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Promote Affton's 'Deck the House' Entry with this Facebook Banner

Use our original image of the Dolan's house covered in dazzling Christmas lights and promote them as they battle to bring $100,000 to Affton School District.

Bringing $100,000 to the Affton School District is as easy as updating your Facebook profile.

Patch's Deck the House contest will award $100,000 to the community that earns the most votes for their Christmas decorations, and Affton's Dolan family is determined to win that money. They had a small taste of victory last year when they won 5th place nationwide, but .

Vote for Affton here!

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Affton Patch designed a Facebook banner image (the big, long picture at the top of a Facebook page) featuring the Dolan's house ablaze with Christmas lights and a URL to direct your Facebook friends to find out how to vote.

And right now, this photo is OUR Facebook banner picture. (Go Dolans!)

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So share the picture, make it your Facebook banner and go vote!

Here are some instructions for changing your Facebook banner:

  1. Download the rectangular photo at the top of this story.
  2. Go to your Facebook page and hover the mouse over your current banner photo.
  3. A white box should appear in the bottom corner of the photo saying, "Change cover." Click this button.
  4. Choose "Upload photo" from the drop-down menu and select the photo you downloaded in step 1! You're done!


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