{"id":91768,"date":"2025-12-21T21:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/91768\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T21:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T21:08:09","slug":"woodson-museum-celebrates-holiday-open-house-tree-exhibition-and-2025-toy-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/91768\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodson Museum celebrates Holiday Open House, Tree exhibition, and 2025 Toy Drive \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theweeklychallenger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600Best-in-show.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73803 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600Best-in-show-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a>St. Petersburg, FL \u2014 The Woodson African American Museum of Florida hosted its annual Holiday Open House and Christmas Tree Trimming Competition, culminating a highly successful 2025 Toy Drive filled with joy, jubilation, and community spirit.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 guests toured the museum galleries, voted for their favorite holiday trees, and donated toys and gifts to support more than 200 families and over 700 children across the region.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the celebration was the Christmas Tree Trimming Competition, which featured 13 thoughtfully designed entries showcasing exceptional creativity, elegance, artistry, and historical storytelling. Selecting winners across five categories proved to be a challenge due to the outstanding quality of submissions. The top vote-getters were:<a href=\"https:\/\/theweeklychallenger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600Most-Classic.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73804 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600Most-Classic-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Best in Show: St. Petersburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Most Creative: Delta Omicron Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Most Historical: Zeta Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Most Whimsical: RacewithoutIsm<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Most Classic: Sisters of Love Chapter No. 129, Order of the Eastern Star, P.H.A.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theweeklychallenger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600Most-Creative.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73802 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600Most-Creative-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a>\u201cThe Holiday Open House is one of our most cherished annual traditions,\u201d said Terri Lipsey Scott, Executive Director of The Woodson African American Museum of Florida. \u201cIt reflects the power of community, creativity, and compassion coming together to uplift families while celebrating our shared cultural history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Woodson African American Museum of Florida extends its sincere appreciation to all participating organizations, volunteers, donors, and visitors whose generosity and commitment made this event a meaningful success.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about The Woodson African American Museum of Florida and upcoming programs, please visit https:\/\/woodsonmuseum.org\/or follow the museum on social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theweeklychallenger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600-Most-Historical.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73801 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600-Most-Historical-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theweeklychallenger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600Most-Whimsical.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600Most-Whimsical-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theweeklychallenger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600RacewithoutIsm.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600RacewithoutIsm-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theweeklychallenger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600-Sisters-of-Love-Chapter-No.-129-Order-of-the-Eastern-Star-P.H.A..jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-73808 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/600-Sisters-of-Love-Chapter-No.-129-Order-of-the-Eastern-Star-P.H.A.-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tPost Views: &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t59&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg, FL \u2014 The Woodson African American Museum of Florida hosted its annual Holiday Open House 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