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Monday, April 22, 2013

Winning PEEPs Contest Entry Honors Work of Habitat for Humanity

Winner Stacie Stamper: "Everybody has a way to give."

  The winner of the Patch Easter PEEPs contest is a diorama that shows a little marshmallow figure in a hard hat helping to build a home while other PEEPs cheer him (or her?) on.  The entry by Stacie Stamper honors the work of the Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, which helps support the nonprofit’s mission to provide decent housing for low-income people around the world.  "That's so exciting. How fun is that?" Stamper said when she learned that her entry had won. Second place goes to Martin Burrow of Winder, who used jelly beans and a glass jar to create a colorful PEEPs floral arrangement. Stamper, a Duluth resident, is the donations coordinator for the Gwinnett Habitat ReStore in Lawrenceville. Habitat ReStores take donations of …

Jean H

10:13 am on Monday, April 22, 2013

Yeah Stacie & Ashley... and Restore! very creative!   more ›

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Vote For Your Favorite Easter PEEPs Creation

We have six finalists and now it's up to you to help us choose a winner and 2 runners up! You have until noon Sunday, April 7 to cast your ballot. (Larger versions of these images are in a gallery below this poll.)

Monday, April 1, 2013

Vote for Your Favorite Easter PEEPs Creation

We have six finalists and now it's up to you to help us choose a winner and 2 runners up! You have until noon Sunday, April 7 to cast your ballot. (Larger versions of these images are in a gallery below this poll.)

Want to see even more inspired ideas using PEEPs? Check out these PEEPs creations. And please take a moment to post a comment below to tell us why you voted for a particular piece of PEEP art. Readers, if you're having trouble seeing the poll, your mobile device may be incompatible with this tool. Please come back when you're at a computer.

Debra Stewart

10:14 am on Sunday, April 7, 2013

The time is 10:13 AM. My vote is not being accepted. I wish to vote for Habitat Peeps.   more ›

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Enter the Patch Easter PEEPs Contest!

If you've got a creative streak and a passion for PEEPs, enter Patch's Easter PEEPs contest for a chance to win a great prize package.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Enter the Patch Easter PEEPs Contest!

If you've got a creative streak and a passion for PEEPs, enter Patch's Easter PEEPs contest for a chance to win a great prize package.

PEEPS, those famously delicious and delightful marshmallow candies, aren't just for eating anymore. These days, crafty PEEPs creations are all the rage, from the White House front lawn, to re-creations of children’s books, historical settings and other unusual situations. Think you can invent something fun with PEEPs? Now's the time to show us that you are the most creative person in Georgia when it comes to using PEEPs as your medium! Enter Patch's Easter PEEPs photo contest. Here's how: Whether you enter the contest or not, Patch and the Peeps people want to offer you a discount on these colorful marshmallow treats. To get 20 percent off your order, go to peepsandcompany.com and use the promo code: PATCH. The discount is valid through …

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

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!

  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 to http://deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/woodstock.  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 …

Monday, August 6, 2012

Photo Contest: Is Your Dog The Top Dog?

Upload a photo of your favorite four-legged family member and your pet could vie to become The Top Dog in Georgia!

Readers - the entry period for this contest has closed. Please come back later this week to vote on the finalists! - The Editor Everyone knows their dog is the best. Now, Patch is giving you the chance to prove it with our Top Dog contest. Entering is simple: Starting Aug. 6, upload your favorite photo of your dog by clicking the "Upload Photos and Video" button at the top of this article. (It’s super easy – just make sure you are a registered user first). In the caption, tell us your dog’s name and what makes him or her so special. One photo per owner, please. Dog owners will have until 5 p.m. Aug. 20 to submit a photo of a canine companion. Five furry finalists will be selected by Patch Regional Editors and then you, dear readers, will …

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Sheryl Shaker

10:24 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2012

Amazing dogs! Fabulous photos! Thanks for sharing these with us!   more ›

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Snowman Contest

Send in or post your best photo of your Snowman so your neighbors can see your best winter talents.

Did you spend hours making the perfect snowman Monday? Or did your kids whip up four life-size creatures in 15 minutes? We want to see all of them! We are having a photo Snowman Contest and want you to show your crafty side to your neighbors. Post your photos to this article, e-mail them to lindsey.davidson@patch.com or post them to our Facebook page by Wednesday at midnight. The winner will receive a prize and have bragging rights of the best Snowman creator in all of Woodstock and Towne Lake. The winner will be announced Thursday after the votes are tallied up. You don't want to miss out. All votes must be cast 6 p.m. Thursday.

The Hitman

5:31 pm on Thursday, January 13, 2011

#7 should win. it gets my vote   more ›

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