Thanks so much to all of the people who submitted photos to the 7 Mile Memories Photography contest. We saw some of the funniest, cutest and beautiful portraits! We are so excited to announce the winners of the contest we recently ran for our Avalon and Stone Harbor Facebook fans! The 2 top entries were neck and neck throughout the contest, with our 2nd place winner pulling ahead and winning by just a few votes. It was a ton of fun and we are so grateful to all of our awesome merchants on the Island who donated some incredible prizes! We have listed the winners below in order and the prize packages. We look forward to meeting you and working with you! Please visit the facebook pages of the merchants who donated prizes and “like” their pages to keep up to date on all of their specials.  They would appreciate your support!

Grand Prize Winner: Ashley Trainer -  Denver, CO

Grand Prize Package:
2 night vacation stay at Concord Suites in Avalon ($500 Min Value)
$300 Gift Card for Avalon Art Photography
$200 Gift Card to Island Studio in Stone Harbor
$100 Gift Card to Fusion Salon and Day Spa in Avalon
$100 Gift Card to Springer’s Ice Cream in Stone Harbor
$50 Gift Card to Hassis Men’s Shop in Avalon
$50 Gift Card to The Painted Pie Bakery in Stone Harbor
$50 Gift Card to Spiaggia Seafood Trattoria in Stone Harbor
$50 Gift Card to Global Pursuit in Stone Harbor
$50 Gift Card to Avalon Rose on 8th Restaurant in Avalon

Second Place: Alicia Barbor – Hatboro, PA

Second Place Prize Package:
$200 Gift Card for Avalon Art Photography
$50 Gift Card to Springer’s Ice Cream in Stone Harbor
$50 Gift Card to Spiaggia Seafood Trattoria in Stone Harbor
$25 Gift Card to Coventry Crossing Florist in Stone Harbor
$20 Gift Card to Global Pursuit in Stone Harbor

Third Place: Kim Ryan – Sparta, NJ

Third Place Prize Package:
$100 Gift Card for Avalon Art Photography
$25 Gift Card to Springer’s Ice Cream in Stone Harbor
$25 Gift Card to Global Pursuit in Stone Harbor

There is a big shopping weekend coming up in Avalon, NJ!  The 7MBCA will once again present its very popular “Shopaholics Weekend” at The Princeton and the Whitebrier March 3rd – 4th,  2012.

Boutique Bellissima
The Preppy Palm
Armadillo
Tiger Lily
she be surfin’
The Princeton - 2008 Dune Drive, Avalon, NJ
The Whitebrier Restaurant - 260 20th Street, Avalon, NJ

Jon and I grew up together coming to Avalon every summer with our families. It was a house filled with lots of kids, crabbing on the dock and many long exciting days at the beach. We would play and ride the waves so hard that by 1pm, we would have to nap. Our fathers would take us into Hennys during happy hour and we would sit on their laps and listen to music. Does anyone remember the movie theatre on the Pier at 30th St? We saw Jaws one late night and came out the back door which looked over the ocean… spooky!! It’s so special to now see our chidren enjoying those same memories! Thanks Sara for being such a wonderul assistant!

These young ladies had so much energy they were bursting at the seams! Sometimes at a photography session I smile so much that it hurts… this was definately the case with this family!

When I saw this little girl my heart just wanted to melt! She was so much fun at the beach! The whole family was very full of life! Look at the expressions on those little boys!