Turkey Dressing Contest Sweeps Dallas, Welcomes National Participation

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

Any Dallas native is familiar with the Thanksgiving tradition of the Capital One Bank Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot, where nearly 40,000 people gather every year to run, walk, and gobble down the citys streets on Thanksgiving morning. What they may not be familiar with however, is the new digital spin on this years race. While entrants will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as turkeys, the event planners (including wild child mascot, Tommy the Turkey) have formed an online contest to intensify the fun.

Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter users, bloggers, and anyone else with access to a computer are urged to take part is the record-setting fun by submitting any digital content to be considered for prizes. Entries could include video instructions for making the proper Turkey dressing (costumes for the record setting race day), or real turkey dressing packed with carbohydrates fit for runners. The YMCA team who is judging the online contest will be looking for Turkey Trot themed singing and dancing, how-to videos, fitness and race preparation tips, stories of Trot family traditions, and anything else relevant.

Prizes will include autographed Texas Rangers paraphernalia, Capital One Bank tool kits, Turkey Trot collectible merchandise, and more! All bloggers who help create excitement for this years event by sharing an article about the Capital One Bank Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot on their blog will receive a long-sleeve Turkey Trot t-shirts.

Send a link to your post, recipe, video, or other media to Tommy the Turkey via Twitter or Facebook to be entered to win. Entries will be shared on the Trots Facebook page, Twitter account, and YouTube channel.

Entrees will be judged based on creativity, most importantly, Trot enthusiasm, and community feedback (comments, shares, likes, etc.).

For more information on the Capital One Bank Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot or to volunteer call (214) 954-0500 or to register log on to http://www.thetrot.org

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The trot has been a Dallas tradition for 43 years, and an event of much significance for the YMCA. The Y is one of the nation's leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,687 Y's engage 21 million men, women and children - regardless of age, income or background - to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation's health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. For more information on how you can become involved with the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, please visit http://www.ymcadallas.org

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The beach home was also where Nike invited editors to preview some of their newest clothing collections, including Air Force 1-inspired snowboarding boots and ski jackets, on August 11th and 13th. Succeeding this preview were surf lessons, only steps away, in the water with pro surfer, Matt Keenan.

Arverne By The Sea is a 127-acre, master planned community that when completed will consist of 2300 homes set alongside the Atlantic Ocean; Including a 30,000 square foot YMCA community center, 221,000 square foot retail transit plaza, new Stop and Shop, a refurbished subway station, a planned marina, a charter school, and an abundance of neighborhood parks and natural preserves. Homes priced from $ 559,000.

A limited number of these breathtaking homes are being offered with special pre-construction pricing incentives. For more information, please contact Laura or Kathie at the Arverne By The Sea Sales Center at 718-474-5400; Open daily, 10:00am - 6:30pm, or visit the website at http://www.ArverneByTheSea.com

About Arverne By The Sea, LLC. Arverne By The Sea, LLC, brings together resources of The Benjamin Companies and The Beechwood Organization. The Benjamin Companies is a nationally acclaimed real estate development and management company, with a reputation for innovative residential and commercial development, guided by a commitment to community and building in harmony with the environment. The Beechwood Organization is the largest developer of residential housing on Long Island and one of the largest developers of residential two-family homes in New York. These two local, highly successful, award-winning development companies have an incomparable history of outstanding success in the real estate industry. Today, their partnership has culminated into their most inspired master plan, Arverne By The Sea in the Rockaways, the largest revitalization project in the Northeast.

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