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Historic Miracle Mile poinsettia tree competition has raised money for schools for decades, resident says
Summary
A resident told meeting attendees that a long-running poinsettia “Christmas tree” and caroling competition on Miracle Mile has generated roughly $600,000 for schools and continues to draw community participation, funded in part by a Miami‑Dade Cultural Affairs grant.
A resident speaking in the meeting described a long-running Miracle Mile holiday tradition that the speaker said has raised money for schools and nurtured performing‑arts talent.
The resident said the event began after developer George Merrick negotiated land along Alhambra in 1925 and that a large poinsettia “Christmas tree” and caroling competition was later mounted at the site of the 550 Building on Biltmore Way in Segovia. “It held 1,200 plants,” the resident said, and “it’s a…
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