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title: "WQOW: Eau Claire Veteran Receives A Christmas Gift That Cannot Be Wrapped"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9fafdda7-0f34-4f35-92cb-64c6c44f6cee
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/wqow-eau-claire-veteran-receives-a-christmas-gift-that-cannot-be-wrapped-2718026
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
published: 2022-02-21T21:16:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:03.300Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/7e6de790bf4e4d72efad41e0bef72afa2750.jpg
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# WQOW: Eau Claire Veteran Receives A Christmas Gift That Cannot Be Wrapped

**TL;DR:** A local veteran, Tom McMahon, received a special Christmas gift with his house decorated for the holidays by Green Oasis and Christmas Decor. Christmas Decor brings holiday cheer to over 300 communities across North America as the leading holiday decorating brand in the U.S. and Canada.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-02-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/wqow-eau-claire-veteran-receives-a-christmas-gift-that-cannot-be-wrapped-2718026).*

## Story

McMahon, who served in the Navy, was chosen by local landscaping company Green Oasis to have his house decorated for the holidays — for free. Nominated by his son-in-law, McMahon has been unable to decorate his house due to an illness. Christmas Decor, who supplied the decorations for Mr. McMahon’s home, brings holiday cheer to over 300 communities across North America as the leading holiday decorating brand in the U.S. and Canada.

"I just wish everybody who was a veteran would be able to have this same privilege, but it's so marvelous that Tom was selected for this," said Tom’s wife Ellie McMahon. "He used to decorate, we used to have our home on the outside looking fabulous and he hasn't been able to do this in the last five, six years."

Christmas Decor has been decorating veterans homes for years, free of charge with the support of Green Oasis.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- community service (topic)
- veteran support (topic)
- Christmas Decor (company)
- holiday decorating (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/wqow-eau-claire-veteran-receives-a-christmas-gift-that-cannot-be-wrapped-2718026). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9fafdda7-0f34-4f35-92cb-64c6c44f6cee).