Monday, April 29, 2013
The Zoo is asking patrons to help name its newest elephant this week.
Does she look like a Cai or a Priya? Maybe she is a Harper? The St. Louis Zoo can't decide what to name its baby elephant and it's asking patrons for help. Ellie, one of the Zoo's Asian elephants, gave birth to a bouncing 250-pound baby girl at 10:57 p.m. Friday, April 26, according to the Zoo. The Zoo has five names selected for the infant elephant and it is asking area residents to help choose which name is best suited for Ellie and Raja's new daughter. Patrons also chose Raja's name when he was born 20 years ago. The five options are: You can vote for your favorite name on the Zoo's web site, in person at any Zoo welcome desk or by mail. Mail a “Vote for the Baby Elephant Name” postcard with your name, address and your desired elephant …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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!
Patch is launching its 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 (Check back here next Monday for a direct link to our contest page so you can enter). 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…
Friday, October 19, 2012
Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation's contest for the best student-produced commercial promoting seat belt use. Our category is the readers' choice. See how you can enter.
For the fourth year in a row, the Missouri Department of Transportation is sponsoring its "Battle of the Belt" contest, inviting students around Missouri to produce a 30-second commercial promoting seat belt use. This year, Patch joins the contest with an additional prize category: The readers' choice prize, good for a $250 scholarship contribution for the winning entry. That joins the Gold, Silver and Most Improved categories MoDOT already has. Why this contest? Because MoDOT says Missouri teen safety belt usage rate for 2011 was only 67 percent. Not good enough, officials say. Battle of the Belt is a safety belt competition between Missouri high schools to encourage the use of safety belts among students. If you're already producing your…
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Stop by the restaurant on Clayton Road to sign up for this promotion sponsored by Patch.
Want to win a free $15 gift card from My Daddy's Cheesecake in Clayton? Here's how! Just stop by the restaurant at 6451 Clayton Rd. and look for the fish bowl and instructions. You'll be asked to fill out a card with the following information: Then drop your card in the fish bowl. We'll draw a name at random on Friday afternoon and announce the winner in Monday's Patch newsletter. So what are you waiting for? Register now and remember—get there before the contest ends! More about My Daddy's Cheesecake on Patch:
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
The best first day of school photo wins a $100 gift card good at Chesterfield Mall, Mid Rivers Mall, South County Center or West County Center in St. Louis!
The smell of fresh crayons, the sudden spike in jeans sales, the year of learning ahead—is there anything more exciting than the first day of school? When you’re packing your children’s backpacks with the binders, books and school supplies they’ll need for the new school year, we’re asking you to remember one very important thing: your camera. We want to see those bright, smiling faces ready for the first day of school, so we decided to start a contest: The best “It’s my first day of school!” photo wins a prize. Submit your first day of school photos by hitting the “Upload” button on this article anytime between August 13 and August 31. Patch editors will randomly select the winner from the photos submitted. And what do you win? Just a …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Take photos of you, your kids, your neighbors, your friends doing something Olympian— diving, swimming, kayaking, gymnastics—and you could win a prize!
Patch wants to celebrate the summer Olympics, and all the games that go with it! To do that, we're inviting you to share your favorite photo of you (or your kids, your friends, your neighbors, heck, even your pets!) participating in a sport that is part of the Summer Olympics. So whether it’s sailing or fencing, swimming or gymnastics, archery or kayaking (or any of the 26 sports in the games)—please share your photo! You can post a photo to this article until 5 p.m., July 30. Patch editors will choose our 10 favorites, and then you, the reader, can vote for the winner in an article that will be posted on July 31. The winner will receive a $50 gift card to a local sporting goods store. Here are some more details on the contest:
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
You helped us direct donations to five local nonprofits!
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Sons and daughters, celebrate Mother's Day and share a picture to show us how much you look like mom. You could win a $150 gift certificate for brunch.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Sons and daughters, celebrate Mother's Day and share a picture to show us how much you look like mom. You could win a $150 gift certificate for brunch.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
These five winners were selected by a random drawing. Thank you to everyone who entered.
Congratulations to the five winners of our "Why I'm Lucky" contest. They have each won a prize package including a $50 Dierbergs gift card and some cool Patch stuff: a T-shirt, a ball cap, a notepad and a tote bag. Thanks to all the people who entered, especially for sharing their stories about why they're blessed with good luck. The winners, according to their Patch registration profiles, were: Thanks again for entering.
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9:39 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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