Office of the Collector of Revenue

2012 Collector of Revenue Christmas Tree Decorating Contest

Thirteen creatively decorated trees were considered.

December 17, 2012 | 2 min reading time

This article is 13 years old. It was published on December 17, 2012.

Our office held our annual Christmas Tree Decorating Contest in December.  Three judges from City Hall were selected to review the thirteen creatively decorated trees.

The judges this year were, Cathy Smentkowski, from the Department of Public Safety; Candace Dickson, from the Mayor's Office; and Bev Fitzsimmons, from the Comptroller's Office.

The judges were escorted to each tree as they jotted down their notes and comments.  After much deliberation, the winner of this year's contest was:

COR employees and judges pose by the Frosty entry in the 2012 Tree Decorating Contest.

"FROSTY" decorated by:  Valerie Gamache, Errianna Washington, Tina Randazzo, Jasmine McGill, Kathi Snyder, Alexa Speropoulos and Lindsey Taylor all from the Earning Tax Department.

COR employees and contest judges pose by the Wizard of Oz entry in the 2012 Tree Decorating Contest.

2nd Place was awarded to the "WIZARD OF OZ tree."  Decorated by: Kelia Bordeaux, Lori Lamprich and Tanya Reeves from the Finance Department.

COR employees and contest judges pose by the The Grinch entry in the 2012 Tree Decorating Contest.

3rd Place was awarded to "THE GRINCH" tree." Decorated by: Christoper Ellision, Kathy Nolte and Robin Singler from the Earnings Tax Department.

The other tree decoration themes were:  "The Big Behemoth," "Silver and Gold Extravaganza," "Chocolate Splendor," "Victorian Tree," "Charlie Brown Tree," "Santa Claus Tree," "Red Bird," and "Family Traditions," "Budget Tree," and the "Purple Tree."  (See photo gallery.)

Our office did an outstanding job with their trees this year.  The contest is getting more competitive each year.  Not only does this contest make our offices look great during the holidays, it also helps to get everyone in the 

Holiday spirit.


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