Patty’s Place

This is our second Christmas in Noble Park since moving to the area around Easter time in 2006. One of the great things about Christmas in Noble Park are the Christmas lights we see on our way home on Jacksons road. Quite a few houses have great lights but the best of all is a little off the track, opposite Patrick’s school (Oakwood Park Primary) at 3 Smale Court, Noble Park.

Apparently each year around October, the owns of the house start work putting up the 100s of lights and decorations that make up such a beautiful Christmas presentation. Every time we drive by it at night, my boys just want to go and visit it to see all the lights and other decorations.

Its not just the lights and decorations that are so wonderful about this house, it is also the fact that they use there hard work to not only bring Christmas cheer to the people that come to see the house but they also have chosen to support the Gordon Care for Children organisation.

Gordon Care list two important services that they provide:

1. Residential Services for children

Our program provides quality care and accommodation for children and young people who are no longer able to reside in their family homes due to protective concerns.

2. Services for Separated Families

Our program aims to help children develop better relationships with both parents and extended family members following separation and divorce.

Each year the owners of the house let people come into their front lawn and take donations for the charity. They also have Santa come and visit each Saturday and Sunday night. This year, they also had a wishing tree where you could take away a name of a child and buy them a present to help make there Christmas just that little bit nicer.

On the 22nd of December, they have a special night where Santa will come again, this time all being well with the help of the local fire service, in a fire truck. It should be a wonderful night and a great way to celebrate Christmas.

If you want to read more about the family involved, the Star News group have a nice little piece about them on their website: Rays of hope.

Here is a map on how to find the house:

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