Face Mask Contest Could Net Big Prizes For Annapolis Sewers

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Sewers who whip up the most creative face mask for a special contest could win prizes for their skills. In an effort to ensure everyone has access to a face mask, officials have launched the #Masks4Annapolis initiative that aims to encourage people to produce more masks for both adults and children. #Masks4Annapolis seeks to collect 1,000 adult and 1,000 children’s masks this summer.

“Annapolis is a giving town,” said Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley in a statement. “We are asking people to help out by sewing masks and I know this will be successful. Be creative and share the love, not the virus.”

The Hilton Garden Inn Annapolis Downtown has rallied local businesses and some of its sister hotels in the region to provide prizes for mask makers in several themed categories. The #Masks4Annapolis contest will run from June 1 to July 31 to help provide the office of emergency management with the masks they need.

Starting June 12, donated masks will be collected from designated drop boxes and winners will be selected for Most Annapolitan, Most Maryland, Most Patriotic and Most Creative. Buckley, office of emergency management director Kevin Simmons, Maryland Sen. Sarah Elfreth, Rob Levitt of Creating Communities and others will serve as weekly judges.

When the contest is done, all weekly winners will be entered to win the grand prize of a two-night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn Annapolis Downtown, dinner for two at Kitchen on West Street and dinner for two at Latitude 38. Judges for the grand prize will be international recording artists and hometown favorites – Good Charlotte. There will also be a special prize for most masks donated.
To enter, contestants just need to create a cloth mask and submit it with an entry form in a plastic bag at one of the following drop-off sites:

• Office of Emergency Management donation bin – bottom of West Street in front of Zachary’s Jewelers
• Hilton Garden Inn Annapolis Downtown – 174 West Street, main lobby
• Latitude 38 Waterfront – 12 Dock Street

Contestants also can mail their mask and entry form to the Hilton Garden Inn Annapolis Downtown at 174 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401.

Entry forms and more information can be found at Annapolis.thekitchenandbar.com/masks4annapolis or at each drop-off site. Prizes include gift cards, dinners, drinks and hotel stays from:

• Lemongrass
• Boatyard Bar and Grill
• Carpaccio
• Café Normandie
• Sailor Oyster Bar (donated by Schooner Woodwind)
• Kitchen on West Street
• Latitude 38 Waterfront
• Hilton Garden Inn Annapolis Downtown
• Hampton Inn White House
• Residence Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor
• Hampton Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor
• AC Hotel by Marriott Washington DC Downtown
• Hyatt Place National Harbor