Your votes have been tallied, and now the winners can be unveiled. Thanks to all who participated in the contest - we enjoyed reading each entry. Now, celebrate Father's Day by reading about the most Uncommon Dads of all.


The Winners:

First Prize - $250 Gift Certificate
Submitted by: Sharon Porter
Doug and I were married when my daughter Kim was 5 years old; she is now 28. Kim is a mentally challenged girl with Down's Syndrome. He has encouraged her and accepted her as if she were his own child. . .
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Second Prize - $100 Gift Certificate
Submitted by: Corey Doyle
My Dad is the most uncommon Dad a girl could possibly ask for. Not that his uncommon-ness is limited to one incident but one story of his uniqueness that gets some of the most chuckles and laughs is the story of the Tooth Guy. . .
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Third Prize - $50 Gift Certificate
Submitted by: Kerri-Ann O'Halloran
There are so many things that make my Dad uncommon, but the most amazing is what he has been through in the past three years. My Dad is a 57 year old retired NYC firefighter, who was stricken with a kidney disease. . .
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Honorable Mention
Submitted by: Carrie
If there was one thing that my Dad has done for me in my life that was uncommon, this would be easy to write. But instead, it is a lifetime of uncommon things, which makes my Dad the most incredible . . .
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Honorable Mention
Submitted by: Julie Harvey
When I was a young girl, (maybe all of seven years old), my father was outside working one hot summer day, and I realized he must be REALLY thirsty. I went into the kitchen, grabbed the empty kool-aid pitcher and set forth . . .
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Honorable Mention
Submitted by: Patricia Hanley
My Dad lives his life as an example of what kindness and compassion is. When I was a little girl I had developed a rare and chronic illness known as Secondary Generalize Dystonia. This is a movement disorder. . .
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