The Finalists Have Been Announced!

by Adrianna on April 13, 2011

CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR 50 FINALISTS!!

Region 1

Sanford by Aneca Photography

Demers by Lilifoto

Smith by Gustavson

Maxwell by Julie Rhodes (Photo 978)

Vuicic by Lilifoto

Graham by Julie Rhodes

Amato by Julie Rhodes

DelaCruz by S Gustavson Photography

Chounard by Julie Rhodes

Maxwell by Julie Rhodes (Photo 977)

 

Region 2

Rogers by Artis Photography

Dos by Island Style Images

Kraemer by Johnstone Studios

Gallagher by Shutterbug Studio

Rego_Rathbun by MsJaxin

Streuli by Artis Photography

McClinton by Johnstone Studios

Kirby by Johnstone Studios

Giese by Artis Photography

Dichter by Artis Photography

Region 3

Sprowls by Shutter-Happy

Kunasek by Studio C41

Boivin by Trevon Baker

Robertson by Shutter-Happy

Noon by Shutter-Happy

Fries by Studio Innovations

Beatty by Rae of Light Photography

Yoder by Paula Lovelace

Case by Paula Lovelace

Etler by Antisdel. S Photography

 

Region 4

Norling by Kimberly Ann Photography

Ganos by Kimberly Ann Photography (Photo 402)

Crawford by Portrait Stories by Ginger

Ganos by Kimberly Ann Photography (Photo 403)

Bemus by Nicole Rollin Photography

Taylor by Kimberly Ann Photography

Goetsch by Photography by Tina

Stilson by Envisions Photography

Gordon by Tammy Leker

Wood by Sarah Moore Photography

 

Region 5

Erickson by Runyon Photography

Badger by Bella Photography

Hays by Runyon PHotography

Paul by Studio 757 Photography

Tedder by Runyon PHotography

Harden by Angel Eyes Photography

Gates by Runyon Photography

Eckels by Calla Photography

Nocerino by Roberto Falck Potography

Walters by Calla Photography

Congratulations again, and a BIG THANK YOU for your participation in this important fund raising event.  We hope you had fun, and wish all of the finalists luck as you move into the final judging round.  The Finalist Gallery has been released so be sure to take a moment to check it out. Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout this fundraiser!

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*Important Updates for All Participants!*

by Adrianna on March 22, 2011

News you need to know….

As we move into the last few weeks of this exciting event, there are some important things we’d like to pass on to you:

To date, we have raised $19,115 through votes, and we are grateful for your support.  Unfortunately, we are significantly behind our prior years’ totals for this event which is our biggest fundraiser of the year.  Please encourage your participating families, and their friends to continue to vote for their “Cutest Kids”.

We have also heard from many of you that the late start for voting created an impact for your participating families, and requested we extend the voting deadline to allow additional participation.  We wanted you to know that in response to your request, we will extend the voting deadline by 5 days to April 10th at 11:59 pm Mountain Time.

Several of you have also contacted us about some “glitches” in the new “favorite points” process.  This was a new feature this year, and offered in response to feedback from prior years, but we know that there have been some challenges with the system.  Rest assured that we are working to ensure that point counts are accurate.  We will be verifying point totals for all entries to confirm that the points captured in our database are accurately reflected in the gallery and in the standings.  We will also be verifying all email addresses  used to award points for validity.  If you see an adjustment in point totals in the gallery, you can be confident that we have painstakingly verified all points awarded in our database.  To further guarantee accuracy, and make sure the children with the most points move into the final judging round, the points award process will close as originally scheduled on April 5th at 11:59 pm Mountain time.  Voting will remain open for 5 additional days, and we will utilize that time to finish verifying the validity of all points awarded.  Vote totals continue to be reflected accurately.  On April 11, 2011 the finalists will be announced.

Oh No!  Entries with no votes or points!
Time to Get the Word out to Vote.

Photographers:
If you did not enter the family email when you uploaded the image, then the email notification verifyng the acceptance of the image and the direct URL to the image was sent only to you.  Have you forwarded the link and the voting information to your clients?  Take some time today to connect with all of your clients who entered to make sure they know how to vote.

Families:
Don’t forget to take some time and contact your friends and family members, and ask them to vote for your child!  There are some fantastic prizes  to win (see the prize list below), and remember that this event benefits an International Charity providing services to families suffering an early infant loss.  This is a great way to help us continue to ofer our services to grieving families in need.

To vote, please visit the Charity Model Search Gallery.

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Social Media Marketing

March 8, 2011

Greetings Everyone! First of all we want to thank everyone for their participation in the 2011 CMS! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and it is possible because of you fabulous people! Now, to the point. There are a few weeks left to vote so it is really important for all of our [...]

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Have you encuoraged your families to vote?? Prizes awarded to top families and photogprahers…

February 25, 2011

There are many contestants that have not received any points or votes! Please let your families/clients know when their images have moved into the galleries and encourage them to get involved in the 2011 Charity Model Search. If contestants have a high number of points AND votes it will increase their chances of making it [...]

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Points….. what’s the point of points and how do they work?

February 16, 2011

The “Favorite Points” were created as a way to cast a popular vote for a model. In past years’, some families felt it was difficult to compete with only paid votes due to their economic circumstances or having very small families who could vote. We wanted to provide two opportunities to help Cutest Kid submissions [...]

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And the competition is heating up…

February 9, 2011

Each day we have more contestants entering into the galleries. Please be sure to notify your clients when their images are in the gallery so they can begin voting for their child! Remember, there are two ways to win this year! The 5 contestants with the highest votes and points from EACH region move onto [...]

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Cutest Kid Prizes!

February 4, 2011

We have put together  very enticing prize packages for our top 3 “Cutest Kids” contestants 1st-The Grand Prize winning child will win a travel package valued at $2500, a $2500 savings bond, and a $100 gift card to Target, Nikon Cool Pix point and shoot digital camera 2nd- $500 Savings Bond, and a $100 gift [...]

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And the Competition is underway….

February 3, 2011

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their portraits!  There are so many cute kids we find ourselves anxiously waiting to approve more!! We have entries from all Regions and by the looks of things the voting and competition are heating up! Don’t forget to tell your families to check in regularly to see how [...]

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Site Launch

October 4, 2010

The 2011 Charity Model Search (CMS) is back and read to launch! Photographer registration begins Monday, October 4, 2011. Registration is $25 and includes unlimited entries into the CMS and a pre-designed fully customizable marketing kit to promote the event to your clients. This is a great business builder for your studio during the slow [...]

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