The final tallies for Christmas at the Cody’s 2015 are in, and the event was a success for everyone involved – the Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park, the non-profit organizations that decorated the rooms and provided volunteers, and the community of North Platte.

Checks for a division of the proceeds from the event are being distributed to Lincoln County Historical Museum, North Platte JayCees, Experience Works, Maranatha Bible Camp, Relay For Life, Golden Spike Tower & Visitors Center, Rape & Domestic Violence Prevention, People’s Family Health, Express Softball, MPCC Rodeo Team, Kids Klub, Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park, P.E.O., Wish I May, Lincoln County Tourism Advisory Council, XI Alpha Sigma, and North Platte Opportunity Center.

After expenses were deducted from the proceeds, each room earned the decorating organization $295.70, with several organizations decorating more than one room and some receiving the proceeds of the “People’s Choice Awards” – visitors to the Christmas at the Cody’s event voted with their dollars for their favorite room. People’s Choice First Place goes to the Rape and Domestic Abuse Program; Second Place goes to Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Booster Committee; and Third Place goes to Maranatha Bible Camp.

Plans are already underway for the 2016 event, with some major changes in the schedule. The 2016 Christmas at the Codys will run on the weekends during the entire month of December. Dates for 2016 are Dec 2 – 4; 9 – 11; 16 – 18; and 22 and 23. It is hoped that the expanded schedule will give more visitors the opportunity to make Christmas at the Cody’s a family holiday tradition and will allow organizers to include more activities in the event.