Mothers Who Matter Most

Mon., April 17, 1995

Lynn Gibson Correspondent

In celebration of Mother’s Day on May 14, 1-800-FLOWERS is hosting its sixth annual “Mothers Who Matter Most” national essay contest.

Both children and adults have the opportunity to share why their living mother (or person of greatest maternal influence) matters most; how her love and guidance has supported them or their family and why they feel she is the best mom around. The essay should include mom’s best qualities, her job and her favorite kind of flower.

Essays must be 250 words or less and entrants should include their name, address and phone number. The entries will be judged by a panel of parenting experts and judging criteria is based on the overall story, not on writing style or grammar, so every child has a chance to win.

The grand-prize winner will receive two round-trip airline tickets anywhere in the continental United States, plus hotel stay for seven days/ six nights and a dozen roses. Three runners-up will receive a dozen roses delivered once a month for a year.

Send your entry to: 1-800-FLOWERS Mothers Who Matter Most Contest, P.O. Box 466, Garden City, NY 11530. All entries must be received by April 28.

Rainy day fun

To escape the rainy day blues, the makers of Resolve carpet cleaners have teamed up with child-care expert Patricia Gallagher to create “The Rainy Day Booklet - Rainy Day Activities For Kids & How To Clean Up After Them.”

The free booklet contains 12 pages of fun foods and inexpensive crafts (like home bowling, puppets and piatas) designed to entertain children 4 and older.

For a free copy, write: Resolve Rainy Day Booklet, P.O. Box Y-6348, Young America, MN 55558-6348.

Wedding planner

“The Video Wedding Planner” from Wehman Video Distribution gives couples the essential tools to plan an enjoyable and successful wedding.

The 40-minute video gives practical information on selecting services, preventing common wedding pitfalls, invitation etiquette, staying on a budget and more.

To order, send a check for $19.95 plus $3.75 shipping (WA residents add 8.2 % sales tax) payable to: Wehman Video, 2366 Eastlake Ave. East, Suite 312, Seattle, WA 98102 or call (800) 659-1553.

Coloring judges needed

The maker of Crayola crayons is looking for kids to decide the nation’s best adult colorers and award more than $30,000 in prizes for the Crayola Big Kid Classic adult coloring contest.

Anyone ages 5 to 17 who would like to be considered as a judge for the contest should write a two-sentence description on why you would make a good judge and include your name, name of parent or guardian, address, age and phone number.

Send your submission, by Aug. 15, to: I Want To Be A Judge, Crayola Big Kid Classic, P.O. Box 21630, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002.

Six selected judges will be notified by Aug. 31. In October, each judge and one guest will be flown on United airlines for two nights and three days of fun and judging in Orlando, Florida. Details on the adult coloring contest will be discussed in a future Family Track.

Name correction

This Saturday, Linda Johns will read and autograph her recently released storybook, “Sarah’s Secret Plan,” at 10 a.m. at Children’s Corner Bookshop in River Park Square. The author’s name was incorrect in last week’s column.

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