Thursday, May 9, 2013
Patch is celebrating great moms everywhere. Tell us what makes your mom so awesome and upload a photo for your chance to win awesome prizes.
Is there anything moms can't do? From shuffling kids to practices and recitals to offering sage advice when their children need it most, moms accomplish superhuman feats every day. In honor of everything moms do, we're celebrating awesome moms in our Montgomery County Patch sites with a Mother's Day Blogging Photo contest. Share a favorite photo of you and your mom (Moms – feel free to upload your own photos, as well). Don't forget to add a blog post about why your mom is worthy of recognition not just on Mother's Day, but all year round. The winning photo and blog post will be selected at random by Patch's editorial staff. The winner will be awarded an amazing prize pack including gifts from: To enter our contest: Blog entries will be…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
In 140 characters or less (the limit of a tweet), students will be asked to tell why they choose to be drug free.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The former Wanamaker Eagle at Montgomery Mall, once a popular meeting place for shoppers, is now perched outside a Schuylkill County high school where it serves as its mascot. The eagle took flight from the mall in 1995.
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Tuesday, January 8
How often did you meet your friends at the eagle outside John Wanamaker's at Montgomery Mall? How many times did you try to drop a wishing penny near it? In 1995, the Wanamaker Eagle outside the then John Wanamaker's department store at Montgomery Mall flew north forever — and it's now perched outside Blue Mountain High School in Schuylkill County. Fans of the Facebook page "Old Images of Montgomery County, PA" recently reminisced about the former popular meeting spot at Montgomery Mall in Montgomeryville. According to a November 2008 article in The Reporter, that same 7-foot-tall granite and bronze eagle is now the meeting place — and the mascot — of the high school. Up until 1995, Wanamaker's did business at the anchor store that is now …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Get your Clark Griswold on and you could win $100,000 for your school district.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Patch has launched a nationwide contest to find the best-dressed home in the country. The winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. None. Here are the details: Beginning on Nov. 26 and continuing through Dec. 16, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo to the contest website. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. One house per Patch will be chosen—by you!—as the winner in your Patch. Of these best and brightest, our judges will select 24 finalists from Patch communities shining all over the country. Each finalist will receive $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. Last year's winning entry came from the Powell …
Friday, November 23, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!
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Friday, November 23, 2012
We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Check back with Patch on Monday Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner…
Friday, June 15, 2012
The contest winner gets $500. Recognizing your Dad for all your neighbors to see? Priceless.
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Congratulations to Donna MacNeal, the winner of our Father’s Day Contest and $500. This is what Donna had to say about her father: I have to say I had the best dad in the world. When he was a young man he got laid off from his job and that was it, he decided to have his own company. My father started off with a small truck picking up trash and then he made his own company. (He wasn't the biggest company but certainly the best). He gave his children everything we needed. Love, support, a wonderful home, with help from his wife of course. My dad had passed away 2 years ago now but I have to say daddy thanks for all you have given us and I love and miss you more than you know. Love your very proud daughter. xoxo Happy Father's Day!! Patch …
Sunday, June 10, 2012
As we get ready for Father’s Day, Patch wants to hear about your dad and what makes him so great.
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Editor's note: We have a winner! Please see our updated story to read the story submitted by contest winner Donna MacNeal. Congratulations! The Patch staff wants to thank everyone for such amazing, heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud comments about the first #1 man in your life, Dad. Father's Day is days away and many of you may be wondering what you can give to your father to thank him for all that he has given to you. Gifts can be thoughtful, but sometimes it’s the words that mean more, that show you truly care and appreciate what he did. We’d like to give each of you the opportunity to tell the greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas why your father is so special and what makes him so wonderful. You may have a story you’d like to …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
As we get ready for Mother’s Day, Patch wants to hear about your mom and what makes her so great.
Editor's Note: Thank you for your comments. The entry period is now closed. Mother’s Day is days away and many of you may be wondering what you can give to your mother to thank her for all that she has given to you. Gifts can be thoughtful, but sometimes it’s the words that mean more, that show you truly care and appreciate what she did. We’d like to give each of you the opportunity to tell the greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas why your mother is so special and what makes her so wonderful. You may have a story you’d like to share or words of appreciation. We want to read it. We are hoping to find some truly great Mother’s Day stories, so please be sure to include your hometown in your post. We’re so excited about getting these …
Monday, April 30, 2012
The competition was stiff, but one fan's lifelong commitment was as clear as the ink on her arm.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
After weeks of voting, we have a winner in our "Greatest Sports Fan" contest. It was a tough competition with some serious super fans showing off their stuff, but one fan's devotion was so clear, so beautiful, so permanent, that it was pretty clear who had won voters' hearts. Patch reader Tara Sarica submitted the winning photos of a Phillies super fan who's tattoos of Harry Kalas, the Vet, and the Philly Phanatic testify to a lifelong commitment to our Fightin' Phils. Her entry garnered more than half of the 125 votes we received in our contest. We'll be contacting Tara shortly to let her know how she can claim her prize. Thanks to all of those who entered or voted in our contest. You're all super fans in our books.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Reader's Digest is looking for the "Most Interesting Town in America" and they're willing to pay $1,000 to find it.
Reader's Digest is on the hunt for the most interesting town in America, and if someone can cinvince them it's Norristown, that person could win $1000. From now until May 31, 2012, Norristown residents are invited to log on to www.readersdigest.com/america to share personal stories and images that illustrate what makes Norristown special. Folks from all over the country will be participating and the author of the winning story will receive a cash prize of $1,000 and their town will be featured on the cover of an upcoming issue of Reader’s Digest magazine. This is an opportunity for individuals to shine and possibly bring national attention to their hometowns! The contest is part of the Reader’s Digest "We Hear You America" campaign, a …
Alyson D'Alessandro
10:02 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
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