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'Deck The House' Winner Is Announced for Patch Holiday Decor Contest

Family in Davis, CA, wins the $100,000 grand prize for its school district.

A California family won Patch's Deck the House contest and netted $100,000 in prize money for Davis Joint Unified School District.

“We all won,” said homeowner Kristy Powell, who designed and created much of the decorations. “There are a lot of needs at the schools. This is not going to fix it all, but it will help. This is a blessing.”

Powell entered her home in Patch's national Deck the House contest during the holidays and was selected as one of the top 24 finalists in late December.

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The Powells' home in California jumped out to a massive lead the moment voting opened up, thanks to support from  and constant effort by the community, online and on the streets.

Powell even had her children and some of their friends hand out hundreds of flyers downtown to encourage people to vote.

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