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Baby You Can't Drive Our Cars-Yet

Roy O'Brien Ford announces "Cutest Baby Contest" with prizes honored at Connie's Clothing

What do cute babies and Ford automobiles have in common?

Well, while organizers of the Cutest Baby Contest at won’t be honoring the winner with a set of keys to his or her new ride, the little one people find most captivating will win a $250 gift certificate to Children's Shop of St. Clair Shores.

According to Julia Kesten of Xspond public relations, and social media director for Roy O’Brien Ford, it’s all about one local business helping out another.

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“They (Roy O’Brien Ford) wanted to do something more community-based,” she explained. “It’s just a fun thing to get the community involved and help out other local shops as well.”

The second-place cutie receives a $100 gift certificate to Connie’s, while a third lucky little one will get a $50 gift certificate.

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To enter the contest, families have until noon Friday, May 13, to submit one jpeg photo of a baby between the ages of newborn and 3-years-old at the time of the contest—only one entry per baby, please. The photo entered must have been taken within the last three months. 

Entrants must submit the photo to promotions@royobrien.com, and include the parents' names, the baby’s first name, an e-mail address and a day time phone number. After all photos have been received they will be posted to Roy O’Brien’s Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/RoyObrienFordInc. The baby whose photo gets the most votes by noon on May 20 wins the top prize and the tot whose picture draws the second-highest number of votes gets the second-place certificate, etc.

 Additional information about the contest and its rules is available at www.facebook.com/RoyObrienFordInc. Roy O’Brien Ford is located on Nine Mile Road near Mack in St. Clair Shores. Connie's Clothing is on Greater Mack Avenue near Nine Mile in St. Clair Shores.

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