Visit Enterprise To Host Patriotic Competition
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: June 3, 2012
Visit
Enterprise, partner of the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, is hosting a
decoration contest
for everyone in the city of Enterprise in honor of being selected a
finalist in the Rand McNally/USA Today "Best of the Road" Competition in
the category of "Most Patriotic".
Tourism officials are asking all citizens of Enterprise to show their patriotism during the timeframe of June 15th through July 4th
by decorating their business, offering special military themed sales,
offering patriotic-themed menu items, decorating the family, decorating
the home, decorating the car, or decorating the lawn.
There will be two competitions during the contest period of June 15th-July 4th: A people's choice
"Show Your Spirit" competition, and a "Home-Grown" Photo Contest.
The "Show Your Spirit" Voting Competition will be held June 15th through July 4th.
Businesses
are encouraged to decorate the outside or inside of their business, sell
special American-themed items, or even get the office together and
dress in your best July 4th gear. The outsides of participating businesses must be
decorated throughout the entire competition to receive votes.
Participating
businesses are encouraged to collect votes for the competition. Please
call 334-347-0581 for an official voting box. Participating businesses
must notify
director@visitenterprise.com before June 15th, as a special stop-by from the Rand McNally/USA Today Road
Crew may happen during the voting period, which will immediately give your business national and international recognition. Make sure to take plenty of photos and share on Facebook as well as send to director@visitenterprise.com
so we can share how much spirit your business has for America. Voting
boxes must be delivered to the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce Tourism
Office on July 5th for official review.
Voters
are only allowed one vote during the competition, so encourage your
friends and family to participate. You are allowed to vote if you live
in, or are visiting
Enterprise. There is no age limit to enter a vote. The winner of the competition will be decided by the most number of votes after July 5th, and will receive lunch for the business and staff (up to 15 people),
delivered by the Visit Enterprise staff.
An
official voting form may be picked up at any participating business who
has an official voting box, in the Army Flyer advertisement on June 21st,
in the Enterprise Ledger on June 24th, or online at www.visitenterprise.com on the home page. You may also vote by posting on the Visit
Enterprise or Enterprise Chamber of Commerce Facebook pages.
Make
sure to vote, and share how to contact you on the voting form, because
you can win! From the voting population, one winner will be randomly
selected to receive
dinner for four at a local restaurant. The selection will be made on or
after July 6th.
The "Home Grown" Photo Competition will be held from June 15th through July 4th.
Tourism
Officials ask locals to shown their home-grown patriotism by providing
photos of your decorated home (inside or outside), photos of your
decorated family, decorated cookouts, decorated cars, or anything else
that resembles true American spirit. Photo entries
must be received by the close of business on July 5th, and may be dropped off at the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce Tourism Office, emailed to info@enterprisealabama.com,
or posted to the Visit Enterprise or Enterprise Chamber of Commerce
Facebook pages. You may enter the photo contest more than once, but the
photo must be taken within the city of Enterprise to be selected.
Entries will be judged by a locally-selected panel
on or after July 10th. The winner will receive dinner for 6 at a local restaurant.
The
two contests will coincide with our entry into the Rand McNally/USA
Today "Best of the Road" Road Crew visit, and Enterprise received the
nomination based upon
our hometown American Spirit. Whether it is your dog in a bandana, or a
business decorated with spirit, everyone in Enterprise has something to
be proud about with this achievement, and can help Enterprise win the
official title of "Most Patriotic City in
the USA". Make sure to Show Your Spirit between June 15th through July 4th, and you could win big!
