NORWICH – The Evening Sun has partnered with the Norwich Building Tomorrow Foundation and announced the roll out of the Home Beautification Contest.

The aim of the project is to improve the quality of life in the City of Norwich and reward those in the community contributing to making the area a better place to live.

The framework for this contest mirrors the Home Beautification Contest first made popular by Smith Ford Norwich back in the 1990s. The original contest was designed with an eye toward encouraging and supporting local pride of home ownership by recognizing those who made the most noteworthy improvements to their residence.

The foundation and The Evening Sun want to resurrect this successful campaign to further encourage and recognize home improvement efforts within the city.

“We are very proud to join the Norwich Building Tomorrow Foundation in bringing the Home Beautification Contest back to the City of Norwich. We enthusiastically support the foundation’s goal in helping to make the City of Norwich a better and more attractive place to live,” said Richard Snyder, Publisher of The Evening Sun.

“We’re excited to collaborate with The Evening Sun to bring this exciting contest back to life and promote home improvement within the city,” the foundation state in a release. The organization is a non-profit dedicated to community improvement with the support of several local business and entrepreneurs.

The rules for the contest, with other details and qualifications is included on Page 20 of The Evening Sun and will continue to run throughout the contest.

Contest winners will be announced in October 2019. Contestants will be judged by exterior improvements only, with an emphasis on those properties undergoing the most significant exterior renovations which improve not only the residence, but positively impact the neighborhood as well. Examples of improvements that will be considered include but are not limited to, new siding, exterior painting, roofing, doors and windows, shutters, landscaping, exterior lighting, etc.

The Norwich Building Tomorrow Foundation is a local not for profit foundation with a mission to improve the quality of life in the City of Norwich, primarily through seeking opportunities to improve and preserve housing and other property development opportunities. Its purpose is to further the economic development of the City of Norwich community by promoting the growth and development of the area.

– Tyler Murphy, Sun Managing Editor