“Kicking off the Christmas Home Tour at Creative Designs, then visiting the festively decorated homes will give you a head start on the holiday spirit,” said Treva Neville, event coordinator. Neville said there are all types and sizes of homes featured on this year’s tour.

Maps will be distributed at the opening reception held at Creative Designs on Becker Drive starting at 1:30.

Each person with a ticket will receive a map so participants can visit the homes in whatever order they choose.

Neville said this year’s homes vary in charm from cute and quaint in-town homes, beautiful transitional homes, to an elegant farmhouse on sprawling acreage located right outside of town.

(Tickets are $15 each or two for $20 in advance. The two for $20 advance special is to encourage guests to bring a friend. Tickets may also be purchased at the day of the tour at the opening reception held at Creative Designs for $15)

Participants are also invited to enjoy a 10 percent discount off one item the day of the tour at the opening reception at Creative Designs. Refreshments will be available as well as holiday music. Tammy Jean, owner of Creative Designs, has been a loyal supporter of the DYW program for many years, said Neville.

Each home will also host two or more of this year’s participants of the program, as well as Sarah Rightmyer, the current Distinguished Young Woman of Roanoke Valley. Sarah will go on to represent the Roanoke Valley in the North Carolina state DYW program in January.

The girls will be assigned to different homes to meet and greet home tour guests.

“This is a great way for the community to get to know the young women, as well as a great way for the girls to practice their public speaking skills,” Neville said.

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The Distinguished Young Women of Roanoke Valley home tours have raised more than $4,500 for college scholarships for participating young women in the Roanoke Valley during the past four years. “This year’s scholarship program will be held in August with 18 young women from the Class of 2019 participating for thousands of dollars in college scholarships. These young ladies attend several different schools in the Valley,” said Neville. “This is a very smart, talented and well-versed group of amazing young women. We anticipate awarding more scholarship money on stage this year than any year before.”

Neville is the co-chairperson of the Roanoke Valley DYW program along with Casey Harris. Serving on the Distinguished Young Women committee are several women in the community: Kendall Rightmyer, Cory Dill, Marcie Greene, Lindsey Goble, Lori Medlin, Sheri Rightmyer, Mandy Clark, Lauren Wright, Denise Beaver, Kelsey Short, Shannon Dickinson, Beth Phelps, Michelle Pageau, Emily Lyles, Natalie Robertson, Tabitha Grimes, Heather Merritt, Jeri Hernandez, and Kristy Wright.

Tickets for the Home Tour may be purchased at various locations around town: Creative Designs, Joy J’s Boutique, Mirror Mirror Hair Salon and M.J. Price Construction.

For more information, call Neville at 252-532-1516 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.