It’s a true family holiday tradition: The Omni Grove Park Inn National Gingerbread House Competition, a magical experience full of wonder, awe and delight enjoyed by the very young to the very young at heart.
But it’s not just one of the nation’s most celebrated and competitive holiday events. It’s also an opportunity to support area nonprofits.
That’s because a portion of parking fees collected throughout the holiday season for guests coming to enjoy the gingerbread competition are donated to a variety of charitable organizations.
Since the inception of the Holiday Parking Program in 2013, the Omni Grove Park Inn has contributed more than $535,000 to Western North Carolina nonprofits.
In 2019, the total The Omni Gove Park Inn donated to their eight Holiday Parking Partners was more than $100,000 raised during the 27th National Gingerbread House Competition included the following (click through to see photos taken at the presentation luncheon in February 2020):
- American Legion Baseball Post 70
- Asheville City Schools Foundation
- Asheville Museum of Science
- Children First/Communities in Schools
- Horizons at Carolina Day School
- Meals on Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County
- United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
- YMCA WNC at Camp Watia
Omni Grove Park Inn executives presented donations to eight nonprofit partners from monies raised as part of the 27th National Gingerbread House Competition Holiday Parking Program.