The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce has announced finalists for Grinch Contest

The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce has announced the following individuals as finalists for its Grinch Contest to kick-off a Very Merryville Christmas.

They are DeAnn Davison, Downtown Maryville; Julie Godsey, Nodaway County Services for the Developmentally Disabled; Cindy Lemar, North Star Advocacy Center; Philip Pohren, Eugene Field Elementary Parent Teachers Organization and Kirby Sybert, Maryville Elks Lodge 760 and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Grinch finalists represent local non-profit organizations. The community will vote for them by donating money in boxes placed at Hy-Vee and Walmart. Each dollar collected equals one vote. The nominee with the most votes that is money collected, will be named the Grinch of Maryville 2022. The non-profit organization the Grinch represents will receive all of the money collected during the voting process.

Voting began November 8 and will end at noon on November 18. The Grinch will be announced and make a public debut to light up the Nodaway County Courthouse on November 28 at Makers’ Monday.