Local Cook Seeks to be Crowned “Mrs. Holiday” with Community Help

 September will soon arrive and the beginning of of election season. Something that most people, especially this season, relish like a visit to the mother-in -law's.

But wait, we all can have some voting fun and practice before that nasty day in November arrives.

A local lady is running for a national office and she needs our help. Ruth Hartunian-Alumbaugh, a Willimantic resident and activist has  thrown her “apron” into the ring to be named Mrs. Holiday through Taste of Home Cooking magazine’s contest!

This has  to do with an opportunity for our community to help Ruth as she seeks the office of Mrs Holiday.

Here is the “skinny” on the contest;

To audition for the role of Mrs. Holiday, women age 18 or older must visit Facebook.com/TasteofHome to enter a virtual pageant. There they can submit a video entry of no more than two minutes to show/tell us how they bring the holidays to life and convince us why they should be Taste of Home's Mrs. Holiday. They also should submit a signature holiday recipe in 200 words or less. Unlike the Miss America pageant, consumers will have a hand in picking Mrs. Holiday by voting for their favorite entrant. Mrs. Holiday will be selected from among the top 100 vote getters by a panel of experts.

What’s in it for Ruth? A job doing something she loves, a chance to highlight her community since many of the demonstrations will occur locally here in Willimantic where she lives, AND a chance to visit her family in Wisconsin where she grew up. Taste of Home’s headquarters is in Greendale, WI., about ½ hour from where she grew up in Cudahy! So, being crowned Mrs. Holiday is a blessing for many, not just one!

  So please vote Ruth   “LIKE” Ruth on the Taste of Home Mrs. Holiday page at this link; https://www.facebook.com/tasteofhome/app_308553629224079. Click on VOTE NOW. Then, find her entry in the MOST POPULAR section after you click on VIEW ALL. Vote for her every day between now and September 7th. She needs your help.

Ruth's Beef Burgundy Stew

 Ruth Hartunian-Alumbaugh