Lighting the way for a new year
Neither rain nor wind nor a global pandemic could stop the dedicated members of Sunset Hills Elementary School’s PTA organization from hosting this year’s Lambatha: Light up the Bayou.

Tarpon Springs’ annual Lambatha: Light Up the Bayou event was held on Wednesday, Dec. 30, one week later than usual due to a severe storm on Christmas Eve and with thousands fewer luminarias than usual due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite the obstacles, organizers from the Sunset Hills elementary School’s PTA said they were determined to host the annual tradition that’s been a staple of Tarpon’s holiday season since 1986.
- Photos by JEFF ROSENFIELD

Light Up the Bayou organizer Sarah Gardner poses with her boyfriend, Mark Toombs, and her daughters Addison and Abrie on Dec. 30. The 2020 event was postponed a week due to a Christmas Eve rainstorm and featured thousands fewer luminarias due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- Photos by JEFF ROSENFIELD

Tarpon Springs’ annual Lambatha: Light Up the Bayou event was held on Wednesday, Dec. 30, one week later than usual due to a severe storm on Christmas Eve and with thousands fewer luminarias than usual due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite the obstacles, organizers from the Sunset Hills elementary School’s PTA said they were determined to host the annual tradition that’s been a staple of Tarpon’s holiday season since 1986.
- Photos by JEFF ROSENFIELD
Tarpon Springs’ annual Lambatha: Light Up the Bayou event was held on Wednesday, Dec. 30, one week later than usual due to a severe storm on Christmas Eve and with thousands fewer luminarias than usual due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite the obstacles, organizers from the Sunset Hills elementary School’s PTA said they were determined to host the annual tradition that’s been a staple of Tarpon’s holiday season since 1986.
- Photos by JEFF ROSENFIELD
Tarpon Springs’ annual Lambatha: Light Up the Bayou event was held on Wednesday, Dec. 30, one week later than usual due to a severe storm on Christmas Eve and with thousands fewer luminarias than usual due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite the obstacles, organizers from the Sunset Hills elementary School’s PTA said they were determined to host the annual tradition that’s been a staple of Tarpon’s holiday season since 1986.
- Photos by JEFF ROSENFIELD
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