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Enter the 2026 Christmas Door Decorating Contest

Enter the 2026 Christmas Door Decorating Contest

All departments are invited to participate in the 2026 Christmas Door Decorating Contest! Doors will be judged on appearance and use of this year’s theme: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child. Your department can enter one of three categories:

  • Traditional
  • Creative
  • Humorous

What You Need to Know:

  • Each department may enter one door.
  • Departments may be reimbursed up to $25 for decorating supplies. Using Concur, charge expenses to your department’s disallowed sub-account (774390) and submit to Finance with your receipts.
  • Door decorating can begin on Friday, November 13, 2026.
  • Photos of doors should be emailed by 4:30 pm on Friday, Nov. 30, 2026 to cantrellep@northoaks.org. Please include the following in your email:
    • Department name
    • Door location
    • Facility (NOMC, NORH, LPMC, Surgery Center, Diagnostic Center, HPPB, Clinic or other)
    • Team captain’s name
    • Contact info
    • Category (creative, humorous or traditional)
  • The doors will be judged by the Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC).
  • Winners will be announced during the programs at the Employee/Volunteer Christmas Meals on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2026. Winners of each category will be awarded certificates and cookie trays!

Door Decorating Safety Rules:

  • Only flame-retardant decorations may be used.
  • Decorations are to be applied to the door only – not the walls adjacent to the door, the ceiling above the door or on the floor around the door.
  • All doors must remain functional and be usable.
  • Decorations should be applied to the door in such a manner that they can be removed without causing physical damage to the door.
  • Decorations cannot cover windows or sight panels in doors.
  • Candles and other sources of open flame are not allowed.
  • Electrical lights and extension cords are strictly prohibited.
  • No electrical or battery-operated decorations are allowed.
  • No decorations may be applied to a Fire-rated or Emergency Exit door, such as a single or double door in an exit corridor, stairway door or electrical or mechanical room door. (Please contact Plant Operations Director Gary Vinyard at ext. 6300 if you have questions about a door.)
  • Decorations cannot be attached to ceiling, draped across the ceiling or protrude from the door into the corridor.