Do you still believe?  In the spirit of "The Polar Express", we gave out free 'I Believe' bells.  Over 1,100 bells were given out during the month to local believers.

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Useless Facts for 2007
For those keeping score at home, here are some useless statistics of our 2007 display:

   - Total lights for 2007: almost 50,000
   - Total of LED lights used: about 7,000
   - Total number of individual channels (circuits) controlled: 212
   - Power used:  about 80 amps spread across seven dedicated circuits (in our tribute to Al Gore, the use of
     LED's has reduced our power consumption by almost 20%)
   - Added cost of electricity in December: still not as bad as you might think
   - Extension cords used: lost count but approximately 150 totaling about 4,400 feet
   - Number of extension cords chewed by raccoons each year: about 3
   - Number of raccoons harmed by our display: unknown (little do they know, power is on continuously on  some of
     those cords all night long)
   - Setup time: about 70 hours,  teardown time about 36 hours
   - Storage: everything (almost) is stored in an attic above our garage taking up about 250 sq. feet