2014 Macaroni Kid Brandon Gold Daisy Awards

THANK YOU to all our subscribers who have taken the time to nominate their favorite local businesses for our 1st Annual Macaroni Kid Brandon Gold Daisy Awards! Congratulations to our latest winner Judi S. Judi won a $25 gift card to the locally-owned Brandon area business of her choice just for voting!

Over the past few weeks, local families have shared with us their favorite businesses that make parents' lives easier and the best local places to entertain, stimulate and exhaust their kids.  Thank you for all the nominations!  We have compiled the results and submit to you the top nominations for your final vote in our 2014 Gold Daisy Awards!

Vote for your favorite businesses today!
  
The Gold Daisy Awards are like the game “She loves me, She loves me not,” where parents pick the best of the best. Macaroni Kid's Gold Daisy Awards recognize the most beloved local businesses for kids and families.  Daisies play a significant role with Macaroni Kid; since the inception of the company in 2008, daisies have been used as a way to recognize achievement within and the best of Macaroni Kid. 

Help us find the places families love in our community. Vote for the finalists today!  This final phase will be open through April 4th, 2014.  Winners will be announced in an upcoming newsletter mid-late April. The top choice in each category will receive a free one-year listing in our business directory, a badge to use on their website and a certificate to display at their location, plus the honor of knowing local families consider them one of the best! Plus a special bonus: the ONE business with the most votes overall will also win a free banner ad for one month! Finalists, look for materials to help you seek votes to arrive via email in the coming days.

As a thank you for participating, parents that vote for their favorites will be entered for a chance to win one of remaining $25 gift cards to the locally owned business of your choice, compliments of Macaroni Kid Brandon.



Click here to VOTE through 4/4/14

You must be a resident of the Brandon area-- including Riverview, Lithia & Fishhawk, Valrico, Seffner, Apollo Beach, Plant City and surrounding areas to vote. Fill in as many or as few categories as you would like. Voting will run from Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 9:00 AM through Friday, April 4, 2014 at 11:59 PM. All eligible persons nominating and voting in the 2014 Macaroni Kid Brandon Gold Daisy Awards will be entered to win one of five $25 gift cards to a local Brandon area business of their choice. Drawings for gift cards will take place each week. Winners will be selected from all eligible entries using Random.org. Winners will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to claim the prize. You MUST be a subscriber and over 18 to nominate and vote. Only one nomination form accepted per email address.  By submitting your email, you are subscribing to our FREE weekly e-newsletter of family-friendly local events. You can subscribe here.

Standings as of 3/36/14-- NOT FINAL RESULTS! In some cases only a few votes separate first & last place!

Art 

1. Art Monkey
2. The Pottery Patch 
3. Center Place
4. The Drawing Point
5. Music n Art

Dance

1. Brandon School of Dance Arts
2. TADA
3. Dance Quest
4. The Dance Center
5. South Shore Rising Stars

Gymnastics

1. Golden City Gymnastics
2. North Brandon Family YMCA
3. Bay City Gymnastics
4. Jumpin Gym Kids Gymnastics
5. Jubilee Gymnastics

Martial Arts

1. Sidekicks Family Martial Arts Center
2. Lee Jacobs Christian Karate Center
3. Pro Martial Arts Brandon
4. Victory Martial Arts Academy
5. Heavenly Warriors Martial Arts

Music

1. Music Showcase/FAOPA
2. Delightful Sounds/Kindermusik - Aimee Carter
3. Music with Mar. Classes Brandon/Valrico with Miss Angie
4. Bonnie Synhorst Music Studio

Swim

1. Brandon Sports & Aquatic Center
2. YMCA Campo or Brandon
3. Kinder Swim, Inc
4. Cutri Swim Academy
5. Watch Me Swim

Youth Sports

1. i9 SPORTS
2. Soccer Shots
3. Tampa Dynamo FC
4. West Florida Flames
5. N Zone Sports

