Atmar and Tracy Thompson’s front door is edged in 72 feet of garland entwined with gold netting and beaded ropes, which coordinates with the front door’s 3-foot teardrop spray. The Council Fire home is one of six on the Freedom’s Foundation Tour of Homes.On the holiday tourCOUNCIL FIRE• Ken and Linda Dyer, 7715 Scrapeshin Trail• Bill and Linda Gaddis, 7712 Night Hawk Drive• Chuck and Cheryl Jackson, 332 Council Fire Drive• Atmar and Tracy Thompson, 7708 Night Hawk DriveTo get there: Take the East Brainerd Road exit off Interstate 75, bearing east to the light at intersection of East Brainerd and Gunbarrel roads, turn right. Take left onto Davidson Road and continue to Julian Road. Turn right onto Julian, which leads into Council Fire entrance.HAMPTON COVE• Pratt Designer Home, 7947 Hampton Cove DriveTo get there: Take the Ooltewah exit off I-75 North, turn left at light at bottom of the ramp onto Old Lee Highway and follow to second light. Turn right onto Mountain View Road, take first left onto Snow Hill Road and follow to Hampton Cove subdivision.HIGHWAY 58• Blanche McKinney, 6470 Solitude DriveTo get there: Take Champion Road off Highway 58, bear left onto Solitude Drive past Booker T. Washington State Park.IF YOU GO* What: Freedom’s Foundation Tour of Homes* When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today* Where: East Brainerd, Ooltewah and Highway 58 neighborhoods* Admission: $10, tickets may be purchased at the door of any tour home
Seventy-two feet of garland and gold netting wound with 40 feet of beaded rope frames the arched entryway to Atmar and Tracy Thompson’s home.
Bold, oversized, red ornaments pop out as curb appeal.
The decoration of the home in Council Fire subdivision hints about treats waiting inside for today’s visitors on the Freedom’s Foundation Holiday Tour of Homes. The Thompson home is one of six stops on the fundraiser.
Freedom’s Foundation of Valley Forge is a national nonprofit dedicated to maintaining the public’s appreciation for living in a free and democratic society. Chapters do so with educational programs and citizenship awards.