The 31st Annual Mushroom Festival
Presents
The Cute as a Button (mushroom)
Baby Photo Contest
Attention all Moms, Dads, Grandparents,
Aunts and Uncles:
Do you have a fantastic photo of a special “button” that’s just the
cutest around? Enter it in the Mushroom Festival’s Cute-As-A-Button
(Mushroom) Baby Photo Contest!
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How it Works!
• At the Cute-as-a-Button Booth near State and Meredith streets
photos of each contestant are on a donation jar.
• The public “Votes” for their Cutest Button, Crimini and Portabella
with their pocket change.
• The entry in each category that collects the most donations will be
crowned 2016’s Cutest Button, Crimini, and Portabella.
• Winners will be announced on our website and in the Chester
County Press.
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• All donations benefit A. I. DuPont Children’s Hospital through
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• Prizes awarded to the top three collections in each level.
• Each entry receives a Cute-as-a-Button Participation Certificate.
Deadline to enter:
Entries must be received no later than August 31
Complete rules and entry form at
www.mushroomfestival.org
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Encourage your friends and family to come to the Festival
and “vote” for your cutest Button, Crimini and Portabella!
The Mushroom Festival
Cute as a Button (Mushroom) Photo Contest
Details, Rules and Entry Form
Entry fee: $5
Categories: Buttons: 6 to 15 months (age on September 10, 2016)
Criminis:15 to 24 months (age on September 10, 2016)
Portabellas: 24 to 36 months (age on September 10, 2016)
Photos: digital (jpg files) preferred, professional studio photos cannot be accepted. Photos of babies/toddlers must be
taken during the same period as the birth date/age category entered.
Rules:
• One photo per entry fee
• Entry form and fee must be mailed to the Mushroom Festival, PO Box 1000, Kennett Square, PA 19348 or dropped off
at The Mushroom Cap, (114 West State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348). Make checks payable to the Mushroom
Festival. Deadline: postmarked by August 27, emailed on or before August 31. or dropped off by the end of the
business day at The Mushroom Cap (114 W. State Street, Kennett Square) by August 31.
• Digital images can be submitted by email ([email protected], place “Cute as a Button” in the subject
line). Or save the photo to a CD and return with the entry form.
• A first name or nickname will be used to identify each photo. For emailed submissions, please use the child’s
nickname in the message so it can be matched with the correct entry form.
• Photos will be displayed (only first names or nickname) on the Mushroom Festival website prior to the Festival.
• All Cute-As-A-Button entries are encouraged to march as a group in the Mushroom Festival Parade on Friday,
September 9 (a parent or guardian must accompany their child) -- decorated stroller or wagon suggested.
• The winning Cute-As-A-Button baby photos will be published in the Chester County Press, announcing them as the
2016 Cutest Button, Crimini, and Portabella. • Prizes will be awarded to top three collections in each category
Cute-As-A-Button (Mushroom) Photo Contest Entry Form
First name or nickname :
(will be used on the website to identify the photo)
BUTTON (6 to 15 months) Circle Category Entering:
CRIMINI (15 to 24 months) Date of Birth
PORTABELLA (24 to 36 months)
Contact Info:
Name:Phone number:
Address:
Email:
As the parent/guardian of the child in the photograph, I give permission for this photo to be published
and placed on the Mushroom Festival website using the above first name/nickname.
(Signature)Date
The photo is:
on a CD attached to the entry form
being emailed separately ([email protected], “cute as a button” in subject line)
attached, not a digital image
Please mail this entry form, the $5 entry fee (checks made out to the Mushroom Festival) and the digital photo on a CD (if
applicable) to The Mushroom Festival, PO Box 1000, Kennett Square, PA 19348, or drop it off in person at The Mushroom
Cap, 114 West State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348. Deadline: postmarked by August 27, emailed on or before August
31. or dropped off by the end of the business day at The Mushroom Cap (114 W. State Street, Kennett Sqaure) by August
31. Questions? Call 610-925-3373.