{"id":8842,"date":"2026-10-02T22:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T22:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8842"},"modified":"2026-10-02T22:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T22:36:29","slug":"princeton-junior-womans-club-seeks-baby-contest-entries-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8842","title":{"rendered":"Princeton Junior Woman\u2019s Club seeks baby contest entries – Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"


Entries are being accepted for the 2026 Homestead Baby Contest, with voting to begin Aug. 14. <\/span>(Photo provided by Princeton Junior Woman\u2019s Club Baby Contest)
Entries are being accepted for the 2026 Homestead Baby Contest, with voting to begin Aug. 14.
The Princeton<\/a> Junior Woman\u2019s Club is accepting entries for its 2026 Homestead Baby Contest. Entrants must be Bureau County<\/a> residents under 24 months old as of Sept. 11, 2026.
To enter, email a high-resolution color photograph of the child to princetonjuniors@gmail.com by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The photo must be unaltered and not professionally taken.
The email must include the child\u2019s name, sex, birthdate and address, along with the parent\u2019s name and two contact phone numbers.
In-person voting begins at noon on Friday, Aug. 14 and continues until noon on Friday, Sept. 11. Voting canisters will be displayed at four locations, rotating weekly: Midland States Bank (Aug. 14-21), First State Bank (Aug. 21-28), Central Bank (Aug. 28-Sept.4) and Heartland Bank – South Branch (Sept. 4-11). Canisters move at noon on Fridays.
The club is also accepting votes through Venmo. To vote, send a transaction to @P-Juniors-71 and include the baby\u2019s name in the \u201cWhat\u2019s it for?\u201d line. One dollar equals 100 votes. Venmo voting runs from noon on Aug. 14 through noon on Thursday, Sept. 10.
Winners will be notified Sept. 11 and announced during that evening\u2019s Homestead Festival announcements. Prizes will be awarded to boy and girl winners and runners-up. All winners and their parents will participate in the Homestead Festival parade on Saturday, Sept. 12.
The Princeton Junior Woman\u2019s Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Proceeds from the contest will be donated to communities and organizations within Bureau<\/a> County through club projects.
Shaw Local News Network provides local news throughout northern Illinois<\/p>\n

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Entries are being accepted for the 2026 Homestead Baby Contest, with voting to begin Aug. 14. (Photo provided by Princeton Junior Woman\u2019s Club Baby Contest)Entries are being accepted for the 2026 Homestead Baby Contest, with voting to begin Aug. 14.The Princeton Junior Woman\u2019s Club is accepting entries for its 2026 Homestead Baby Contest. Entrants must be Bureau County residents under<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t