GULF SHORES, Ala. – The news and information websites GulfCoastNewsToday.com and GulfVisitorGuide.com announced a new audience appreciation contest as a Sendoff-to-Summer tribute. Grand Prize will be a family weekend getaway at the beautiful Beach Club resort in Gulf Shores.

To be entered for the giveaway, simply create a user log-in on either website by Labor Day (2013). The sign-up box is located at the very top right corner of both sites. A random drawing will be held on Tuesday, September 3rd among all users registered through midnight of Labor Day. Registration is absolutely FREE. By creating a site log-in, users can submit event items to our interactive community calendar, comment on articles, submit news items, press releases and letters to the editor.

Your same log-in can be used to claim and manage business and community listings on the sites' Gulf Coast Directory.

The sites are products of the Gulf Coast Newspapers group (GCN). Publisher Sudie Gambrell said of the new audience contest, "First, we want to thank our readers for trusting our digital products as a prime source of Gulf Coast news and information, which in turn has fired tremendous growth in our online audience this past year. Second, we want to invite more interaction with that audience and continue growing the sense of 'community' with user-contributed content, comment and discussion."

GCN is a community newspaper group based on the Alabama Gulf Coast which in addition to its digital properties publishes 5 twice-weekly papers, the oldest of which began in 1890 (second-oldest started in 1894): The Baldwin Times, The Courier, The Independent, The Onlooker and The Islander. 

Contest grand prize will be free a two-night family getaway in a 2-bedroom beachfront suite at The Beach Club. The Grand Prize package will also include a gourmet dinner at Coast Restaurant (up to $100 value) and a four-pack of free guest tickets to the Cobb Pinnacle 14 Theaters in Gulf Shores.

Full contest details and rules follow. You can find our sites at the links below:

GulfCoastNewsToday.com

GulfVisitorGuide.com

Gulf Coast Newspapers' Sendoff to Summer Contest - Official Rules

1. Eligible contest entries shall be website users with registered Log-Ins by midnight, Sept. 2, 2013 on GulfCoastNewsToday.com or GulfVisitorGuide.com. (There is no need to register on both sites, a single log-in creates dual registration and contest eligibility)

2. Duplicate registrations will be disqualified. Employees of Gulf Coast Newspapers LLC (GCN) and their immediate family members are ineligible.

3. Winner will be chose by random drawing of eligible entries on Sept. 3, 2013.

4. Grand Prize will be a complimentary two night accommodation at The Beach Club, Gulf Shores AL.  Lodging unit will be a 2-bedroom suite which may sleep up to 6 or more. Beach Club occupancy regulations will apply. Use of winning accommodation will be scheduled on space-available basis and usable through Dec. 31, 2013. Reservation of dates will be required through GCN officials.

5. Winner will be notified via e-mail, and grants permission to GCN for use of name in various media notifications and publications.