Last Day to Vote for the Best “Decked” House on Patch

Patch readers unite! Help one of our area school districts win $100,000. Homeowners in Upper Moreland and Hatboro-Horsham are finalists in Patch's Deck the House Contest.

Today is the last day to vote to help an area school district win $100,000.  It could be in Upper Moreland or Hatboro-Horsham. According to users who voted in our annual Deck the House contest, these homes have the best holiday lights in the county. Patch had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and then chose 25 finalists from all our entries across the country. From now through Dec. 28, vote for one of our local entries and that person could win $100,000 for his or her local school district. To vote for the Upper Moreland entry: visit this page. Or, to vote for the Hatboro-Horsham house, go here. On Dec. 29, we’ll announce the grand prize winner of our Deck the House contest. So, now’s your chance to help a …

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Just Two More Days to Enter Our 'Deck the House' Contest

Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

Three Tips to Take Better Pics of Christmas Lights

Capturing Christmas lights on your camera can be a challenge. Get some tips. Photograph your lights. You could win $100,000 for Council Rock and $500 for your electric bills.

It takes time and dedication to string all those lights across rooftops. And it’s not easy to capture those lights on your camera either. Here are three tips for the amateur photographers out there that could help you win our Deck the House contest.   Use these tips to take a picture of your holiday lights. Post the picture to Newtown Patch’s Deck the House contest page and you could win $100,000 for Council Rock and $500 toward your electric bill. Want to get more technical than that? Here are some other resources for taking holiday photographs.

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Enter Patch's 'Deck the House' Contest for a Chance to Win $100,000

Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!

We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner, so now’s the time to get your …

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