Mooseheart's Holiday Lights open through New Year's Eve

Bring the kids to see Mooseheart's annual Holiday Lights Show celebration, which ends, as always, on New Year's Eve.

Last year, more than 10,000 vehicles drove the 1.8-mile route that winds through Mooseheart's campus and past more than dozens of lights displays in what is one of the Chicago area's largest holiday light shows. The show runs from 5 to 9 p.m. every night through Dec. 31, off Route 31 and Mooseheart Road, just south of Batavia. The cost is $10 per car; 3-D glasses are available for $3.

"We have always said it was a family tradition, and I think it's starting to become just that," Mooseheart Executive Director Gary Urwiler said. "We've seen our numbers increase in recent years, and I think that's because this is something for the entire family to enjoy. Grandparents, grandchildren, sons, daughters - everyone, can cut out the hustle and bustle of the holidays and enjoy something like this."

As with each previous year, Urwiler said changes have been made and the show is different.

"Changes in the show occur each year so the show will look fresh and different from the previous year. Our goal is to enhance the show with a percentage of newer displays," Urwiler said.

For details, visit www.mooseheart.org.

Founded in 1913, Mooseheart is supported completely through private donations - the great majority of which come from the 1 million men and women of the Moose fraternal organization throughout the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and Bermuda. Moose International headquarters is on the Mooseheart campus.

Mooseheart is home to approximately 200 students, from preschool to high school seniors. Applications for admission to Mooseheart are considered from any family whose children are, for whatever reason, lacking a stable home environment.

Visit www.mooseheart.org or follow Mooseheart Child City and School on Facebook.

Moose Charities Inc. is a registered nonprofit, Illinois-based 501 (c)3 charity, charged with the primary goal of providing the necessary resources for the continued support and maintenance of the Mooseheart Child City & School and the Moosehaven retirement community. Follow "Moose Charities" at www.facebook.com/moose.charities.