McLean Woman's Club 45th Holiday Homes Tour

   Tour four large, four-story houses elaborately decorated for the holidays within the handsome gated community of Evans Farm. Then visit an orginal farmhouse on the grounds for a raffle of valuable merchandise and services, gifts for sale and refreshments. Enjoy strolling Evans Farm's streets and walks, which have been planned with an eye to tasteful variety and attractive landscaping. Thirty percent of the property is open space with century-old trees, a picturesque small lake and an old stone millhouse and waterwheel.

     All proceeds of the tour will be donated to local charities and nonprofits, such as Share, Inc., the Hospice of Northern Virginia, Alternative House, the McLean Project for the Arts, Claude Moore Colonial Farm, the McLean Volunteer Fire Department and the McLean Symphony, as well as used for scholarships and education.

     Tickets are availble at Mesmeralda's Ltd. (1339 Chain Bridge Road, McLean), Karin's Florist, Inc. (527 Maple Ave., E., Vienna), Great Dogs of Great Falls (9859 Georgetown Pike), and Vinson Hall Retirement Community (6521 OldDominion Drive, McLean). They may also be ordered on the website www.mcleanwc.org before Dec. 1 and picked up on Dec. 1 at 1493 Evans Farm Drive or purchased at any of the tour houses. The cost is $25 before Dec. 1 and $30 on Dec. 1. For more information, refer to the website or contact a Woman's Club member at (703)556-0197 or sheridan2@cox.net.