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Announcing the South 'n France Bon Bon Mom of the Year Contest!
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Le Chocolat, C’est Si Bon Bon-Chocolate, Bon Bons
We told you it was coming and we're absolutely thrilled to announce the first-ever South 'n France Bon Bon Mom of the Year Contest!If there's one thing we've learned from our customers, it's that lots of mothers (particularly stay-at-home moms) get teased about "sitting around all day eating bon bons". Of course, we all know that motherhood really may very well be the most difficult (and rewarding) job on earth, and that's why we're introducting our First Annual Bon Bon Mom of the Year Contest:
Do you have an incredibly special Mom? (Of course you do!) Does she deserve an entire year of sitting around eating bon bons after working so hard to raise you? (Without a doubt!) If so, we want to hear her story!
WHO IS ELIGIBLE:
This contest is open to everyone with a darling mother! No purchase necessary.
HERE’S HOW TO ENTER:
Write us a short letter, story, poem, or essay about a mother you know that deserves to be Bon Bon Mom of the Year. We love creativity--so humorous stories, anecdotes, videos, photos, cartoons, macaroni necklace art, or anything else you can think of to support your entry are welcome!
Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at midnight. Limit one entry per envelope or email. South 'n France will not be held responsible for lost, late, misdirected or illegible, incomplete entries or postage due entries, or entries that cannot be viewed/opened.
Entries may be submitted via postal mail or email to the following destinations:
South 'n France
Bon Bon Mom Contest
822 Orange Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
BonBonMomContest@southnfrance.com
WHAT THE BON BON MOM WILL WIN!
The Bon Bon Mom of the Year wins a bon bon-studded tiara, a feather boa, the adoration of the public via a winner's profile on our website and a large, luxurious Bon Bon Gift Basket including a one year membership to the Bon Bon of the Month Club! Retail value: $500
PLUS! The following gifts and prizes generously donated by our fellow chocoholics:
-One beautiful, satiny bon bon-themed pillowcase from PillowcaseGram for the winning mom to recline against while she's enjoying her scrumptious bon bons! Click here to read the PillowCase Talk Blog post about the Bon Bon Mom of the Year Contest!
[For complete contest rules and details please visit the official contest page, here. Or, if you have a special gift you'd like to add to our prize package, click here to contact South 'n France.]
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: This contest is open to everyone with a darling mother! No purchase necessary.
HERE’S HOW TO ENTER:
Write us a short letter, story, poem, or essay about a mother you know that deserves to be Bon Bon Mom of the Year. We love creativity--so humorous stories, anecdotes, videos, photos, cartoons, macaroni necklace art, or anything else you can think of to support your entry are welcome!
Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at midnight. Limit one entry per envelope or email. South 'n France will not be held responsible for lost, late, misdirected or illegible, incomplete entries or postage due entries, or entries that cannot be viewed/opened.
Entries may be submitted via postal mail or email to the following destinations:
South 'n France
Bon Bon Mom Contest
822 Orange Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
BonBonMomContest@southnfrance.com
WHAT THE BON BON MOM WILL WIN!
The Bon Bon Mom of the Year wins a bon bon-studded tiara, a feather boa, the adoration of the public via a winner's profile on our website and a large, luxurious Bon Bon Gift Basket including a one year membership to the Bon Bon of the Month Club! Retail value: $500
PLUS! The following gifts and prizes generously donated by our fellow chocoholics:
-One beautiful, satiny bon bon-themed pillowcase from PillowcaseGram for the winning mom to recline against while she's enjoying her scrumptious bon bons! Click here to read the PillowCase Talk Blog post about the Bon Bon Mom of the Year Contest!
[For complete contest rules and details please visit the official contest page, here. Or, if you have a special gift you'd like to add to our prize package, click here to contact South 'n France.]
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Wherever I go, my crazy cake and bon bon hat gets lots of attention. I’ve posed for countless photos with babies, tourists, the Red Hat Ladies, soldiers, and everyday citizens. I hear lots of quips and (mostly unoriginal) comments like: "Hey! Do you know you have a cake on your head?", "Where can I buy one of those?", and the ever-popular: "Is that a real cake on your head?" asked just as frequently by adults as by young children. Many people fall in love the hat and tell me that I wear it well. Others want to know if they can wear it or buy one. Of course, by now I have stock answers to almost all of these questions and comments:
But I just may have unwittingly become a global trendsetter. On a recent trip abroad, my friend, Gretchen, just happened to pass by a bakery on a bustling street in China when she had to stop for a quick double-take. Another woman with a cake on her head! I wonder how you say: "Is that a real cake on your head?" in Chinese????