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| Other Park Facilities: Veterans Memorial Field House • Rose Garden • Tennis Center • Cemeteries |
 Ritter
Park Rose Garden Needs Your Vote to WinALL-AMERICA ROSE SELECTIONS "America's Best Rose Garden" Competition Ritter Park Rose Garden is in the running to become the first winner of All-American Rose Selections' (AARS) "American's Best Rose Garden" competition. This national competition to find the best public rose gardens in America officially launches on April 1st, 2010. Communities across American can vote online at www.rose.org for their favorite local garden. Since 1938, the non-profit All-America Rose Selections (AARS) has been dedicated to the introduction and promotion of exceptional roses. Each of the 130 AARS-plus accredited public rose gardens across America bloom with hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of roses each year. The top ten gardens with the most individual votes will become finalists. Then, a panel of experts from AARS will travel to the five finalist cities, review the gardens, and select one winner based on beauty, creativity and the garden's overall contribution to its community. The winning garden will receive a $2,500 cash donation and will be  featured in a
national PR campaign highlighting the best gardens in America.
The winner and nine finalists will be announced in the summer of
2010."With more than 130 AARS accredited gardens nationwide, the competition is going to be tough," said Henry Conklin, AARS president. "Each AARS public garden has the potential to make a significant impact in its community, and AARS wants to celebrate and promote these beautiful gardens."
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