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Generation to Generation Sponsors Contest Back Mountain families will be in focus this fall when the Dallas Harvest Festival hosts a family-oriented photo contest. The contest, sponsored by Generation-to-Generation (G2G), will put local family photos – old and new – front and center and offer cash prizes for winners, too. Dubbed the Year of the Family, this year’s Dallas Harvest Festival will offer entrants the opportunity to showcase Back Mountain family photos in one of three categories: Best Overall Family Photo, Most Generations in a Photo, and the Most Historic Family Photo. Each category will be recognized with first, second and third place winners. “We are looking for those special photographs that illustrate our Back Mountain residents enjoying time with their families, multiple generations, and even generations of our founding families that depict another era in our local history,” said Barbara Roberts, committee spokesperson. The Dallas Harvest Festival Steering Committee will collect the photos for judging a few days ahead of the festival and then showcase the winning photos at the annual festival on Sunday, September 14th, from noon to 5 pm. G2G is providing the cash awards and other funding to run the contest. G2G was formed several years ago to bring together various generations in activities that encourage fun, understanding, and the best of wisdom and vitality that each group represents. The contest is open to anyone, but the subject of the photos must contain at least one past or present Back Mountain resident. The Back Mountain is defined as the communities that comprise the Dallas and Lehman school districts. The setting of the photos does not have to be in the Back Mountain. Here are the rules and regulations: Please do not leave any original photographs for judging…any photos left for the contest must be a copy. Photo entries must be marked for one of these categories: 1) Best Overall Family Photo – Judging criteria will be the most original family photo 2) Most Generations in Photo – Judging criteria will be the greatest number of generations in one photo 3) Oldest Generational Photo – Judging criteria will be the age of the photo along with the composition of the photo. If you have the original, please bring it for examination, however you will not be asked to leave it. Please bring a copy of the original for judging purposes. In addition, a brief history and/or background of photo must accompany the entry
Entries should be brought – Monday through Thursday, September 8th-11th, between the hours of 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m – to the Dallas Township Municipal Building, 2919 SR 309 Highway. Entries in the Oldest Generational Photos should bring the original at the time of drop off, but will not leave the original for formal judging. Judging will take place on Friday, September 12th, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Winning photographs will be displayed during Best of Open Mic (BOOM) on Friday evening, September 12th, 6:00-9:00 p.m., at the Masonic Lodge, 60 Main St., Dallas; and will be on display during the Dallas Harvest Festival, in the Dallas Borough Municipal Building conference room. Winners will also be announced on stage at the Dallas Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 14th. Winning photos will be published in the Dallas Post after the festival. Photos will be available for pick-up on Monday and Tuesday, 9/15-16, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; or to make other arrangements via the Festival Hotline, at 570-675-1950. Further information about the contest, as well as entry/release forms, will appear on the festival website, www.dallasharvestfestival.com and will be posted on the festival’s Facebook page. Inquiries can be made via the Festival Hotline, at 570-675-1950. Bookmark with:
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