Community Recognition
Yard of the Month
JUNE 2023: BACKYARD EDITION
Show us your backyard oasis and be entered to win a YETI Rambler 14 oz Mug! ($30 value)
- You may submit nominations for yourself or a neighbor from June 6 through June 19 (5pm deadline). Email nominees to Madison Allen at [email protected].
- Nominating yourself? Please provide pictures!
- Nominating your neighbor? We'll contact them for pictures if none are provided!
- The voting window will run from June 20 through June 26 (5pm deadline). The survey can be found in the weekly e-blast.
- The winner will be notified and announced across all MNC platforms on Tuesday, June 27!
Contest Background: The Meadows Neighborhood Company (MNC) Board of Governors and MNC Staff are pleased to conduct the Yard of the Month (YOTM) contest to show their appreciation and recognize homeowners who exhibit effort in maintaining their property. The program will award monthly winners for landscaping throughout the year, and for holiday decorations in the months of October (Halloween) and December (Winter Night Lights).
Each monthly winner will receive a prize gift and special recognition on The Meadows Facebook page, in the e-blast, and on the website (Under For Residents > Photo Galleries). In addition, the winner will have the honor of displaying and keeping the official “Meadows Neighborhood Company Yard of the Month” lawn-sign. Who is the judge? You are! Residents vote via an online survey. We will typically allot 2 weeks for submissions and 1 week for voting.
Contest Guidelines
- All current MNC residents, both owner-occupied and rental, are automatically eligible to participate in the contest.
- The upkeep of the yard can reflect the efforts of the residents themselves or that of a professional landscaper.
- You can promote/advertise the survey however you wish, but please try to keep it to residents of the MNC community.
- The same property cannot receive more than one award in the same rolling 12-month calendar period. On the other hand, if you have not won previously in the last 12-months, you are welcome to enter the contest again.
- If chosen as the winner, you may display your lawn-sign for up to 1 month. During their reign as YOTM, winners are expected to maintain their yard in the same manner that allowed them to win the title.
Judging Criteria: Candidates are judged on the appearance of their property as viewed from the street (unless otherwise noted) and all yard compositions are encouraged to participate. Yards may be judged on overall appearance and factors including, but not limited to, tidiness and neatness; pruned and trimmed trees/shrubs; edged and defined lawns with no bare spots or excessive weeds; mowed, edged, and trimmed grass; walkways, driveways, and curbs edged and free of dirt/debris; curb appeal.
Decorative Awards: YOTM candidates for decorative awards are judged solely on the exterior appearance of their property as viewed from the street. Overall appearance, tastefulness, creativity, decorating in the “spirit of the holiday” are factors to be considered. Per the MNC Guidelines, holiday decorations must not be installed more than 30 days prior to the holiday and must be removed within 30 days of the end of the holiday.
Have questions or want to offer an idea to this contest? Please contact Madison Allen at 720-372-7577 or [email protected].
Meadows Living Photo Submissions
Check back in June as we prep for the July - Sept issue!*
Want a chance to be featured on the front cover of the Meadows Living Newsletter? Take photos around your neighborhood, at events, outdoors, with family and friends, wildlife, or of anything that captures a beautiful moment or spot in The Meadows! The winner will have their name on the front cover and be specially recognized in the e-blast, on Facebook, and this webpage! To see previous newsletters, go to Resources > Newsletters.
Submit your photos to [email protected] at any time throughout the year, but here are some good things to know:
Want a chance to be featured on the front cover of the Meadows Living Newsletter? Take photos around your neighborhood, at events, outdoors, with family and friends, wildlife, or of anything that captures a beautiful moment or spot in The Meadows! The winner will have their name on the front cover and be specially recognized in the e-blast, on Facebook, and this webpage! To see previous newsletters, go to Resources > Newsletters.
Submit your photos to [email protected] at any time throughout the year, but here are some good things to know:
- Multiple photo submissions are accepted.
- If people are featured, make sure they consent to being published on all MNC platforms indefinitely.
- Those not selected for the cover may have their submissions utilized as filler photos, uploaded to our resident photo galleries, and/or posted on Facebook with photo credit!