Thursday, December 20, 2012
Patch has 24 finalists including two from eastern Pennsylvania in its Deck the House holiday lights contest
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Susan Koomar
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
We had more than 400 national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and we love showcasing everyone’s holiday spirit. Visit this page to browse a gallery of the finalists and cast your vote. The 24 national finalists include two eastern Pennsylvania homes - one in Hatboro-Horsham Patch and one in Upper Moreland-Willow Grove Patch. On Dec. 29, we’ll announce the grand prize winner of our Deck the House contest. So now’s your chance to tell us who has the best “decked” house in the country. The champion will win $100,000 for their local school district.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Capturing Christmas lights on your camera can be a challenge. Get some tips. Photograph your lights and enter our holiday lights contest for a chance to win $500
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
We put up holiday lights to see how pretty they look when it gets dark. You want to capture those lights on your camera, but getting those lights to look right in your pictures can be more of a challenge than you bargained for. Professional photographers have lot of experience and cameras with all sorts of settings that most of us wouldn’t know what to do with. Here are three tips for the amateur photographers out there. Use these tips to take a picture of your holiday lights. Post the picture to our Bethlehem Holiday Lights Contest and you could win $500 to pay your electric bill Want to get more technical than that? Here are some other resources for taking holiday photographs.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Your vote can help Salisbury School District win $100,000
A Lehigh Valley home is one of 24 national finalists in the Patch "Deck the House" contest. Wayne and Alayne Renninger have been decorating their house for Christmas in a big way for more than 30 years. If one inflatable Santa is good, 10 are better. They're house broadcasts "Merry Christmas" in large white lights. Seeing their house on South Fairview Road in Salisbury Township all decked out in lights and hearing the appreciative comments from passersby was always its own reward. But that changed Friday when the Renningers found out their house was selected to be among two dozen finalists out of hundreds of entries in Patch's national Deck the House Contest. If they win (by getting the most votes by Jan. 8), Salisbury Township School …
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Electric utility offers a $3.33 rebate for each string of LED Energy Star-rated decorative lights purchased.
If you bought new LED holiday lights for your home or your tree and you are a First Energy customer, you may be eligible for a surprise gift in the form of a rebate, in addition to the money you'll save on your electric bill. MetEd, Pennelec and Penn Power customers can receive $3.33 per qualifying Energy Star strand of LED lights they've purchased, up to six strands. Lights purchased between October 28, 2009 through May 31, 2013 are eligible. The rebate application must include a valid customer account number, brand, purchase price, and store name, and the lights must be for use at the service address on customer’s account. For more information about this and other household product rebates, see the First Energy website. Customers may …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Get out the lights and holly. Your decorating could net $100,000 to our schools.
- HOLIDAY GUIDE
- Daryl Nerl
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift to the Bethlehem Area Public Schools. Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. Here’s how the contest works. Beginning on Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 finalists. Each finalist will receive $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. From Dec. 30 …
