Augusta Road Business Association (ARBA) congratulates Ponthieux’s Jewelry Design Studio as the winner of the First Annual Lights on Augusta, a Christmas decoration contest on historic Augusta Road.  Members of ARBA decorated their business or store front for the month of December and the winner was decided by the community, clients, customers, neighbors and residents.  “We are excited to win the first ever Lights on Augusta.  We worked really hard this year decorating our shop for Christmas and were amazed to see that 76 of our website page views for December came from www.onlyonaugusta.com.   We would like to say “thank you” to everyone that voted for us” said owners Wanda and Michael Ponthieux.  Ponthieux’s Jewelry now has bragging rights for this first annual contest and will be placed in the 2012 Lights on Augusta marketing campaign.  Second place winner is Music Together of Greenville with Foxfire Gallery & Kitchen Shops coming in at third place.

 Over 580 people voted online, at www.onlyonaugusta.com, for the best decked business on Augusta Road.  The community showed enormous support and ARBA is pleased with the success of the first Lights on Augusta.  “We believe Lights on Augusta’s inaugural year was a huge success not only in the number of businesses that participated but also with the voter turnout.  With close to six hundred votes, the community took a real interest in this event and it will sure become an annual event looked forward to by all.  Lights on Augusta also showed us just how strong of a sense of community we have, and the camaraderie shared by residents, consumers, and business owners alike” said Kelly Odom, President of ARBA.

 For more information on Lights on Augusta and Augusta Road Business Association go to www.onlyonaugusta.com.