{"id":2128,"date":"2010-10-11T10:51:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T14:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2025-11-26T21:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T02:48:21","slug":"september-monthly-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/blog\/greeting-cards-monthly-finalists\/september-monthly-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"September Monthly Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re pleased to announce that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3 Monthly Finalists<\/span> were chosen for September! Each monthly finalist will receive a $75 Amazon gift card. Be sure to tell us what you think of the monthly winning designs by leaving a comment below; we&#8217;d love to hear from you! <strong>**And don&#8217;t forget, even if you weren&#8217;t chosen as a Monthly Finalist you may still be in the running for the $10,000 scholarship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t submitted a design yet for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/greeting-cards-scholarship.htm\">$10,000 Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest<\/a>, why wait?<\/p>\n<p>Make it easy for your friends and family to view the Monthly Finalists by posting the following link to your personal or school website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/greeting-cards-winners-and-finalists.htm\">https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/greeting-cards-monthly-finalists4.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or, pass on the code below to your school webmaster or someone you know with a website or blog:<br \/>\n<textarea cols=\"85\" rows=\"3\">Check out the &lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.gallerycollection.com\/greeting-cards-monthly-finalists4.htm&#8221; 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