What you need to know:
- Authorized Exchange shoppers age 18 and older can enter the Halloween Pet Costume Photo Contest from Oct. 1-31.
- Submit a photo of a pet in costume for a chance to win a share of $3,000 in Exchange gift cards.
- Two grand-prize winners will receive $500 gift cards, and eight runners-up will receive $250 gift cards.
DALLAS – Trick or treaters aren’t the only ones dressing up this Halloween. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES, the Exchange) is searching for the military community’s most fur-ightfully fun pet companions in its Halloween Pet Costume Photo Contest.
From Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 years or older worldwide can submit a photo of their pets in their Halloween finest at ShopMyExchange.com/Sweepstakes for their chance to win a share of $3,000 in gift cards.
Two grand-prize winners will each receive a $500 Exchange gift card. Eight runners-up will receive a $250 gift card.
“Pets are an important part of military families, and this contest gives them a chance to join the Halloween fun,” said Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Angela Holden, the Exchange’s senior enlisted advisor. “We look forward to celebrating the special bond our shoppers share with their pets and seeing their spooky creativity come to life.”
No purchase is necessary to win. Winners will be contacted around Nov. 6.
Department of War and Coast Guard civilians and honorably discharged Veterans who have confirmed their eligibility to shop online may also enter. Veterans can visit https://aafes.media/paveterans to learn more about their shopping benefit. DoD civilians can visit https://aafes.media/cacbenefitspa.
Social-media-friendly version: Show off your pet’s Halloween spirit! Enter the Exchange Halloween Pet Costume Photo Contest Oct. 1-31 for a chance to win a share of $3,000 in gift cards. Read more: https://wp.me/p9Q7PG-3jC
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