Kids & Family
Desert's 'Best Moms' to be Honored This Weekend
Including this year's winners, Time Warner Cable has now recognized 275 mothers, along with their nominating student and teacher, over the 11-year history of the Best Moms program.
Time Warner Cable will recognize the winners of the 2014 Best Moms contest May 10 at the Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells.
The annual contest, now in its 11th year, provides local children the opportunity to celebrate the qualities that make their moms special, earning the families’ well-deserved appreciation for Mother’s Day. Including this year’s winners, Time Warner Cable has now recognized 275 mothers, along with their nominating student and teacher, over the 11-year history of the Best Moms program.
“This is truly one of the highlights of our year, as we get to share the heartfelt tributes submitted by these students,” said Kim LaTour, Director of Community Investment for Time Warner Cable. “Our Best Moms celebration is the culmination of months of hard work and planning. It provides these children a rare opportunity to proudly give their mothers the recognition they deserve.”
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Time Warner Cable’s Best Moms Contest invited area students in grades 4-12 to share their stories by submitting an essay or short video at www.TWCBestMoms.com, a website that provided all contest details, and offered an easy method of submission on what makes their mom the “Best Mom.”
Judges for this year’s contests were made up of local VIPs and Time Warner Cable employees. Of the hundreds of entries in the desert, the top moms were selected to be honored at this year’s luncheon.
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Every Best Mom selected will receive an award and a gift bag filled with gifts for mom, while the top winner from each school level (elementary, middle and high school) will be presented with an iPad2 and that student’s teacher will receive a $250 gift card for classroom supplies.
2014 Desert Cites Best Moms Finalists:
- Banning: Linda Loya, Felicia McCafferty
- Cathedral City: Jessica Hodges, Alby Jaimes, Martin Meza
- Coachella: Diana Marmolejo, Norma Ontiveros
- Desert Hot Springs: Tiffany Dean, Julie Docter, Sobeida Gutierrez, Jeanette Jaime
- Indio: Andie Jaeger, Michelle Moran, Jennifer Ortega, Erin Teran, Yolanda Vazquez Carillo
- La Quinta: Melissa Moll, Marcie Quagliani
- Palm Desert: Cecilia Kim, Julieta Landero, Salina Marquez, Joy Swize
- Palm Springs: Kusum Negi
- Rancho Mirage: Laurie Boggs
- Thousand Palms: Madonna Gerrell
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