Wyandotte Jaycees Looking to Find Cutest Babies

If you're the parent of a young child, undoubtedly your little one is the cutest around. Now's your chance to let others agree with you.

The Wyandotte Jaycees is hosting its annual Beautiful Baby Contest.

For $15, a child ages 3 and younger gets his or her photo plastered inside a plastic jug in the Jaycees' booth at the Wyandotte Street Art Fair.

People stop by, look at their photos and vote for the cutest with their spare change. The baby who has collected the most votes (or money, as it is) at is declared the most beautiful.

The top boy and the top girl each receive a gift basket full of prizes, including a savings bond and goodies from area merchants. They also are invited to ride along with the Jaycees in next year's

Four runners up (two boys and two girls) each receive smaller gift baskets.

All of the money collected goes to the Jaycees and is spent on the group's many community service projects, including the group's annual Easter Egg Hunt held at and the many gifts given out to needy children at Christmas.

This year's Beautiful Baby Contest started with 61 entries–much higher than normal.

“Other years, we’ve started out with 30 or 40 and ended up at 60 by the time other people had applied here," event organizer Alicia Bogus said. "And this year we’re starting at 61, so it should be pretty good.”

But it's not too late to enter!

Just visit the Jaycees' booth at the fair, fill out an application form, pay the $15 entrance fee and submit a 4-by-6 photo of your child. Your child will then get his or her very own collection jug and off you go encouraging friends and family to stop by and vote for your child to win.

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