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Great Bend Cookie Contest Back for “Small Business Saturday” Fun on Nov. 29

Great Bend Cookie Contest organizers are throwing it back for this year’s event, scheduled Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Great Bend. That is to say that contest organizers are reverting back to the old donation price of $5 per voting box and bracelet to enter, a decrease in price from the last two years.

The local holiday tradition typically brings flocks of shoppers to downtown Great Bend during Small Business Saturday to sample and judge sweet treats served by Great Bend retail stores. The 17th Annual Great Bend Cookie Contest is held in conjunction with the “Home for the Holidays Parade and Festival.” As in previous years, all collected proceeds go to the Food Bank of Barton County to help feed those in need during the holiday season and beyond.

“While we are motivated to raise as much money as possible for the Food Bank, we also want to balance the cost of the event for shoppers so that they choose to enjoy their Small Business Saturday with us in downtown Great Bend,” said Anna Hammond, business development director for Rosewood Services. “We want to keep our event as fun and affordable as possible, while still raising much-needed funds for the Food Bank.” 

The cookie contest allows people to sample cookies from participating businesses and vote for the best cookie in town. A maximum 250 shoppers have participated in the event three of the past five years. Cookie contest organizers are anticipating large participation numbers again this year and encourage shoppers to get their voting bracelets by noon on Nov. 29, otherwise, they may already be gone.

To vote for your favorite cookie, stop by Cookie Headquarters on Saturday (Nov. 29) at Rosewood Furniture Gallery, 16th and Main in downtown Great Bend, to pick up a cookie box and voting bracelet. All votes to be counted must be returned to Cookie Headquarters by 4 p.m. on Nov. 29.

Besides getting to sample amazing cookies and having a say in which business bakes the best cookie, cookie contest judges have a chance to win prizes during drawings that will take place at Rosewood Gallery and recorded live at https://www.facebook.com/RosewoodFurnitureGallery. Drawing winners will be contacted to pick up their prizes the following week at Rosewood Gallery. Following prize drawings, the winner of the Great Bend Cookie Contest will be announced.

Businesses participating in this year’s Great Bend Cookie Contest are Rosewood Furniture Gallery (Cookie Headquarters); Buckle; Forever Young (Kids Resale); Happy Girl Flower Shop; Heart of Kansas/Ms. Pretty Pickles; Kustom Floor Designs; Rosewood Bargain Barn; Rosewood Wine Cellar; The Beauty Bar Salon; and The Wright Place.

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