Photo sessions have been extended until 8/21/13 for those who have registered but not yet had photos taken. Please contact Real Life Studios – 804.794.0021 immediately to set your appointment!
Registration is CLOSED
Richmondmom.com’s biggest contest of the year – our Real Cute Kids contest.
It was so exciting to see all of those bubbly, smiley faces, and sometimes quirky grins and even pouty faces! And it was all made possible by our fantastic sponsors and advertisers right here on Richmondmom.com.
With prizes totally close to $4,000 combined, it’s sure to be an exciting contest. There will be One (1) Grand Prize winner but all category winners will receive some prizes.
Thanks to our great sponsors for 2013 – Real Life Studios , Romp n’ Roll, and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU !
Age categories for the contest are:
- 0-2 years
- 3-5 years
- 6-8 years
- 9-11 years
Quick Guide:
1. You MUST complete this form to
2. You MUST call 804-794-0021 to schedule an appointment with Real Life Studios
3. Have your Real Cute Kid’s picture taken during your scheduled appointment
4. Visit RichmondMom.com August 20 – 30 and Vote, Vote, Vote!
Additional details, photo shoot schedule and prize package sponsors listed below.
Here’s how it works:
- Call 804-794-0021 (Real Life Studios) to schedule your appointment (we are unable to accept personal photos for this contest) at one of the locations and times listed below.
- Deadline for photos to be taken: 8/17/13.
- Of course, if you’d like to purchase photos, you may do so at a discount thanks to Real Life Studios.
- Feel good about what you’re doing: UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) is our non-profit partner on this contest, so we’ll make a donation to them for each Richmond kid entered in our contest.
- Between 8/20 and 8/30, vote for your child on the site and tell everyone else to vote. Photos will be listed by (first name, last initial). Ask everyone you know to vote (one time only per person) between 8/20-8/30/13 here on Richmondmom.com.
Dates and locations for onsite photographs by Real Life Studios at various locations throughout the area are listed below, and you can schedule an appointment at Real Life’s Midlothian Studio anytime:
8/4/13; 1 – 3pm - Hip to be Round, 3124 W. Cary St. Richmond, VA.Call Real Life Studios to schedule your appointment: 804.794.0021.8/14/13, 4:30 – 6:30pm-Romp n’ Roll, Midlothian VA.Call Real Life Studios to schedule your appointment: 804.794.0021.8/15/13, 1:45pm – 3:45 pm at Romp n’ Roll, Mechanicsville, VA.Call Real Life Studios to schedule your appointment: 804.794.0021- 8/16/13, 4:30pm-6:30pm – Romp n’ Roll W. Broad St.. Call Real Life Studios to schedule your appointment: 804.794.0021.
- If you have registered, but have not yet scheduled an appointment, please contact Real Life Studios – 804.794.0021 immediately. Photo sessions have been extended until 8/21/13 at which time the contest and photo sessions will be closed.
Winners and Prizes
Winners in each category will be announced no later than September 5, 2013 here on the site.
This is Richmondmom.com’s biggest contest of the year and for good reason. We all get to show off pictures of our kids. Of course, all kids are the ‘cutest’, but there can only be one grand prize winner in our contest – and that lucky kid will receive more than $2,000 in prizes! Prizes will be awarded as indicated below (prizes vary by age category and there is only ONE grand prize winner from all age groups who receives the $2,000+ package – substitute prizes may be made where necessary or deemed appropriate by sponsors and Richmondmom.com)
Only one grand prize winner will receive the grand prize package – grand prize winner is selected from across all categories and is not based on age-category. The winner in each age category will receive a prize package as well, but will not receive the Grand Prize Package described below.
This year, Richmondmom.com will make a financial donation to UNOS for every child entered in the contest – even more reason to participate! And even better than that - Shannon Milligan of Keller Williams Realty is matching our Richmondmom.com donation to UNOS! How cool is that?
Grand Prize Winner (unless otherwise noted) will receive:
UNOS will provide two tickets (valued at $150 for two tickets) to United for UNOS 5th Annual Soiree fundraising event for each winner in all four categories. To learn more about the annual fundraising/awareness event on October 4, 2013, please visit the website.
Gardner & Jones Orthodontics - Gift certificate for discount on orthodontics worth $500!
Romp n’ Roll is giving the grand prize winner a month of free classes!
Flying Squirrels - Flying Squirrels prize package
First place in each age category will receive a $350 gift certificate from Real Life Studios.
Elephants and Giraffes - Gift certificates for each 1st place winner in each age category worth $50 and a $25 gift certificate for each runner-up by age category (Total value all prizes is $300!)
Sweet Spot Candy Shop - A birthday party at Sweet Spot for up to 10 kids worth $275!
Birthday Party Fun at CORE Kids Academy - $255 value.
Cartwheels & Coffee - Annual membership worth $200!
Layla Bella - Kids Candy Buffet worth $150!
Science Museum of Virginia annual membership worth $99 for the grand prize winner, and a family four pack of tickets for the top winners by age category.
YB Glitter Tattoos - A glitter tattoo kit valued at $55!
Signed copies for the winner in each age group – Kate Hall’s famous Richmond Rocks books with total value of over $75!
Virginia Historical Society - Annual membership package.
Metro Richmond Zoo - 4 pack of tickets valid from August 31, 2013 for 1 year worth $53
While none of us want to even think about the loss of a loved one, many people live each day wondering if it is their loved ones’ last as they wait for an organ donor.
Stories of those who have donated organs to save lives demonstrates the incredible courage and selflessness of thousands of people – but donors are needed every day. A story on Richmondmom.com about Paul Harris, who’s life was cut way too short, is an example of how organ donation touches many lives – with a ripple effect that spans generations. Organ donation is an incredible gift to individuals and to the world – allowing people to live longer and make a difference in the community and the world.
This year’s 2013 Richmondmom.com Real Cute Kids contest is proud to recognize UNOS as the recipient of a financial donation for each child entered into our contest. It’s one way that we can help further the critical need for organ donation. We encourage you to enter our Real Cute Kids contest to help us increase the financial donation available to UNOS. The Real Cute Kids contest is sponsored by the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Romp n’ Roll, and Real Life Studios.
About UNOS
United Network for Organ Sharing is a national nonprofit based in downtown Richmond which runs the nation’s transplant system matching lifesaving organs from deceased donors to those on the national waiting list. This matching process happens 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 78 lifesaving transplants take place each day in this country thanks to the matching work being done by UNOS.
One organ donor can save 8 lives. There are six (6) lifesaving organs:
- heart
- lung
- liver
- kidneys
- pancreas
- intestine
In addition to organ donation, UNOS also has many needs for eye and tissue donation.
Currently more than 115,000 men, women and children are awaiting organ transplants to save their lives. Thousands more are in need of tissue and cornea transplants to restore their mobility and sight.
Visit the website for information about the National Donor Memorial in downtown Richmond which honors organ, eye and tissue donors across the country. And take that critical step to become an organ, eye, and tissue donor by clicking here to provide hope.
Register for the Real Cute Kids contest and we’ll make a financial donation to UNOS to thank you! Thanks to our contest sponsors for making this possible.
