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Deck Your House and Win $100,000 for Elkridge Schools

Get out the lights and holly. Your decorating could net $100,000 for the Howard County Public School System.

'Tis the season to deck the house—and Patch wants to reward those with the best decorated houses in Howard County!

Between Dec. 8 and Dec. 26, residents of Patch towns are encouraged to post photos and videos of their “decked out” houses to our sites as part of a national contest that could net your local school district $100,000.

You and your neighbors will be able to vote on the photos that are submitted from Elkridge. More than 800 winners will emerge from local Patch sites, who will then represent their Patch communities in the national contest. Judges will choose 24 finalists who will get up to $500 toward their December electric bills.

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A grand-prize winner will be selected from the finalists, and a $100,000 contribution will be made to the local public school district in which the winner lives.

So, get out your lights and ladders (and your competitive spirit)!

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More details on the contest and how to participate will be available soon.


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