Hyde Park Woman is Semi-Finalist in $25,000 Over the Moon Dream BIG Contest from Garelick Farms

Judy Skeffingtons dream of donating her gardens bounty to food banks is being considered for a $25,000 prize. Garelick Farms is asking for help from the public to go online and vote for their favorite dream for a New England community.

Hyde Park, MA (PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- Gardening enthusiast Judy Skeffington is hoping to combine her green thumb with some green backs to make a big difference for local food banks. When Skeffington heard about the call for entries into Garelick Farms $25,000 Over the Moon Dream BIG Contest, she already had a dream in mind. Each summer, Skeffington plants a small vegetable garden that yields too much produce for her family to consume. She dreams of feeding the hungry with these extra vegetables.

My idea is simple, states Skeffington. I would use the (prize) money to coordinate and advertise the donation of fresh produce to food banks/kitchens from peoples own gardens. Many times my tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers have rotted on the vines. If there was a way to organize and let people know about donating their surplus produce, I am sure it would be a success."

This January, when we launched Over the Moon milk, we knew we had a very special product. Consumers were telling us that this milk is a dream come true with the rich, creamy taste they love - but not the fat they want to avoid. We quickly realized that we should celebrate this product by making a New England community dream come true." stated Matt Samson, Marketing Director, Garelick Farms. We have received well over 150 dreams from around New England. When we read Judys entry, we were all very touched by the power of her idea. We hope that people will go to www.overthemoonmilk.com web site and read her entry along with the other semi-finalists dreams. We are inviting the public to vote for their favorite dream and help the judges to decide which dream to grant."

While the first round of semi-finalists have been posted to the website, the Over the Moon Dream BIG Contest will accept submissions until May 30, 2005. The unique contest invites contestants to submit an essay, song, video, poster or other creative expression of how they would spend $25,000 to make their community a better place. Contestants may enter one of two ways: online at www.overthemoonmilk.com; or by mailing their entry to the Over the Moon Milk Contest Center, 86 Main Street, Auburn, Maine 04210. The entry judged to make the greatest community impact, show originality of entry and demonstrate community need, will be awarded $25,000.

The public is invited to go to the website and vote for their favorite dream. Online voting will run from June 1-15, 2005. The grand prize Over the Moon Dream BIG winner will be determined by a panel of judges and announced in June 2005.

For official rules, entry forms and more information about the Garelick Farms Over the Moon Dream BIG contest, call Laura Davis at 1-207-755-9470 or visit us online at www.overthemoonmilk.com.

Over the Moon milks are sold throughout New England and upstate New York in supermarkets wherever Garelick Farms products are sold. For a complete list of retailers, to jump a cow over the moon, or to print a coupon good toward the purchase of Over the Moon milk, go to www.overthemoonmilk.com.

Garelick Farms, headquartered in Franklin, Massachusetts, is one of the largest dairies in the northeastern United States, with a proud tradition of providing quality dairy products to New Englanders since 1931. Garelick Farms offers a broad line of products, including fresh milk and cream, flavored milk, juice, ice cream, sour cream, and cottage cheese.

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