CENTERVILLE — A Centerville resident was recently selected to contribute to the 2024 White House holiday theme “A Season of Peace and Light,” according to a post by the City of Centerville.
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Emily Von Stuckrad was one of 75 volunteers who participated in the White House decorating program.
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“I got the acceptance email at 9:00 p.m. on a Sunday in October,” Von Stuckrad said. “At first, I thought it was spam, but when I realized it was real, I couldn’t stop crying with joy.”
She spent a week creating intricate displays, including folding and stringing 2000 paper doves for the Blue Room, and decorating the China Room.
“You haven’t lived until you’ve shimmied through a Christmas tree decorated with vintage White House glass ornaments while Andrew Jackson’s china is on the other side of you,” Von Stuckrad said. “Sometimes, while decorating, I’d have these pinch-me moments, realizing I was standing where history was made.”
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