Americana Furniture's 'Why Applie Pie Makes Me So Happy' Contest Deadline is Oct 23

Entries into Americana Furniture’s “Why Apple Pie Makes Me So Happy” Essay Contests for kids and adults is this Friday, October 23rd. Lori Friedlander, Americana Furniture Sales Manager and director of the store’s newly-introduced Design Center, announced the iconic store is, “Receiving dozens of entries every day into this contest that is open to residents throughout southeastern Connecticut.”

Friedlander stated contest winners will be announced during the “Americana Applefest and Veteran’s Day Celebration” on Saturday, November 7, from 12:00 noon to 4 p.m. “We will host a ribbon cutting for our new Design Center, plus offer free apple pie, apple cider, apple cider donuts, and popcorn. Live music will be performed by Still Pickin’ country western and bluegrass band, plus we’ll have a strolling magician, magic shows, ‘bob for apples’ contests, face-painting, raffle prizes and more. All “Celebration” guests will receive ten percent discounts on all in-store purchases. Parking and entry are free, and the event will be held rain or shine.”

During the “Celebration”, Americana Furniture will also announce the winner of their Baked Apple Pie Contest and introduce the U.S. Veteran family that will receive a complementary “Room Makeover” in honor of Veteran’s Day.
 
The “Why Apple Pie Makes Me So Happy” essay contests were launched in celebration of Americana Furniture’s recent opening of their Design Center that offers expert services for their customers. The kids’ contest is for children ages 3 to 17, and the adult contest is for anyone 18 and older. The 300-word essays must be submitted to Americana Furniture by midnight Friday, October 23, 2015 by U.S. Mail or email.
 
“Americana Furniture has been in southeastern Connecticut since 1922,” stated Friedlander. “For more than nine decades, this continuously-family-owned business is offering these Essay Contests to celebrate our new Design Center and the success of our Apple Pie Café. In addition to offering a comfortable, quiet place where customers can relax and discuss their design options, the Café has become a favored gathering place for local area community groups, business associations, families and friends.”
 
Established in Waterford in 1922, Americana Furniture has been a favorite furniture destination for more than 90 years. The business began when cousins Hilbert and William Hendel began peddling their portable house ware products on foot throughout the New London, Groton and Mystic area. Six years later they opened Hendel’s Furniture in downtown New London. Their business prospered and in 1949 the cousins purchased several acres of land in Waterford on which stood a red dairy barn. Today the icon location, without the dairy cows, complete with the barn and silo continues as home to Americana Furniture.
 
“This retail store was founded on the principal of ‘no sales pressure’, stated Jon Hendel, current president and grandson/great-nephew to the Hendel cousins. “Our legendary store offers a relaxed, comfortable, welcoming atmosphere for shoppers to wander through rooms filled with inspiring ideas for all furniture styles for every room in a house. This heralded business is the only family-operated furniture store in the region for more than 90-years. We are also the only store to also offer complementary design services to all our customers, plus furniture that fits every budget offered in our showroom and our ‘purchase and carry’ warehouse. Our newly-launched Design Center offers highly-individualized service for our discerning customers. Every day, our experienced staff strives to provide every customer with a depth of knowledge and expertise that assures them they can be confident with their furniture purchases. We are proud today to continue the family tradition of good value, fair pricing, and personal service.”
 
The two winners of the kids’ Essay Contest will win new bicycles. Two adult contest winners will receive a $250 Gift Certificate toward any furnishing or accessory item.  Winners will be announced between 1:00 and 1:30 p.m. on November 7, and need not be present but must agree to participate in publicity and social media campaigns after they visit the Americana Furniture store to receive their prizes at a future date in 2015.
 
To enter the “Why Apple Pie Makes Me So Happy” essay contests, send a maximum 300-word essay along with name, home address and phone number/email address of each essay writer. Either U.S. Mail the essays to the attention of: Apple Pie Kids’ Contest or Apple Pie Adults’ Contest, Americana Furniture, 35 Great Neck Road, Waterford, CT 06385, or email to contest@americanafurniture.net. All U.S. Mail entries must be postmarked by midnight October 23, 2015, and all applicants must agree to participate in essay-related award publicity and social media campaigns.
 
Americana Furniture is open Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 35 Great Neck Road in Waterford. For more information, visit www.americanafurniture.net, or call 860-442-8587.