January 11, 2016
We're excited to share another week of news & ideas with our MAiZE family. There never seems to be a shortage of ideas and the truth is that some of the best originate with all of you! So, if you ever have an idea you'd like us to pass along to the group, please just send it our way. Also, please remember that we'll be archiving these ideas on the siteowner web site, so that you can go back and view them whenever you like.
Corn Party Just 29 Days Away...Still Time to Register
We hope you'll be joining 300+ of your fellow MAiZE members at the 16th Annual Corn Party in sunny Arizona. This year's conference is just around the corner, Feb. 10-13, and now is the time to register if you haven't already.
 
Information and registration forms can be found at www.cornparty.com. If you haven't looked at the website in a while, we encourage you to check out some of the latest updates. 
 
Best of the Best Time With a Chance to Win Up to $100!

 
This year's Corn Party will once again include a Best of the Best contest, recognizing members of our MAiZE family in the following categories:
 
  • Best New Idea and Best Haunt Idea
  • Best Printed Marketing Material
  • Best Website
  • Best Maze Aerial
  • Best Social Media Campaign 
  • Best Video or Commercial
We encourage all of you to enter. This year all categories must be entered online and all farms are eligible, even if you are not attending the Corn Party. The winner of each category (except Best Ideas) will be recognized and will receive a special award. Submissions for Best New Idea and Best Haunt Idea will be shown in a slideshow at the Corn Party and a prize of $100 CASH will be given to one randomly selected person in each of those categories.

Deadlines for all categories is January 23, so  CLICK HERE  for more details on how to enter!
 
Take Part in our 3rd Annual Corn Party Auction!
Calling all entries for the 3rd annual Corn Party auction! All proceeds from auction items sold will once again go toward the MAiZE college scholarship fund, awarded to deserving college-bound students each fall. Last year, due to so many generous donations and bids, more than $12,000 was generated and five scholarships were awarded this past fall!
 
If you have an item you'd like to donate, CLICK HERE to register your item. 
 
We welcome anything you think your fellow MAiZE family members would enjoy bidding on (some of the items donated last year included fresh Maine lobster, custom quilts, vintage farm items, wine, farm toys, gift baskets, vendor items & more!)

A Few Words from a Scholarship Recipient
"Receiving this scholarship means peace of mind. When working on two degrees at one time, there is little time left for anything else. So I'd truly like to thank all those who made my scholarship possible."
- Loni Blackman
 
Chat with MAiZE owners on the Facebook Forums
 
If you have a Facebook account, but haven't joined any of our private chat groups that are exclusive to our MAiZE family, you're missing out on a great opportunity to chat with fellow MAiZE owners!
* These forums are for MAiZE owners only to protect the privacy of the group and encourage open discussion. If you have an employee you'd like added, we will allow exceptions for full-time, year-round staff.
 
To access the Discussion ForumCLICK HERE and request permission to join.
To access the MarketplaceCLICK HEREand request permission to join.
To access the Haunt ForumCLICK HEREand request permission to join.
 
MAiZE News Archive
If you'd like to browse through past Ideas of the Week and news, you can access them by visiting the Resource section of the siteowner online toolbox OR by CLICKING HERE. This link takes you to the most recent emails. Older ones, dating back several years are also in the online toolbox.
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