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Monday, April 8, 2013

Peters Township Public Library, Lensshooters to Offer Photo Contest

All winners will receive a 2013-14 membership to the Western Pennsylvania Lensshooters.

The Peters Township Public Library and the Western Pennsylvania Lensshooters are hosting an amateur photography contest this month. The contest is open to all amateur photographers to participate in three different categories—photographs of people, landscapes, or animals. The first-place prize in each category will be $25; the second-place prize will be $10, and third-place prize will be a certificate. All winners will receive a 2013-14 membership to the Western Pennsylvania Lensshooters Camera Club, which meets monthly at the library. But remember: The Deadline for entries is Thursday, April 25. There is a $3 fee per entry, and a maximum of three entries per person. Photographic prints must be no smaller than 5 inches by 7 inches and no …

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for the Peters Township School District 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. Here's the link: http://deckthehouse.patch.com/contest/peters. 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 …

Monday, April 2, 2012

How to Upload a Photo to Patch

Submitting your favorite photos to Patch is quick and easy with this step-by-step guide.

Uploading a photo to a Patch website is easy and quick, once you know how to do it. Here's a simple how-to for you to follow.

Andrea Bosco

9:06 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Thanks for sharing, Roger! Very pretty photography.   more ›

'Your Favorite Toy' Contest Official Rules

Below are guidelines for our "Your Favorite Toy" contest, running from April 2-11. No purchase is required to enter or win.

1. Eligibility: Patch’s Photo Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia) who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees, contractors, freelancers and bloggers of Patch Media Corporation, AOL Inc., their advertising or promotion agencies, those involved in the production, development, implementation or handling of Contest, any agents acting for, or on behalf of the above entities, their respective parent companies, officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, service providers, prize suppliers any other person or entity associated with the Contest (collectively “Contest Entities”) and/or the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and …

Last Chance! Upload a Photo, Win Ballet Tickets

It's last call for our photo contest—one lucky winner will score a pair of tickets to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's upcoming production of 'Coppelia.' The contest closes at midnight.

Be it a well-loved doll, a tough-as-nails action figure, a sturdy truck or a worn-to-the lining stuffed bear, a special toy has been part of just about everyone's childhood. Patch readers, we'd love to see a photo of your child along with his or her favorite toy. Why not share those charming photos in our "Your Favorite Toy" photo contest, and for doing so possibly win a pair of tickets to a great family-friendly performance? Starting today and until Wednesday, April 11, you may enter our contest by uploading here your photo or photos of your youngster with a favorite toy. Each Patch site in western Pennsylvania will choose one winner and award one prize, using a random drawing from entries submitted to each site. Each winner will receive …

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