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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Enter Patch's Easter PEEPs Contest!

If you've got a creative streak and a passion for PEEPs, enter Patch's Easter PEEPs contest for a chance to win a prize package.

Editor's note: This contest is now closed. PEEPS, those famously delicious and delightful marshmallow candies, aren't just for eating anymore. These days, crafty PEEPs creations are all the rage. You can find them on display on Pinterest. And transformed into everything from the White House front lawn, to re-creations of children’s books, historical settings and other unusual situations. Think you can invent something fun with PEEPS? Now's the time to show us! Enter Patch's Easter PEEPs photo contest. Here's how: Read the complete contest rules here.

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Teresa Mask

5:15 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013

And thank you to the user who submitted the creation via pdf. Need your name.   more ›

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Contest: Win an Overnight Stay at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester

Upload a picture of the object of your affection and you will have a chance to win a romantic getaway for Valentine's Day or a treatment at a Northville dermatology clinic.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Contest: Win an Overnight Stay at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester

Upload a picture of the object of your affection and you will have a chance to win a romantic getaway for Valentine's Day or a treatment at a Northville dermatology clinic.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Contest: Win an Overnight Stay at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester

Upload a picture of the object of your affection and you will have a chance to win a romantic getaway for Valentine's Day or a treatment at a Northville dermatology clinic.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Have the Best Decorations on the Block? You Could Win Money for Your School District!

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for a school district in Macomb Township and $500 to pay your electric bills!

Friday, November 23, 2012

Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest for a Chance to Win $100,000 for a Macomb School District

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for a school district in Macomb Township and $500 to pay your electric bills!

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 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 (We'll start accepting entries on Monday, Nov. 26). 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 …

Debra Kaszubski

11:53 am on Monday, November 26, 2012

Thank you for letting us know about the home on Azalea. They must really go all out! Do you know the owners of the home? Perhaps they might be willing to submit their own photos.   more ›

Friday, September 28, 2012

'I Won't Text and Drive Because ...'—Tell Us Why and You Could Win

Tell us why you won't text and drive and you could win some cool prizes, including smart phone with accessories that promote safe use! Patch has partnered with AT&T to raise awareness about distracted driving.

You've no doubt glanced over at a driver next to you and see him texting. AT&T's "It Can Wait" campaign discourages the dangerous behavior. Distracted driving contributed to 5,474 traffic deaths in 2009 nationwide, and 3,986 accidents in Michigan last year. "Our goal is to save lives," AT&T Chairman & CEO Randall Stephenson said in a release. Patch.com in Michigan is partnering with AT&T to raise awareness about distracted driving. We are launching a series of stories and, in partnership with AT&T, are also rewarding readers who commit to not text and drive. We want to know what stops you from texting and driving. In the comments below, finish this sentence, "I won't text and drive because ..." Maybe it's for family, a friend, a pet, or …

Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey

12:47 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The contest is closed. Thanks to everyone who entered. We'll post the winners shortly.   more ›

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Why Don't You Text and Drive? Tell Us and You Could Win Prizes from AT&T!

Tell us why you won't text and drive and you could win some cool prizes, including smart phone with accessories that promote safe use! Patch has partnered with AT&T to raise awareness about distracted driving.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Snap a Pic at the Pumpkin Patch? Enter it to Win a $100 Gas Card!

Cider mills, football games Halloween ... show us what signals the fall season for you by uploading your pictures here. Enter by noon Monday, Sept. 24, and we'll pick one photo at random to win the BP gas card!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

What Makes the Mom in Your Life Special? Share Photos, Stories – and Win

We want to see your photos and read your stories of mom, grandma, foster mother or other significant mother figure in your life. You might win her a nice prize!

Your mom was been there to kiss your tears away as a child, and to help you wrestle with life’s tough questions as you grew older. She’s special – and you want her to know it. We invite you to share her story on Patch. Just upload a photo of your mom or other mother figure in your life – grandma, foster mother, mother-in-law – and tell us in the caption of the photo why the mom in your life rocks. Be sure to tell us what community you and your mom live in, too. You just might win dinner at The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake – the Detroit Free Press' Restaurant of the Year – or a $50 gift card at Metals in Time in Royal Oak that we're giving away to moms who touch the lives of readers in our 29 Michigan Patch communities. You have …

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