Joaquin Christian Services Appreciates Support for a Great Christmas Festival


Gingerbread House Decorating Contest Winners

December 9, 2022 (Photo Album) - Saturday, December 3 was a great day for a Christmas Festival and Joaquin sure had one.

Thanks to the hard work done by Krystal Raybon and her team of Christmas elves the town was decorated beautifully. The park was covered with lights and bounce houses for kids and fun for the younger set. The downtown area was glowing. Even the Santa House was ready for the big man himself. There were vendors selling all sorts of great items and good food to eat. The treasure hunt got underway around 9 in the morning with a kids section of clues and an adult section. Money was hidden with every clue. Parade time rolled around with plenty of music from the high school band and the sirens of the fire trucks as well as lots of motorcycles and cars from the car show.

After the parade we had a grand cake walk sponsored by the Community Christian Service group. There was an auction, raffle and toy run benefiting Joaquin Christian Services. All the donations were so appreciated and will be used to help local needy families. There were over 30 prizes drawn, including a 58" tv donated by East Texas Chopper Guys. Three of the auction items were built by the Joaquin FFA group. They did a great job and are very talented.

All in all, it was a fun day for all who came. Prizes were given out for gingerbread house decorating, car show, motorcycle show, parade entrants and a young girl beauty pageant. Many thanks to Krystal for all her hard work putting this festival on.