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SIMSBURY’S 2nd ANNUAL TOWNWIDE GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST!! SPONSORED BY SIMSBURY CELEBRATES! 2010 Gingerbread House Contest Entry Form - Click Here Gingerbread House Contest Rules and Procedures - Click Here In their ongoing effort to provide new events and activities, the Simsbury Celebrates! 2009 committee is excited to invite the community to participate in their new event and fundraiser, The Gingerbread House Contest. The contest will be hosted by the Simsbury Historical & Genealogical Museum. All entries will be on display at Scout Hall (next door to the First Church of Christ) during the week of November 21 and at Simsbury Celebrates, Saturday, November 27, 2010. The contest will have 4 entry categories: youth, teen, adult and professional. Entrants can be individuals or groups and the professional category is reserved for restaurants, bakeries and caterers. The number of house entries will be limited to 65. Entry forms, fees, rules and regulations will be available online at www.simsburycelebrates.com or www.simsburyrec.com after July 15th. All entries will be accepted on a first come first serve basis, with priority given to Simsbury Residents, and applications must be postmarked by November 15, 2010. The judging will be done by a local Culinary Institute. All youth entries will be returned to their creators. All houses, in the professional, adult and teen categories, will be auctioned off to the public. With proceeds going to help defray the costs of Simsbury Celebrates! Category winners will be announced at the Fireworks works display, November 27, the evening of Simsbury Celebrates! 2010. For more information on this contest, sponsorship opportunities or volunteering, please call the Simsbury Recreation Department at 860-658-3836.