2018 LITTLE MR & MISS MARIGOLD PAGEANT PEKIN MOOSE*PEKIN, ILLINOIS SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2018* NOON 5PM JOIN US FOR A FUN, FAMILY MARIGOLD FESTIVAL EVENT. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. LOOKING FOR GIRLS AND BOYS WITH PERSONALITY PLUS TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF PEKIN. THERE WILL BE MANY APPEARANCE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DOORS OPEN AT NOON*PAGEANT BEGINS AT 1PM FOR AGES 0-3. THERE WILL BE A BREAK AT 2:30PM WITH A CAKE RECEPTION, UNIQUE TWIST WILL BE MAKING BALLOONS AND ULTIMATE QUEEN OR KING WILL BE CROWNED. CONTESTANTS AGES 5 AND UP, REGISTER AT 3PM AND COMPETITION STARTS AFTER THE BREAK. REGISTRATION FEE IS $50 TO ENTER AND DOOR BADGES ARE $5.00 EACH. EVERYONE ENTERING THE PAGEANT MUST WEAR THEIR ADMISSION BADGE. WINNERS FROM THE PAGEANT WILL APPEAR ON THE 2019 EASTER SEALS TELETHON WITH A CHECK PRESENTATION. THIS APPEARANCE IS ONE OF THE FAVORITES EACH YEAR. ULTIMATE QUEEN OR KING WILL BE OUR SPOKESMODEL DURING CHECK PRESENTATION. GIRLS COMPETE IN SUNDAY BEST, FLOWER GIRL DRESSES OR SOMETHING YOU WOULD WEAR TO A NICE EVENT. BOYS COMPETE IN SUNDAY BEST, NICE SUIT, DRESSY SHORT OR SLACKS SET. EXPENSIVE CLOTHING ISN T NECESSARY.
THERE IS NO SPEECH OR INTERVIEW. YOU SIMPLY WALK TO X WHEN EMCEE CALLS YOUR NAME, SMILE AND WAVE. THAT S ALL THERE IS TO IT. AGE GROUPS ARE LIMITED* ENTER EARLY* SOME GROUPS FILL UP FAST. ONE ULTIMATE QUEEN OR KING WILL BE CROWNED DURING THE BREAK. THIS TITLE WILL BE AWARDED TO THE CONTESTANT THAT RAISES THE MOST MONEY IN DONATIONS FOR EASTER SEALS. TOP FIVE CONTESTANTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AND AWARDED A TROPHY AND NICE CROWN. RETURNING QUEENS/KINGS MAY ENTER IF YOU HAVE MOVED UP AN AGE GROUP AND WOULD BE COMPETING FOR A DIFFERENT TITLE. GIRLS AGES BABY MISS 0-8 MO. BABY MISS 9-18 MO. TINY MISS 19-35 MO BOYS AGES BABY MR. 0-2 YRS TINY MR. 3-4 YRS. LITTLE MR. 5 AND UP PETITE MISS 3-4 LITTLE MISS 5-6 JUNIOR MISS 7-9 PRE-TEEN MISS 10-12 TEEN 13 AND UP
ALL WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A LARGE CROWN, 3 FT-2 TIERED TROPHY AND CUSTOM SATIN SASH. THERE WILL BE FOUR RUNNER-UPS PER GROUP. THEY WIL BE AWARDED A NICE TROPHY, CROWN FOR GIRLS AND MEDALLION FOR BOYS. ALL CONTESTANTS WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY! PHOTO CONTEST FOR 2018 PHOTO CONTEST THIS YEAR! PHOTOGENTIC WINNER IN EACH AGE GROUP. ENTER YOUR BEST 8 X 10 PHOTO TO WIN. TURN IN PHOTOS AT THE INFORMATIONAL LIBRARY MEETING. THERE WILL BE A PHOTOGENTIC WINNER IN EACH AGE GROUP. GIRLS WILL WIN SASH AND CROWN; BOYS WILL WIN MEDALLION AND SASH. THERE WILL BE ONE OVERALL WINNER IN 0-4 AND 5 AND UP GROUP. BOYS AND GIRLS ARE COMBINED FOR THIS OVERALL AWARD. OVERALL PHOTOGENTIC WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED A LARGE CROWN AND CUSTOM SATIN SASH, WILL MAKE ALL APAPEARANCES WITH US. THE DEADLINE TO ENTER IS SATURDAY, JULY 21, 2018 AT 5PM. HOW TO ENTER: MAIL ENTRY FORM AND REGISTRATION FEE TO PAGEANT DIRECTOR, JACKIE MONTGOMERY, 1729 ST CLAIR DR. PEKIN, IL 61554. PLEASE SEND MONEY ORDER OR CHECK MADE OUT TO JACKIE MONTGOMERY. NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO PAGEANT. YOU CAN ALSO PAYPAL TO jakki1009@yahoo.com. THERE WILL BE A PRE-REGISTRATION AND INFORMATIONAL MEETING AT PEKIN PUBLIC LIBRARY ON TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018 FROM 5-7PM. AGES 0-3 REGISTER FROM 5-6 PM AND AGES 4 AND UP REGISTER FROM 6-7PM. YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR CONTESTANT NUMBER, PURCHASE DOOR BADGES AND RECEIVE A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS. PLEASE TURN IN YOUR
MONIES RAISED FOR ULTIMATE TITLE AT THIS TIME. CHECKS FOR EASTER SEALS PLEASE MAKE OUT TO PEKIN CAMPAIGN FOR EASTER SEALS. AVOID WAITING IN LINE DAY OF THE PAGEANT, ATTEND THE PRE- REGISTRATION MEETING. NOW IS YOUR TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS. REIGNING ROYALTY WILL BE THERE TO HELP. IF YOU ARE ENTERING THE PHOTO CONTEST, TURN IN YOUR BEST PHOTO/ PHOTOS 8 X 10 AT THIS MEETING. PHOTOS NOT ACCEPTED PAGEANT DAY. YOU MAY PICK UP YOUR PHOTOS AFTER CROWING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL OR TEXT 309-267-4402. EMAIL IS ALSO THE BEST WAY, jackiereceiptads@yahoo.com. HAIR AND MAKE-UP MUST BE AGE APPROPRIATE. POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED. ASK IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND WHAT IS ALLOWED AT THE LIBRARY MEETING. CONTESTANTS MUST LIVE IN TAZEWELL COUNTY AND BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND SCHEDULED EVENTS. FIRST 10 ENTRIES RECEIVED, WILL BE AWARDED TWO DOOR BADGES AT LIBRARY REGISTRATION MEETING. YOU CAN PURCHASE DOOR BADGES AT THE PAGEANT, NO NEED TO PURCHASE EARLY. THIS IS OUR 18 TH YEAR! LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF THE CONTESTANTS AT THE PAGEANT.
OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM 2018 LITTLE MR & MISS MARIGOLD PAGEANT NAME BIRTHDATE AGE DAY OF PAGEANT ADDRESS PHONE # EMAIL HAIR COLOR EYE COLOR FAVORITE TOY/HOBBY FAVORITE THING ABOUT PEKIN IF I HAD ONE WISH SPONSORED BY PARENTS NAMES PARENTS SIGNATURE ENTRY FEE DOOR BADGES *EACH PHOTOGENTIC ENTRY EXTRA PHOTO ( up to 3 ) $50.00 $ 5.00 $25.00 $5.00