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With summer winding down and fall nearly on our doorstep, it\u2019s time to pause and celebrate the winners of our #MyYongeStreet selfie contest<\/a>. Business support is a big part of our rapidway projects, as we know that long-term construction can be disruptive for business owners. To encourage people to rekindle their love of shopping and dining on Yonge Street, with the help of the Town of Newmarket and Chamber of Commerce, we put together a fun and easy contest to enter and win!<\/p>\n Over the span of three weeks, we had more than 50 entries from people who chose to stop, shop and dine on Yonge, supporting the businesses that are the life of the community. With random draws, we gave away\u00a0three weekly $100 prizes and three grand prize<\/a> Yonge Street shopping sprees valued at $500, $750 and $1,000.<\/p>\n Scroll down to view some stories from our grand prize winners.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Michelle\u2019s Story – $750 Winner:<\/strong><\/p>\n Wow! This is amazing! You have just made my day.<\/p>\n – Michelle<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kim\u2019s Story – $500 Winner:<\/strong><\/p>\n I am a single Mom of 2. [My] eldest is [an] independent\/successful 23yr old who lives in Ottawa. My youngest, 20yr [old], with Down Syndrome, lives with me. \u00a0When I\u2019m at work, I\u2019ll often have my son hang out in [the] clinic so he isn\u2019t home alone. \u00a0Lately, he\u2019s [wanted] to visit the All Star Sports<\/a>, which is close to where I work.<\/p>\n My youngest son walks over with a pad and paper and wanders around to write his Christmas Wish List. \u00a0My son is a Special Olympian for Aurora (baseball, basketball and golf), [and] is a collector of anything sports related. \u00a0He has quite a collection of jerseys\/t-shirts ([and] proudly wears them daily).<\/p>\n I noticed a couple weeks ago while in All Star Sports [\u2026], the contest from viva[Next] to help support local business during the Viva construction on Yonge St., between Sawmill and Davis.<\/p>\n A fun contest \u2013 submit a selfie at the store affected by construction \u2013 was a creative way to say thank you to business owners. \u00a0So, I snapped a picture of [my son] with his new Chicago Black Hawks t-[shirt] purchased at All Star Sports, and for fun, submitted his picture.<\/p>\n I was super excited to find out that we were selected a winner in the contest. \u00a0Sweet! $500 goes a long way in these shops and so I wanted to get my youngest son his desired jersey from All Star Sport. A sweet treat for me at Beautiful Boutique<\/a> and a massage certificate for my eldest son when he comes home for a visit \u2013 a wonderful massage with at Daylyn Wellness<\/a>.<\/p>\n I\u2019m grateful and blessed \u2013 thank you viva[Next]\u00a0for the surprise win!<\/p>\n – Kimberly<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you to everyone who took part in the contest and to businesses along Yonge Street in Newmarket for supporting it.\u00a0 Your patience and support has been much appreciated!<\/p>\n