Other Classes

1. Girls With Confidence
2. Brandon Family Resource Center ~ Children’s Board Developmental Classes
3. Playschool at Campo YMCA
4. Tech PlayZone
5. USA BMX Riverview

Birthday Party Location

1. Pump It Up of Brandon
2. The Alley At Southshore
3. R & R Ranch
4. Playtime Apollo Beach
5. Art Monkey

Children's Party Entertainer

1. Tampa Bounce House Rentals
2. Mad Science
3. Mr. Bones
4. Dianne's FunnyFace Painting

Catering/Cakes

1. Moreno's Bakery
2. Sweetie's Delights Bakery
3. Cakes by Mylene
4. Heavenly Sweet's
5. Olive Parties

Indoor Playplace

1. Boing! Jump Center Tampa
2. Pump It Up of Brandon
3. Chick-fil-A at Lake Brandon Village
4. Playtime Apollo Beach
5. Brandon Family Resource Center

Park

1. Alderman’s Ford Park
2. Medard Park
3. EG Simmons Park
4. Lithia Springs Park

Playground

1. All Persons Rotary Park (Rainbow Park on Parsons)
2. Paul Sanders Park (AKA Tree Park)
3. Davis Park
4. Bertha & Tony Saladino Park

Beach

1. Ana Maria Island
2. Siesta Key
3. Clearwater
4. Little Harbor
5. St Pete

Best Rainy Day Activity

1. AMC Regency 20 Brandon
2. The Alley At Southshore
3. Art Monkey
4. Playtime Apollo Beach
5. The Pottery Patch

Live Theater

1. Center Place Fine Arts
2. Brandon Ballet
3. Bits N Pieces Puppet Theatre
4. Music Showcase/FAOPA

Bakery

1. Publix
2. Moreno's Bakery
3. Sweetie's Delights
4. Heavenly Sweet's
5. The Original Leena's Chocolate

Date-Night Restaurant

1. The Stein & Vine
2. Circles Waterfront Restaurant
3. Stonewood Grill
4. Della's After Dark
5. Shrimp Boat

Family Friendly Restaurant

1. Chick-fil-A Valrico- East Brandon
2. Fred's Market
3. Chili's Grill & Bar Valrico
4. Beef O Brady's on Kings
5. Steak 'n Shake Riverview

Fruit/Produce

1. Parkesdale Farm Market
2. Brandon Farms Market
3. Hydro Harvest Farms
4. Wolfe's Produce Market
5. Collins Produce

Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt

1. Menchie's Winthrop Town Centre
2. The Revolution Ice Cream Co.
3. Kimi's Ice Cream and Sweets
4. Art Monkey
5. Purdy's Frozen Custard

Pizza

1. Formaggio's
2. Babe's Pizza
3. East Coast Pizza
4. Park Square Pizza
5. Cappy's Pizzeria Riverview

Childcare / Daycare

1. The Village Early Learning Center
2. Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center
3. Open Arms Early Childhood Center ~ Lamb of God
4. Kids R Kids Southshore
5. Little Giants Learning Academy

Childcare (Drop In, Parents Night Out, Sitter Service)

1. The Village Early Learning Center
2. Open Arms Early Childhood Center ~ Lamb of God
3. BFF Kidz
4. Playtime Apollo Beach
5. Kids R Kids Southshore

Preschool

1. First United Methodist Church of Brandon Preschool
2. The Village Early Learning Center
3. The Brandon, Riverview and SouthShore Montessori Schools
4. Open Arms Early Childhood Center ~ Lamb of God
5. First Presbyterian Preschool of Brandon

Tutoring Services

1. Tutoring Club of Valrico
2. Brandon Reading Clinic
3. Kumon - Brandon East
4. Mathnasium of Brandon
5. Huntington Learning Center, Brandon, FL

Beauty Salon/Spa

1. Divine Designs Salon & Spa - Brandon, Florida
2. Reflections Hair Gallery and Spa
3. Salon Roxy
4. All About Beauty
5. Rachel's Family Hair Salon

