Smiles were ear-to-ear. It turns out that my husband was able to make it home for the holidays and we were all so appreciative of the work done by Christmas Decor. This made our family Christmas very special and is something we will never forget.”

Operating in over 375 markets and 48 states, Christmas Decor, Inc. is the largest professional holiday & event decorating franchise. The company offers a complete decorating service program including display design, installation, maintenance, and removal of holiday lighting and decorations. Now the franchise is in the enviable position of being able to give back to communities.

The company is seeking to attract hundreds of nominations that will total at least 200 decorated homes for the 2014 holiday season. The deadline for nominations is November 11.  For more information on the Decorated Family Program, visit http://christmasdecor.net/cdi2/decorated-family.

The following Conyers area business owner is among the hundreds of Christmas Décor franchisees nationwide that will participate in this event by donating their products, resources, and time to decorate the homes of local military families as a part of the Decorated Family Program.

Roger and Leslie Grant of Christmas Décor by Grant Lawn & Décor Services, Inc.  in Conyers can be reached at 770.760.0973 or [email protected]

About Grant Lawn & Decor

Roger and Leslie Grant have been decorating homes and business in our area since 1999 and are entering into their 16 season this fall.  Leslie is the design consultant.  She will sketch your home and property and provide you with choices such as roof lighting, windows, tree and shrub lighting, thick garlands and wreaths, and more.  Each item is priced separately, so you can pick the items that you like and that fit your budget.  The complete decorating service program includes design, installation, maintenance, and removal of holiday decorations.

Grant Lawn & Décor also designs and installs landscape lighting through Nite Time Décor.  The transformers and fixtures have lifetime warranties, and LED lamps are warrantied for 5 years.  Roger and Leslie offer free demos of the lighting display at your home or business.

About Christmas Decor

Since its inception in 1986, Christmas Decor has risen to become the premier holiday lighting and decorating company in North America. The Texas-based company was founded by Blake Smith as an off-season supplement to his landscape business and as a method to provide year-round work for employees. Christmas Decor quickly emerged as a viable business opportunity and today, operates in more than 375 markets in 48 states and Canada. Christmas Decor is highly revered in its field and has received consistent recognition for its efforts, including its popular Decorated Family Program which has been featured on The TODAY Show, TIME.com, CNN and FOX, among others. For more information, visit www.christmasdecor.net.