Photography contest celebrates summer

City of Charlottetown residents are invited to show how they celebrate summer in their home city by sharing photos on social media to win exciting prizes.

Starting Monday, July 12, residents can enter by posting a photo on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #CharlottetownCommunity in response to a weekly theme.

The weekly themes will be announced every Monday at 10 a.m. for five weeks (beginning July 12) on the City of Charlottetown’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, along with a sneak preview of that week’s prizes.

Each photo with the #CharlottetownCommunity hashtag will be entered to win a weekly prize. The winner will be selected at random on the following Monday. All entries submitted will be included in a final grand prize draw in August. In order to encourage all residents to apply, winners will be selected at random; no professional photo equipment or experience is required.

Residents are permitted one entry per week, per person (for a total of five weekly entries for the grand prize draw). Participants must be residents of Charlottetown and must be able to pick up their prizes at City Hall (199 Queen St.). All winners will be asked to provide proof of residence in Charlottetown. For full contest details, visit www.charlottetown.ca/community.

Prizes will consist of a curated selection of goods that are related to the theme, including game sets and other fun family or group summer activities. For more information about the contest, contact ddumais@charlottetown.ca or call 902-566-5548.