(Seguin) – It’s all hands-on deck for Seguin as it sprints into the final hours of voting for America’s Favorite Small Town.
Over the last few weeks, Seguin has become one of the Top 20 cities competing nationwide in the Parade Magazine contest. The competition which celebrates America’s 250th birthday is designed to shine a national spotlight on communities that exemplify hometown pride, culture, and connection.
Blaire Friar, director of Main Street & Destination Management for the city of Seguin, says this final day is critical to locking in the top spot – a spot that Seguin has been sitting in the last few days.
“The deadline is Jan. 21. That will be the last day for voting, and we are currently sitting at #1 so we are really pushing people to keep on voting so we can stay in that position. We are really excited and think Seguin is definitely a great small town and we deserve some recognition,” said Friar.
At the end of Tuesday, the city remained at No. 1.
But Friar says staying there depends on one last push from residents, former locals, and anyone who loves what Seguin stands for.
Friar says voting takes less than a minute and can be done online at americasfavoritesmalltowns.parade.com.
“No time to go in and vote. Just put in your email and put in Seguin and hit Vote Now,” said Friar.
Friar says winning the national title would bring major recognition and a once-in-a-generation celebration to Seguin.
“We will get some recognition in Parade Magazine as well as they will come and do an activation during Fourth of July to kind of highlight Seguin and highlight us as America’s favorite small town and we will just get a lot of great media coverage and things like that so a lot of it is really bragging rights and we are really proud of Seguin,” said Friar.
Keeping up with the strong momentum to vote is also giving voters a chance to be a winner themselves.
That’s because each daily vote doubles as an entry to win $1,500 toward a trip or vacation.
Again, voting ends today with voting available at americasfavoritesmalltowns.parade.com.