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Contests are a great way to encourage families to have fun and become involved in Family Week activities together. The cost is minimal because businesses can donate their own prizes. The following are some ideas for contests:
Family Time Contest  
  1. The rules for the Family Time Contest are as follows: For each hour a family spends together, they can fill out a form and enter a drawing at various businesses throughout the community. (See the sample page, which is reduced to make entry forms.)
  2. Prior to Family Week, contact businesses and ask them to participate in the Family Time Contest. Participating businesses will be given entry forms and an entry box.
  3. Each business is responsible for the drawing, providing a prize, and contacting the winner.
  4. The contest runs through the entire week and each business holds a drawing for a prize at the end of the contest.
  5. The Family Week committee helps by publicizing the contest and the locations of businesses where families can enter.
  6. One of the popular Family Time Contests has been the "Grocery Grab" or "Supermarket Sweep" sponsored by a local grocery store where two families race down the isles grabbing as many groceries as they can in a specified time.
Family Photo Contest
  1. Contact your local newspaper or local camera/photo store to see if they will sponsor a Family Photo Contest.
  2. Decide on a theme and contest rules.
  3. Set the deadline one month prior to Family Week to allow time to judge photos and award prizes.
Family History Contest  
  1. Find a business or organization to sponsor a Family History Contest. A possible prize could be a cash award for the family to visit with their extended family.
  2. During Family Week have participants fill out a pedigree chart (family tree) with as much information as possible and include on the back a story about a person on their chart.
  3. Local genealogical societies, libraries or historical societies can help by offering classes to help families complete their pedigree chart.
  4. At the end of Family Week hold a drawing to select winning family.
  5. Consider donating the completed pedigree charts to a local genealogical or historical society after the contest is complete.