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Envelope Please! Local Patch 'Deck the House' Finalists

University Place sparkles in national holiday decoration contest for our schools.

Thank you so much Tomi McGhan Budd for submitting the entry of your amazingly decorated home in the Patch contest. You're the University Place local winner! Congratulations!

Tonight we'll find out if you are among the 24 National Finalists—fingers crossed. Each Top 24 Finalist is guaranteed $500 to help pay those holiday-sized electric bills and a shot at winning a $100,000 donation for their public school district.

A special thank you to everyone who entered. You made our dark drives home more festive and "oooh-worthy" this holiday season.

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National voting begins Friday morning, Dec. 30, at 9 a.m. ET. Vote once a day, every day, for your favorite — and feel free to share the link on all your social networks!

Voting ends at midnight ET on Jan. 8.

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