A call to all who are proud to be American! The Sunland/Tujunga/Shadow Hills/Rotary Club announced a best decorating contest to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. Participants can enter photos starting July 1 through July 4 until noon showing their patriotic spirit. Winners from each category will receive a $50 gift certificate to Back Door Bakery in Sunland, or Caruso’s Italian Restaurant in Tujunga, or one of four six-month subscriptions to CV Weekly, which is also a sponsor of the event. The categories are: Best Patriotic Pet Costume. Do you have a patriotic pig, a country fried pride chicken, a feline feeling freedom, or a best-in-show canine in her best stars and stripes? If so, submit your photo!

Best Patriotic Children’s Costume. Let’s see our little future leaders show their American spirit in their best red, white and blue. They can be an historic figure, their favorite superhero, or create their own homemade costume. Be creative and send us your photo!

Best Patriotic Car/Truck/Trailer/Bus/Boat. Nothing represents freedom like being on the road or water. Bedazzle your vehicle or boat with stars and stripes, and show off that red, white and blue. Once again, be creative and submit your photo!

Best Decorated Home or Business. What says more of living the American Dream than your home or business? Show your pride; decorate with a patriotic theme and send us your photo!

The rules to enter the best decorating contest are to email one photo per category to sunland.tujunga.rotary@gmail.com. Title the photo “Decorating Contest” and participants must include their first and last name and contact phone number. Or participants can post their photo/s on the Sunland/Tujunga/Shadow Hills/Rotary Club Facebook page in the comments section under the category for which they are submitting. Pictures must be sent/posted between July 1 and July 4 at noon. Photos will then be re-posted by Rotary Club on the three community Facebook groups: The Sunland-Tujunga Independent, Sunland Tujunga Community News, and the Sunland/Tujunga/Shadow Hills/LVT news feed. Judging will be based on the number of “likes” or “hearts” received by 10 p.m. on July 4; one winner per household, per category.

Photos must be submitted to Rotary to be eligible to win.

The Sunland/Tujunga/Shadow Hills/Rotary Club reserves the right to delete or censor any politically or socially sensitive material. No politics, no Blue/Black/Police Lives Matter material will be accepted. By participating in this contest, participants give Sunland/Tujunga/Shadow Hills/Rotary Club permission to post these photos on the Facebook community group pages and reproduce these photos for purposes of public funding or publicity.