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Receta Enter California Raisins’ "Give Kids Their Day in the Sun" recipe contest
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California Raisins nearly 3,000 growers are hosting an easy-to-enter recipe contest called “Give Kids Their Day in the Sun.” Now through October 5, healthy snack recipes can be uploaded to California Raisin’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/CaliforniaRaisins for a chance to win a premium playground structure (valued up to $10,000), a year’s supply of California Raisins, plus a $1,000 donation in the winner’s name to the food bank of their choice.
Five finalists will each win a $100 gift card. Winning recipes will be selected based on:
the creative use of California Raisins (25%)
healthfulness (25%)
ease-of-preparation (25%)
and taste (25%).
Finalists will be announced October 19, 2011. Then it will…
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