Monday, January 28, 2013
Lori and Jason "Jay" Griggs will be able to use the prize money to continue physical therapy for their 4-year-old daughter Kiley, who has cerebral palsy, and to treat Jay's herniated discs.
A Dunedin firefighter and his family are getting some much-needed support thanks to their $5,000 victory in a social media contest. Lori and Jason "Jay" Griggs, of New Port Richey, are the winners of Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute's "Make a Comeback" contest, a company spokesperson said Friday. The prize money will go toward physical therapy for their 4-year-old daughter Kiley, who has cerebral palsy, to help improve her strength, mobility and flexibility. Lori and Jason dream of Kiley being able to walk on her own some day. She can’t now. A portion will also pay for chiropractic care and massage therapy for Jay, a firefighter for more than 10 years, who has four herniated discs in his neck, causing him numbness and tingling down his …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Jennifer Auletta Lumm's photo will be featured as the Dunedin Patch Facebook cover photo for the month of January.
Congratulations, Jennifer Auletta Lumm, winner of our "We Are Dunedin" Facebook Cover Photo Contest. Throughout December, we asked you to show off the faces of Dunedin, because, after all, it's the people who make it so great. Lumm's photo of the Dunedin High School pipe band playing outside the Dunedin Brewery won the top spot on Dunedin Patch's Facebook page for the entire month of January. Check it out right here! Think you've got a photograph worthy of being our next Facebook cover photo? We'll start collecting your submissions later this month, so continue snapping away and stay tuned to how you can participate!
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for Pinellas County Schools and $500 to pay your electric bills.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Upload your best photos of yourself, your family, your neighbors or anyone around town — one winner will become Dunedin Patch's Facebook cover photo next month!
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
There are lots of things to love about Dunedin, but what really makes it great are its people. That’s why we want to show off the faces of Dunedin in this month’s Facebook cover photo contest. Just upload photos of yourself or anyone who makes this town such a wonderful place to live. It could be your family at the beach or park, your kid’s softball team photo, a group shot of your employees, your favorite bartender or your neighbors hanging out in the community. Simply add your photo to this gallery, and one lucky winner will have his or her shot chosen to be put on display at the top of our Facebook page for the month of January. You can enter as many photos as you want from now until midnight on Monday, Dec. 31. We'll choose one random…
Monday, November 26, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for Pinellas County Schools and $500 to pay your electric bills!
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Monday, November 26, 2012
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 Dunedin 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 to deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/dunedin. 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 …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Upload your best local photos here — yours might be picked to be Dunedin Patch's Facebook cover photo next month.
What's the best view in Dunedin? Show us a photo of your favorite scenic spot, historic location, business or destination around town, and it might be chosen as Dunedin Patch's Facebook cover photo! That's right, simply add upload your photo to this gallery, and one lucky winner will have his or her shot chosen to be put on display at the top of our Facebook page for the month of December. You can enter as many photos as you want from now until 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. We'll choose one random winner, who will also receive a nifty Patch magnet for the fridge! Just add your photos by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button in green. Here's your chance to show off your photography skills and your best images of our town. Let's see …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
The contest is part of the National Family Partnership's 27th Annual Youth Drug Prevention campaign. Ten schools from across the U.S. will each win $1,000 grant for drug prevention. Ten families will each win an iPad for their home
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
The National Family Partnership® (NFP) has announced that the national contest for its 27th annual Red Ribbon Week® has been extended one more week, due to Hurricane Sandy. This means parents and students nationwide have more time to enter the contest (the original entry deadline was November 2nd). The online voting period has also been extended by a week, and is now rescheduled for November 10th-24th. Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. In 1985 after the murder of a DEA agent, parents, youth and teachers in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the destruction caused by drugs. This year, families can get involved by …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Upload your best local photos here — yours might be picked to be Dunedin Patch's Facebook cover photo next month.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Families are invited to take part in a national contest that might net a $1,000 drug prevention grant for a local school and an iPad for their homes.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The National Family Partnership and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration are asking Dunedin families to consider putting their Halloween decorating on hold in favor of decking their halls for Red Ribbon Week. Families that do just might win a $1,000 drug prevention grant for a Dunedin area school and an iPad for their homes during this year’s Red Ribbon Week campaign. The 27th annual Red Ribbon Week celebration runs Oct. 23-31 this year. The recognition was created in 1985 after a DEA agent was killed. Now, parents, students and teachers in towns across America celebrate the week as a way to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs. This year’s Red Ribbon Week message is: “The Best Me Is Drug Free.” Students and their families can…
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Upload your best local photos here — yours might be picked to be Dunedin Patch's Facebook cover photo next month.
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Got a cool photo to share? Upload it here, and maybe it'll be chosen as Dunedin Patch's Facebook cover photo! That's right, simply add your photo to this gallery, and one lucky winner will have his or her shot chosen to be put on display at the top of our Facebook page for the month of November. You can enter as many photos as you want from now until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31. We'll choose one random winner, who will also receive a nifty Patch magnet for the fridge! Just add your photos by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button in green. Here's your chance to show off your photography skills and your best images of our town. Let's see what you've got! Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia who …
Tyler Sontag
9:38 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Way to go Jason, Lori and Kiley! more ›