Contestants Needed for Miss Cary, Miss FRG

Candidates are being sought for the annual Miss Cary and Miss Fox River Grove Business Scholarship Pageant, scheduled for Saturday, May 19 at Cary-Grove High School, 2208 Three Oaks Road. 

The event is coordinated by the . 

Winners receive $1,000 business scholarships from the Chamber and numerous prizes donated by local business.

Applications forms are available at the Chamber office at 445 Park Avenue, at Cary-Grove High School, and on the Chamber web site at www.carygrovechamber.com.  The deadline to register is Feb. 13.

Young women who apply for the pageant must be between the ages of 16 and  21 and reside within either zip codes 60013 or 60021. 

Participants will be expected to appear at the on Saturday, March 3 at the high school, participate in business and community events, and compete the night of the pageant on May 19.

The first official meeting of candidates will be a mandatory photo and information session begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the , 800 Feinberg Ct., Cary.

Sponsors for Pageant Participants

Each pageant contestant must be sponsored by a Cary Grove Area Chamber of Commerce member. 

The cost to sponsor a candidate is $250. 

Sponsors receive significant visibility throughout the pageant process.  The Chamber has a list of businesses interested in sponsoring.  If a candidate needs a sponsor, they should call the Cary Grove Area Chamber of Commerce at (847) 639-2800.