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Sunday, November 25, 2012

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

Are you decorating 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 between Nov. 26 and Dec. 16. Enter via our contest page here. Only residents of Patch cities and 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 …

Friday, October 26, 2012

PHOTO CONTEST: Pet Halloween Costumes

Upload a photo of your pet between now and Oct. 28 in his or her Halloween best and you could be a winner in our Halloween Pet Costume Contest.

Halloween isn’t just for children and adults anymore; many are including their pets in the annual tradition. In fact, dressing your pet up in a Halloween costume means BIG business for retailers, as consumers are expected to drop big cash to outfit Fido and occasionally his feline counterpart this year.  According to a recent National Retail Federation survey, consumers are expected to spend a record $310 million this year on pet costumes. Here at Patch, we embrace all pets, and want to see what costume your pet will be sporting for Halloween!  We want to see those pets in costume, so post your photos and you could win a $50 gift card!  You have until Oct. 28 to upload the best photo of your pet in costume. Here’s how to enter: Patch …

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