May 2009 Featured Story
Votes are being tallied for the August issue!
Update: We are no longer accepting ballots in "The Best of Indiana" survey. The deadline was May 31.
We are now in the process of tallying up the scores of ballots we received through the mail and via e-mail. We will also be randomly selecting three names from those submitting ballots for the $100 cash prizes.
Thank you to all who participated. Please check out the August issue for the results.
Here's what we published in the May issue:
Here’s your chance to once again tell us your Indiana favorites — and also win one of three $100 cash prizes.
Give us at least four opinions on the ballot at the right, and your name will be added to the drawing for the prizes. Three lucky readers will be selected randomly for the $100 prizes.
This is our fourth go-round for the “Readers’ Choice Awards,” recognizing the “Best of Indiana” as voted on by you. We last brought you this feature in 2005.
Our goal is to highlight the unique businesses, places, culture and countryside that make us proud to call Indiana “home.” For this reason, we hope you will avoid national chains when answering questions and instead tell us about the places you can only find in Indiana.
We hope you enjoy the contest and learn more about your state in the process. And be sure to vote for your favorites and encourage your co-op neighbors to do the same.
Vote in as many categories as you feel knowledgeable, but keep in mind that only ballots with at least four legitimate votes will be eligible for the prize drawings.
Complete the entry ballot on the back cover of the printed version of the May 2009 Electric Consumer and send it to: The Best of Indiana, c/o Electric Consumer,
P.O. Box 24517, Indianapolis, IN 46224.
You can also send us your votes to the below categories via e-mail to ec@indremcs.org.
Only one ballot per household will be counted and entered for the prize drawings.
All entries should be postmarked or submitted by May 31. The results will be featured in the August issue.
Here are links to the winners from the Reader Choice Awards of the past:
The Best of Indiana 2002
The Best of Indiana 2003
The Best of Indiana 2005
To submit your responses via e-mail, copy and paste the below categories along with your name, address, phone number and cooperative info into a message and send it to: ec@indremcs.org.
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
ZIP:
Phone (Home):
Phone (Work):
E-mail:
Electric Cooperative*:
*For your name and ballot to be included in the random prize drawing, you must receive Electric Consumer at your home or business either through a subscription as part of your electric cooperative membership or a personal subscription.
To celebrate the uniqueness of Indiana, please exclude national chains and franchises from your responses. Also, don’t forget to include the name of the town in which each answer is located. Feel free to tell us why you made particular choices.
Best Community Festival
Best Local Ice Cream Shop
Best Family Vacation Spot
Best Bicycle Trail / Route
Best Place to View a Hoosier Sunrise/Sunset
Best Place to go for Pork/Beef Tenderloin
Best Industry Visitor Center/Industrial / Business Tour
Best Encounter with Electric Co-op Service/Employee (give details)
All entries must be postmarked by May 31.
“BEST OF INDIANA” RULES: To be eligible for the prize drawings, you must receive the Electric Consumer at your home or workplace either as a member of a subscribing electric cooperative or as a personal paid subscriber. One entry per family. Ballot with at least four responses must be postmarked, or e-mailed no later than May 31. Random drawings for prizes from all valid ballots will be held in mid-June. Winners will be notified by phone or e-mail. Winners must be at least 18 years old. The prize winners will receive $100. Names of winners will be announced along with the results of the Readers’ Choice Awards in the August Electric Consumer. Chances of winning are determined by the number of valid ballots received. Employees and directors of electric cooperatives and their immediate families are not eligible for prize drawings.
Written By: eceditor
Date Posted: 4/27/2009
Number of Views: 540
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