Native meteorologist turns dwelling into ‘Winter Wonderland’

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Entering into the vacation spirit is tedious work for some individuals, however for others, like WNDU’s very personal Courtney Jorgensen, it’s a ardour.

Her Christmas Tree assortment began in 2009 with an upside-down tree, and since then, she has amassed 81 Christmas timber and has no intention of stopping.

Jorgensen says her household’s annual Christmas open home continues to provide pleasure to household and associates, and for her, that’s purpose sufficient to maintain it going.

“We host an annual open home, and we invite our household and associates to return in as a result of everybody needs to see what we’ve got right here, and it actually does give them one thing to; type of a imaginative and prescient of hope of what the Christmas season is all about, however this 12 months we particularly had some people who got here and mentioned this was the spotlight of their 12 months,” mentioned WNDU Meteorologist Courtney Jorgensen. “Like, this gave them hope, a spot of security, it actually renewed them for the upcoming 12 months, and I feel that’s actually necessary. What we do right here is not only for our family, getting to take a seat round and revel in it, nevertheless it’s for the group and for our associates and our household, who get to share in it with us.”

Every year, one of many timber honors an area group, this 12 months’s being Riverbend Cancer Services. The household has been gathering gadgets and donations to assist sufferers at the moment present process remedy.

“So each tree, all 81, actually has its personal story,” mentioned Jorgensen. “Issues and totally different gadgets have been collected onto it through the years. We misplaced my husband’s mom earlier this 12 months, so we even have the tree that she had at her dwelling along with her ornaments, and so now it’s right here at our dwelling. However yearly, at our open home, we additionally acquire donations for a distinct group. This 12 months, due to that, we determined to gather donations for RiverBend Most cancers Companies. So, everybody introduced donations round our Friendship Tree, which in addition they convey ornaments from their household, so it’s only a fantastic assortment, however that’s actually our option to give again and to convey the group in to take action too.”

The Jorgensen’s additionally recorded a virtual tour of the Christmas Tree Extravaganza, so individuals who couldn’t attend might view the Winter Wonderland that’s the Jorgensen dwelling throughout the holidays.

Copyright 2022 WNDU. All rights reserved.