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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Contest: $7,500 in advertising, $500 to individual
2011-11-23
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This article shared 3111 times since Wed Nov 23, 2011
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CHICAGOWindy City Media Group, publishers of Windy City Times, is running a Facebook contest through Dec. 20 to award $7,500 in free advertising to Chicago-area non-profit LGBT or AIDS organizations, and a lucky winner will win $500 in cash.
One winner will be selected at random from all followers of Windy City Media Group on Facebook, at www.facebook.com/windycitymediagroup. The winner gets $500 cash and gets to choose from registered Chicago-area non-profit LGBT or AIDS groups, who will then receive $5,000 in free advertising space in any WCMG product: Windy City Times, Nightspots, Windy City Queercast or windycitymediagroup.com .
A second-place winner will receive $250 cash and gets to select a group to receive $2,500 in advertising. The deadline to join the Windy City Media Group Facebook pageto be eligible to winis Dec. 20.
Windy City Media Group has partnered with hundreds of Chicago-area LGBT and AIDS non-profits since it was founded in 1985. WCMG has sponsored events and benefits, and helped make community groups stronger through a wide range of services.
Facebook and Twitter (windycitytimes1) allow WCMG to further promote the extensive daily and weekly updates in content on the WCMG website. WCMG also has a second Facebook page, for Nightspots, its 21-year-old sister publication focused on the club and bar scene. See https://www.facebook.com/nightspots.
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