The 2019 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 6, 2019, at 7:00 PM until May 20, 2019, at 6:59 PM.
- Voting will be open from May 27, 2019, at 7:00 PM until June 17, 2019, at 6:59 PM.
- Any votes cast after the dates and times indicated will not be counted.
- Winners will be announced on July 1, 2019.
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 27, 2019.
- 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 Route 29 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, 2020, inclusion in the newsletter article announcing the winners, a 2019 Macaroni Kid Gold Daisy Award certificate to display at their place of business, a "Winner" logo for their website/Facebook Page, and the honor of knowing that local families think they are the greatest!
- The ONE business or organization with the MOST votes between May 27, 2019, and June 17, 2019, will win a FREE Direct Sponsor Email to all of our subscribers. *Date based on availability and must be used before June 30, 2020.
