PEEPS(R) Brand Candies Providing Prizes for Media Hosted Art Contests
BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Just Born, Inc., the makers of PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Candies, is again donating prizes for media sponsored PEEPS® Diorama Contests this Easter. Just Born anticipates donating prizes to more than two-dozen contests nationwide in which fans are encouraged to show their creativity using PEEPS®. The PEEPS® Brand Team is offering media outlets, at no cost, a "PEEPS® Brand Prize Package" for their 1st and 2nd place winners.
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The First Place prize being offered is a sparkling, hand-blown glass PEEPS® Chick with Swarovski crystal eyes. These are handmade at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, PA. The glass PEEPS® Chick is packed in a Just Born Gift Box with PEEPS® and other Just Born candy brands. Its value is over $150.
The Second Place Prize Package is a PEEPS® Tote Bag and baseball cap also packed in the Just Born Gift Box with PEEPS® and other Just Born candy brands. The Second Place Prize Package has a value of over $100.
Once media outlets have identified their winning entries, Just Born will mail these prizes directly to the winners.
Chris Schneeweiss, Brand Manager of PEEPS®, commented, "While fans have always expressed their creativity with PEEPS®, their efforts have become more elaborate and sophisticated each year. We are pleased to support these contests with very special prize packages."
For the upcoming Easter season, media outlets such as The Washington Post, the Denver Post and the Pioneer Press are sponsoring PEEPS® art contests. This year, the trend for these competitions has expanded into new venues. Among them are; The University of Chicago Magazine and Macalester College representing the education sector and The Carroll County Art Council, demonstrating that this trend exists among art organizations too! Just Born is also pleased that the competitions are taking many forms. For instance, National Geographic Traveler will again host its gallery of "Peeps in Places" photos from around the globe on the Traveler website: traveler.nationalgeographic.com.
Just Born, Inc. is a privately owned company founded in 1923 and headquartered in Bethlehem, PA, where it manufactures PEEPS®, HOT TAMALES®, MIKE AND IKE®, MIKE AND IKE® ZOURS® and TEENEE BEANEE® Brand Candies. PEANUT CHEWS® Brand Candies are produced in Philadelphia, PA. All Just Born candies are made in the U.S.A.
SOURCE Just Born, Inc.
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