Penn College's holiday cards were lighted in a seasonal ceremony near the campus mall Wednesday – the first time in recent memory that the event wasn't wet, frigid or both. After sharing year-end wishes for the campus's diverse family of students and employees, President Davie Jane Gilmour gave the signal that (through the magic of General Services) illuminated the creativity of 38 student organizations and college offices/departments. She also announced this year's winners among those entries, crafted with "love, devotion and fun" and selected in online voting by nearly 500 people. Among student organizations, Early Educators placed first, the Physician Assistant Club was second and the PCT 4x4 Club placed third. In the employee category, Workforce Development & Continuing Education took top honors, the Academic Success Center was second, and the Office of Transfer Initiatives finished in third place. The evening also featured Student Government Association President Michael L. Spear, who greeted the end of a busy semester and embraced the promise of a new year, and a welcome by Malinda C. Love, assistant director of student activities for diversity and cultural life. Mild temperatures allowed attendees to walk leisurely among the oversized cards; hot chocolate, coffee and cookies were served inside the Breuder Advanced Technology and Health Sciences Center.Photos by Marc T. Kaylor, student photographer