Hey All!
Have you heard about this amazing giveaway? Now through October 12, 2011, parents can help their kids, age six to 12 submit their creative sandwich recipes for a chance to win a $25,000 college fund. To mark the 10th Anniversary of the contest, this year’s Grand Prize Winner will also receive an additional $10,000 for educational products. A separate contest invites peanut butter fans across America to enter the That’s Why I Choose Jif Essay Contest for a chance to join the judging panel at the final event in New York, where five kid chefs will contend for the grand prize.
I mean we need all the help we can get paying for college for our kids when they go, so why not do something simple with a brand and food you love like Jif! Enter Now to see if you can win that college tuition money! College fund here you come!
“We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone for the contest and reflect on the wonderful things this contest offers: delicious recipes, new flavor combinations and special moments in the kitchen for kids and their parents,” said Maribeth Badertscher, Vice President, Corporate Communications, The J.M. Smucker Company. “Over the past decade, we have been a proud supporter of fostering creativity in the kitchen, encouraging parents and their children to spend quality time together and create lasting memories inspired by the peanutty taste of Jif.”
Last year’s winner, Margalit M. of Raleigh, NC, 8, created “Wushu Chicken Tacos” that combined a drizzle of spicy peanut sauce made with Jif Creamy Peanut Butter with chicken, asparagus and squash, wrapped in a tortilla.
This is the Tenth Annual Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest and it takes place Now through October 12, 2011, children can put their creative sandwich-making skills to work for a chance to win money for a college education. Parents can help their children submit their own imaginative recipe online at www.jif.com or www.jifenespanol.com or by completing the downloadable entry form available on both websites.
Sandwiches will be judged on creativity, taste, nutritional balance, visual appeal and ease of preparation. Qualified entrants, who submit their entry in the first six weeks of the call for entries will receive a Jif Back To School gift pack while supplies last — provided the entry is submitted online or postmarked by September 1, 2011 and received by September 8, 2011. Ten semifinalists will be posted on both websites to take part in a nationwide online vote in January 2012. Anyone age 13 and older can vote to help select the five finalists, who will go on to compete in New York in March 2012.
Entries for the Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest must be postmarked by October 12, 2011 and received no later than October 19, 2011. Online entries must be submitted by 11:59 a.m. on October 12, 2011. For complete details, Official Rules and the entry form for the tenth annual contest, visit www.jif.com and www.jifenespanol.com. The Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. between six and 12 years of age by October 12, 2011. Void where prohibited.
My Family and I personally love Jif peanut butter. It’s my brand of choice and their new Jif to Go packages were a god send at Comic Con for a quick healthy snack.
There are also holding a “That’s Why I Choose Jif Essay Contest!”
Peanut butter lovers can also compete for a seat at the judging table for the final event of the Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest. Now through October 12, 2011, fans of peanut butter can visit www.jif.com to submit an essay of 250 words or less in the That’s Why I Choose Jif Essay Contest, describing how they make the best choices for their families and sharing why they choose Jif Peanut Butter.
Entries for the That’s Why I Choose Jif Essay Contest must be submitted online by 11:59 a.m. on October 12, 2011. For complete details, Official Rules and to enter, visit www.jif.com. The That’s Why I Choose Jif Essay Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 and older. Void where prohibited.
Find Jif on Facebook or visit www.jif.com or www.jifenespanol.com for more information, tips, recipes, contests and promotions.
Also I thought I should include a Spanish version of the contest info for a change to help my fellow Latino folks out. Here is the same info about the contest in spanish.
Whether you’re reading in english or Spansh, it all says the same thing…Get out that yummy Jif Peanut Butter and enter this amazing contest with your kids. I’m sure you will have a blast spending time together whether you win or not. 
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