Christmas Open House and Decorating Contest Participants

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Publication Date - October 29, 2025

Save the date for our annual Christmas Open House & Office Decorating Contest!

Join your colleagues on Tuesday, December 9, from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM to stroll through campus and enjoy delicious festive food and decorations. All employees are invited to visit the participating departments!

Decorating Contest Details:

Our winner will be chosen based on employee votes following the contest. There will be one winner from each of the three office/department size categories:

  • 1-5 people
  • 6-14 people
  • 15+ people

The winning departments will receive a dollar amount to go towards food to celebrate your win!

Participants:

Grab the list of participants and make your way around campus! 

Search for Santa Sparrow!

  1. Look for the SEEN Initiative Santa Sparrow at each office on the competition list.
  2. Find the sparrow that looks EXACTLY like this one. There are decoys!
  3. Take a picture of your group with the Santa Sparrow.
  4. Upload that picture on your Office Decorating Contest Ballot along with the names of those in the photo.

Santa Sparrow

The winners will be entered into a drawing for a prize!

Vote:

Cast your vote and submit your picture with the Santa Sparrow here by Wednesday, December 10 at 4:30 pm.

 

If you have questions, please contact the office of People and Culture at people-culture@bethel.edu.