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Monday, November 26, 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!

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us 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. Click here to head to contest page. 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 …

Friday, January 6, 2012

FINALIST: Help a Minnesota School District Win $100,000

A home in Mendota Heights is the only finalist in Patch's Deck the House contest that's in Minnesota. Vote now to show our Midwest spirit!

Patch's Deck the House contest has moved on to the next phase, where 24 finalists were chosen out of all the photos of holiday house decorations submitted nationwide. The Mendota Heights home of Dan and Sue Wills was selected from hundreds of entries as one of 24 national finalists in the Patch Deck the House contest—the only finalist in Minnesota. Now, the entry is eligible to win $100,000 for the District 197 School District. The top vote-getter of the 24 finalists wins the prize for their local schools. The deadline for voting is Sunday and you can find the Wills home entry at this link. You can vote every day! There are no residency restrictions for voting. It's the only entry from Minnesota to be chosen as a finalist, so let’s rally …

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Enter Holiday Decorations By Dec. 26—And Vote!—to Win $100,000 for District 196

Patch also could pay your December electric bill if you're a winner.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift from Patch to District 196 schools—just a few days left to enter! Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. (As an added bonus, Patch could also pay your December electric bill!) Here’s how the contest works: Beginning on Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo or video to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 …

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Deck Your House and Win $100,000 for District 196 Schools

Get out the lights and holly—your decorating could net $100,000 to our schools.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift to District 196 schools. Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. Here’s how the contest works: Beginning on Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo or video to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 finalists. Each finalist will receive $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. From Dec. 30 through …

Deck Your House and Win $100,000 for District 196 Schools

Get out the lights and holly—your decorating could net $100,000 to our schools.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift to District 196 schools. Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. Here’s how the contest works: Beginning on Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo or video to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 finalists. Each finalist will receive $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. From Dec. 30 through …

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