Politics & Government

Cranberry Launches Contest To Name Snowplow

Cranberry residents have a chance to win prizes by creatively selecting a name for a township snowplow.

(Cranberry Township)

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — What better way to pass the time during the long cold winter than to think of an appropriate moniker for a snowplow.

The township has launched a new Name That Snowplow Contest for its snow clearing vehicle. Names will be accepts at this link through Feb. 16.

What better time for the Township to ask residents to name one of their snowplows in the Name That…Snowplow Contest.

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Five entries will be selected, and public voting will run from Feb. 16 through March 9 on the township’s website and social media pages.

Participants are asked to use the hashtag #CranberrySnowPlow and tag the Township on various platforms to campaign for their favorite name. The Township’s social media includes:

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  • @cranberry_twp / Twitter
  • @cranberrytwp / Instagram
  • @cranberrytwp/ Facebook 

The winning name will be painted on a township plow later this year – in time to go on attack in the winter months. The person making the winning suggestion will receive a prize pack and other surprises, township officials said.

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