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Roosters 4th Annual 2015 Gingerbread House Contest

New This Year! Bid online for the 11 'Pro-class Invitational' gingerbread houses at BodnarusAuctioneering.com  (you will need to register on that site to place your bid).
CLICK above to view all 11 Pro Entries
But hurry! This online auction closes just before the start of Magrath Hometown Christmas ​ (5pm on the evening of Thu 3 Dec 2015) so we can display all the professional gingerbread house entries at Roosters that night  ..

Want to view some (or all) of the entries in person? Viewing locations are:

Gingerbread Contest Entrants 

Viewing Locations

*gingerbread house is at Beachcomber Hottubs 
entry  is at Urban Grocer 
s entry is at CIBC Downtown



* Fork in the Rowed is at M&M Meatshop: Fairmont (south) 
* Edible Arrangements is at ATB Lethbridge: Mayor Magrath 
* The Magrath ATB entry is at M&M Meatshop:Town Center (north)
* Sugar Dreams is at Magrath ATB 
*  at Good Earth Coffee House 

[just a 'taste' below .. click on the Bid Now button above to view all the pro-class entries ]
New this year! Bring on the Pro's .. 
Roosters vs the Contenders 2015
Pro-Class: This year Roosters has invited a number of select 'Professional Class' Gingerbread House builders to create entries to be auctioned off by Bodnarus Auctionering in a special pre-Hometown Christmas online auction (ie the 2 weeks leading up to Hometown Christmas)!
Remember, All are welcome to participate:
​ Professionals, Individuals, Children, Groups, and Families!
​Fun-Class: Calling all other gingerbread house builders! You can still join in the fun! Anyone can build and donate their own entries for the night of Hometown Christmas. Just:
  • ​BAKE: Prepare your fun-class entries for donation as in year's past. 
  • Official Gingerbread House Contest Rules: 
    1) Does not have to be a house
    2) Base platform not to exceed 18x18 inches
    3) Your gingerbread house project may not stick out past the edges of the base 
    4) The majority of project must be made with gingerbread (you may not use graham crackers for example as the majority of the structure) 
    5) Do your best to make entire project edible 
    6) Have fun!
    * and finally: Your project entry is a donation to the cause.
      Please do not place anything into your gingerbread project
      you might want back later :).
  • BRING: These entries can be brought to Roosters starting Monday 1 Dec 2015. 
  • SEE: Come view all the submitted entries at Roosters on Hometown Christmas night. The pro-class entries will be on display at that time, plus all the fun-class entries will be auctioned off via a silent auction that evening, as in years past.
  • BID:  on your favorite fun-class entry during the Magrath Hometown Christmas late night shopping event (6pm-8:30pm Thu 3 Dec !​2015). Remember: while the fun-class categories silent auction will be held on the day of Hometown Christmas,  the 11 pro-class entries will be featured in the pre-Hometown Christmas online auction on now that ends 5pm just before Hometown Christmas starts.
All proceeds to the Magrath 'Pals of the Pool' 
​Event sponsored by: Roosters - Bodnarus - Magrath Chamber
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.. the background story ..

For several years now, Roosters in Magrath, in support of a local non-profit group called Pals of the Pool, has held a Gingerbread House contest on the evening of the town celebration known as Magrath Hometown Christmas. The purpose of the contest is to raise money for the new swimming pool. Support to renovate the current swimming pool is much needed. While the town has set aside $100,000 for a new pool (so far), it falls short of the 2.5 million in estimated project cost - so we have a way to go. 

Magrath residents are customers of many Lethbridge and Magrath businesses. This year we hope to take the contest to new heights with a 'professional only' category by invitation only (but you can still make your own for fun and for display during Magrath's Hometown Christmas if you so desire!) Completed pro-class submissions will be on display at various locations iin either Magrath or Lethbridge and then will be brought to Roosters on Thu 3 Dec 2015 (Hometown Christmas Eve) for final viewing by the entire town.  However, the pro-class online auction ends at 5pm on 3 Dec so get your bid in before then! As in years past, anyone can create and donate a creation of their own in the fun-class category - and these will be bid on in a silent auction during Hometown Christmas! Any questions? No? Great! 

Thank you to all bidders and builders supporting the Pals of the Pool this year!
Roosters Country Marketplace (roostersmarket.ca)
2015
Disclaimer: The information on this page is being updated as it becomes available. We thank you for your patience - it is our first pro-class gingerbread house auction this year!
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