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2017 Macaroni Kid Wilkes-Barre Gold Daisy Award Details

April 21, 2017

The 2017 Macaroni Kid Wilkes-Barre GOLD Daisy Awards are officially underway! This article has all of the details for this year's award program.

THE SCHEDULE

  • Nominations will be open from May 8, 2017, at 7:00 PM until May 22, 2017, at 6:59 PM.

  • Voting will be open from May 29, 2017, at 7:00 PM until June 19, 2017, at 6:59 PM.

  • Any votes cast after the dates and times indicated will not be counted.

  • Winners will be announced on June 26, 2017.

THE RULES

  • To nominate or vote for a business, you MUST BE A SUBSCRIBER to the Macaroni Kid Wilkes-Barre newsletter. You can subscribe here for FREE.

  • You may nominate as many or as few businesses as you would like. You must nominate in at least ten categories to be eligible for the prize drawing.

  • Business owners may nominate and vote for themselves.

  • Business may NOT enter their email lists for nominations or voting.  Doing so will eliminate your business from the contest.  

  • Up to the top five businesses receiving the most online nominations in each category will move on to the voting round starting May 29, 2017.

  • Categories receiving nominations for fewer than five different businesses will have fewer nominees moving on to the voting round.

  • Businesses MUST be located in the Macaroni Kid Wilkes-Barre territory.  We cover from Hanover Township to the Lackawanna River, out to Harveys Lake and everything in between.  

  • Only one submission per email address, please. Only valid email submissions will be counted.

BUSINESS TIPS AND INFORMATION

  • Feel free to promote this contest to your loyal customers on your website, social media, and more!

  • Need materials to help you get the word out? Email karendagostino@macaronikid.com for all the goodies!

  • WINNING businesses will receive a FREE listing in our Macaroni Kid Business Directory through June 30, 2018, inclusion in the newsletter article announcing the winners, a 2017 Macaroni Kid Gold Daisy Award certificate to display at their place of business, a "Winner" logo for their website, and the honor of knowing that local families think they are the greatest!