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Deck The House Contest

Tuesday, December 11, 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. 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, so now’s the time to get …

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Deck the House Winner Chosen

California family wins $100,000 for their school district

A Davis, CA, family used their holiday spirit and a lot of networking to win $100,000 for their local schools as they won Patch's Deck the House Contest. Kristy Powell, an elementary school teacher, entered her family's gaily lit and decorated home in the contest. Then she and her family got to work. They enlisted the support of local newspaper The Davis Enterprise to promote their entry. The Powell children and their friends went all over downtown Davis with fliers to encourage people to vote for the Powell home in the contest. It all paid off as the votes carried the Powell home into the finals, where they were chosen the winner. No decision has been made as to how the Davis Joint Unified School District will spend the money.

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