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Home Sweet Home - Gingerbread Competition
Nov. 18, 2011 ~ Dec. 03, 2011 (passed)
“Home Sweet Home”
Building Hope with Gingerbread
Supporting the Homeless Women’s Shelters of the YWCA Niagara Region
WHO: The St Catharines Downtown Association and The St Catharines YWCA are hosting St Catharines’ first gingerbread house contest with proceeds benefiting the YWCA Niagara Region Emergency Shelters and programs.
WHAT: The ‘Home Sweet Home’ contest is a fun spirited competition where professionals and members of the community can enter their own gingerbread house creation to compete against other teams. Several categories will be available to enter such as: professional, adult, teen, youth and child. Individuals or teams can enter each of the categories and will be judged by a panel of local dignitaries and celebrities.
WHEN: Saturday December 3, 2011
Intake of houses 8:00am – 10:00am
Public viewing and judging 10:00am – 3:00pm
Awards Ceremony 3:00pm – 4:00pm
* To be eligible for the competition, a signed and completed entry form, description and entry fee NOW EXTENDED to Fri., Nov. 25, 2011.
WHER 80 King Street Building (Old Corbloc), 80 King St., St. Catharines, ON L2R 7G1
AD A nominal entry fee of $30 is applicable to those who wish to enter the contest.
This event is FREE to the public; however the gingerbread houses will be raffled off following the judging ceremony, with all proceeds going towards the YWCA.
Each entry is considered a ‘donation’ to the YWCA fundraiser. The entry fees will cover trophies/prizes and facility expenses for the kick off event.
Competition Rules here
Competition Entry Form here
For more information visit http://www.12daysdowntown.ca/
Event Contact – Elizabeth Fritshaw
Tel: 905-685-8424
Email: elizabeth@stcathdowntown.com
Watch interview on Cogeco TV's Keep In Touch with Don Pierson and Elizabeth Fritshaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFvxMx4aOg