St. MIchael-Albertville High Teams with J&B Group for No Name Contest

No Name Premium Meat & Seafood is looking for the most brag-worthy kids in Minnesota and Wisconsin as part of its No Name Original Kid of the Year^™ contest. The contest is now OPEN and entries will be accepted through March 31.

To show local support for a locally based business, , the video broadcasting class put together a promotional video for the contest, and it's pretty fun.

One grand prize winner will receive a $3,000 scholarship prize and a $1,000 donation to the winner’s school. Four other finalists will each receive a $1,000 scholarship prize and a $1,000 donation to their school. All finalists also will each win four suite tickets to a Minnesota Twins home game.

To enter, adults are asked to prepare an essay of 100 words or less describing why the brag-worthy child in their life, aged 5 to 18, should be chosen. This year teachers also are encouraged to nominate a qualified student.

Essays will be judged on the basis of creativity, composition and quality and should factor in details about the child, including school performance, community service and involvement in extracurricular activities.

There have been winners selected just for entering. Rita Vetsch and her husband, Dan, submitted daughter Katherine as an Original Kid, and were awarded Twins Tickets just for submitting.

Rita and Dan are both STMA High grads. Katherine is a student in the Monticello School District.

No Name Original Kid of the Year essays and submission forms can be submitted by mail to 13200 43^rd Street NE, St. Michael, MN 55376 or by web atwww.nonameoriginalkid.com. Winners will be announced on April 2, 2012.

Prizes 

• One grand prize winner will receive four suite tickets to the Minnesota Twins home game on April 29, 2012, a $1,000 donation to their school and a $3,000 scholarship prize.

• Four finalists will each win four suite tickets to the Minnesota Twins home game on April 29, 2012, a $1,000 donation to their school and a $1,000 scholarship prize. 

• 20 entrants will receive two tickets to a 2012 Minnesota Twins home game.

Original Kid of the Year Contest

 “The No Name Original Kid of the Year contest was created to give deserving kids across Minnesota and Wisconsin the chance to shine,” said Mandy Kennedy, brand manager at No Name. “We know there are tons of incredible kids out there who are doing truly amazing things. We want to hear their stories and reward their good work.”

For more information on contest rules and details, visit NoNameOriginalKid.com.