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Congratulations to Gore Mutual and Mama Mar for winning the People's Choice Award

Gore

Anyone is welcome to enter the competition – kids, families, adults, hockey teams, Girl Guide troops or your church group. Make it a team building event at work and enter as a group for only $20. Or involve your business by sponsoring a corporate entry created by local professionals. Categories will be judged on imagination, attention to detail, overall appearance and representation of theme. Corporate entries will be judged by the people at the event and online for a chance to win bragging rights to the People’s Choice Award.

This year’s theme, Sweet Escapes Family Fun, We want to see your gingerbread interpretation of a sweet family escape – a ski hill, gingerbread snowman fight, ice rink – the possibilities are endless!

Not a baker? No problem – you won’t want to miss out on viewing Gingerbread Village itself. On Saturday, November 26th from noon to 3pm, all the entries will be on display – you will not be disappointed. Bring the whole family to get your face painted, decorate cookies, make Christmas crafts, visit with Santa, Frosty and Rudolf and to see who the judges decide will be the winners.

Event open to the public! Come out and see all the wonderful gingerbread creations, deocrate a cookie, make a craft, be entertained and visit with Santa!

 

Congratulations to our 2011 community winners:

Family 9 - 12 years Group
3rd place: Whissel Family
2nd place: Raven W.
1st place: Bondnar Family

3rd place: Ashley N. and Brittany S.
2nd place: Natalie and Nicole
1st place: Team Hogan

1st place: Ron Braniff Trucking
13-17 years
2nd Place: Megan Q.
1st Place: Lisa and Linda
   

If you had your picture taken with Santa and did not recieve your photo please contact us. 519 576 1329 ext 3464

View Pictures from 2009

presents

Saturday, November 26th

Cambridge City Hall, Atrium

50 Dickson Street

12pm - 3pm

The Gingerbread Village will offer guests:
cookie decorating,
holiday crafts,
games with Rudolph and Frosty,
A visit from Santa,
celebrity judges,
and much, much more!!

 

 

Corporate Gingerbread Sponsors

Gore Mutual Insurance
96.7 CHYM FM
Chicopee Ski Hill
Sobeys
TD Canada Trust
Orchard Design

 

 

Last year's 12 & under winner
   

For recipies and helpful tips visit
Gingerbread-house-heaven.com
Gingerbreadlane.com
celebrating-christmas.com

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Congratulations to Jaclyn Ireland of the Walper Terrace on winning the 2009 People's Choice Award and the runner up Just Sod It created by Liaison College Chef's in Training.

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