Cherry Photo Contest Announces The Launch Of CMI's Face Book Page

Wenatchee, Washington – CMI (Columbia Marketing International) one of Washington State’s largest grower and shipper of premium conventional and organic apples, pears and cherries, announces a Cherry Photo Contest on their new Face Book page.

The CMI Cherry Contest asks consumers to capture their favorite summer memory using a package of CMI’s Sweet Red or Rainier Cherries in their creative photo.

CONTEST
Summer – oh-so-short and oh-so-sweet. Just like Sweet Red Cherries – here for just a brief moment in time. What is your favorite summer memory or activity? Can you capture your favorite summer memory using a package of CMI Sweet Red or Rainier Cherries in the photo?

At the beach, on vacation, picnics, family gatherings and gatherings with friends, any summer activity – you pick the location and setting and then capture the moment utilizing a package of CMI Sweet Cherries in the photo.

E-mail your summer memory photo (at least 300 kb) to cherrycontest@cmiapples.com for a chance to win the following prizes:

  •  One Grand Prize winner receives an iPad2
  •  One Second place winner receives an iPod touch
  •  One third place winner receives an iPod nano

Honorable mention winners will receive a customized “CMI Friend” coffee mug with your submitted photo emblazoned on the mug.

Deadline for submitting photos is September 1. At that time, photos will be placed on the CMI Facebook page for voting by CMI Facebook friends. Facebook address to vote: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Columbia-Marketing-International

Deadline for voting on Facebook is October 1. Winners will be announced on November 1, 2011. Detailed rules on Facebook.

The Sweet Red Cherry is bursting with intense sweetness and vibrant flavor – firm and juicy with a deep mahogany red color. Not only are they beautiful and delicious, they are also good for you!

Sweet Red Cherries are one of the few fruits that are truly seasonal, and a short, but oh-so-sweet season it is! The CMI Cherry season begins in July and is completed mid to late August.

Enjoy them while you can – because some things are too good to last forever.

Source: CMI (Columbia Marketing International)