The Georgia Club Issues Invitation to a Winter Wonderland

The Georgia Club Foundation is celebrating the spirit of the holiday season with its second annual Christmas Tour of Homes on Sunday, Dec. 7. Festively decorated homes from each of the community’s distinctive neighborhoods will be showcased on the tour. Proceeds will benefit several area charitable organizations. Last year, the inaugrual tour drew more than 800 visitors and raised $24,000 for the beneficiaries.

Homes on the tour feature colorful art collections, home movie theaters, customized entertainment spaces and a car lover’s dream. Private residences on the tour include The Village home of University of Georgia Gymnastics coach Suzanne Yoculan and Don Leebern; the Oconee Springs home of Brian and Gina Avery; the North Hill homes of Ron and Bonnie Deal and Doug and Linda Johnson; the Wexford Gardens home of Vic and Mary Mixon and the High Bluff home of Jake and Marisa Grant.

Beneficiaries include the High School Scholarship Fund at Apalachee and North Oconee high schools and Athens Academy; the Partners in Education Fund, benefiting programs at Bethlehem and Rocky Branch elementary schools and Haymon-Morris and Malcom Bridge middle schools; Peace Place, a free, safe shelter assisting battered women and their children; Project Safe, an organization working to end violence against women in Clarke and Oconee counties and Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, the local organization that has been creating audio recordings of texts to contribute to the Princeton Listen & Learn Library for more than 50 years.

An addition to this year’s Christmas tour of homes is the Christmas Cottage, a holiday gift shop located in the Clubhouse that will offer gourmet food items, teachers’ gifts and unique holiday crafts. All gifts are less than $50, and proceeds will go toward the tour’s beneficiaries.

• TICKETS: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
• DATE: Sunday, Dec. 7
• TIMES: Noon to 2 p.m. or anytime after 2 p.m. (tour concludes at 5 p.m.)
• TICKET LOCATIONS: The Georgia Club, the Barrow and Oconee chambers of commerce, North Georgia Bank and the Peoples Bank
• SUNDAY BRUNCH: A special Sunday brunch buffet will be served at the Clubhouse from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s $16 inclusive and will feature an omelet station, waffles, cheese grits, a Rib Eye carving station, salad bar and desserts.

For more information or to make brunch reservations, call 770-725-8100.