Gym or Fitness Program

1. Campo Family YMCA
2. LA Fitness - Brandon
3. Anytime Fitness - Bloomingdale / Boyette / Brandon
4. Asana Yoga
5. Shapes Total Fitness - Brandon

Landscaping/Lawn

1. S&O Greenworks
2. Green Lizard Lawn Care and Landscaping
3. Tony's Lawn and Landscape
4. TJay's Tree Service LLC
5. Greener Cuts Lawn Care

Pest Control

1. TNT Pest Control
2. Your Green Team
3. Cross Pest Control
4. Alley Cat Pest Control
5. Advanced Pest Control

Family Photographer

1. Faithful Joy Photography
2. lil' freckleface photography
3. Simply Stroble Portraits
4. Ney Serrano Photography
5. Machiavelo Photography

Realtor

1. Ann Marie Vaughn w/ Remax Southshore
2. Molly Rizzi of CENTURY 21 Beggins Enterprises
3. Ray Chadderton, Keller Williams
4. Nancy Dawsey, Signature Realty
5. David E. Lovitch, Keller Williams Realty

Family Chiropractor

1. Brandon Family Chiropractic
2. Brandon Chiropractic Associates
3. STRONGLIFE Chiropractic & Natural Health, P.A.
4. Advanced Chiropractic
5. My Family Chiropractic

Pediatric or Family Dentist

1. Abdoney Pediatric Dentistry
2. Carr Pediatric Dentistry, PA
3. Brandon Dental Care
4. Pediatric Dentistry of Brandon P.A.
5. Dr. Ed Rahal Family Dentistry

Pediatrician

1. Pediatric Healthcare Alliance
2. Healthpoint Pediatrics
3. Premier Care Pediatrics
4. Nadal Pediatrics
5. Wee Care for Kids

Orthodontist

1. Abdoney Orthodontics
2. Hess Orthodontics
3. Busciglio Orthodontics
4. Dr. Stubbs Orthodontics
5. Dr. Hodge ~ Orthodontic Specialists of Florida

Veterinarian

1. Boyette Animal Hospital
2. Brandon Lakes Animal Hospital
3. Care Animal Hospital
4. Four Paws Veterinary Hospital
5. Ruskin Animal Hospital and Cat Thyroid Center

Vision Care

1. Brandon Family Eye Care: Dr. Kent Siebolt
2. Fishhawk Family Eyecare: Dr. Mary Lilly
3. Pearle Vision Brandon: Dr. Ronald Pierce

Women’s Health Practitioner

1. Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates: Dr. Armas and associates
2. Women's Care: Dr. Whitehead and associates
3. Bay Area OBGYN: Dr Saavedra and associates
4. Women's Health and Wellness: Dr Zweibach and associates
5. Sweet Child O' Mine:  Kim Verbarg, Licensed Midwife and associates

Kids' Consignment/Thrift Store

1. Once Upon A Child Brandon
2. Carousel Kids
3. Lil' Sprouts- Children's Upscale Resale Store
4. Kidz Galore & More
5. Wee Boutique

Sports Shop - New or Used

1. Dick's Sporting Goods - Westfield Brandon
2. Play It Again Sports - Brandon, FL
3. Gym Locker (part of Whats in Store)
4. AJ's Bikes and Boards
5. 1st Sporting Goods

Best Kept Secret

1. Ruskin Family Drive-In
2. Moreno's Bakery
3. The Green Boutique
4. Wee Boutique
5. Little Habana Cafe

Best New Business

1. The Revolution Ice Cream Co.
2. Burger Monger
3. Playtime Apollo Beach
4. Wee Boutique
5. Unik Nail Studio

Most votes

1. Moreno's Bakery
2. Chick-fil-A Valrico- East Brandon
3. Menchie's Winthrop Town Centre
4. Campo Family YMCA
5. The Revolution Ice Cream Co.
6. Art Monkey