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Russell Stover Chocolates Offers a Chance at a Dream Holiday When You Share Your Sweet Memories

Russell Stover Chocolates Offers a Chance at a Dream Holiday When You Share Your Sweet Memories

Your holiday memory could win a big prize.

Year after year, Russell Stover Chocolates have found a place in gift boxes, stockings, and celebrations everywhere. Now, the brand offers fans a chance to make their holiday dreams even sweeter with a new contest. 

Earlier this month, the chocolate brand announced its ‘Make Happy Memories’ contest, in which participants can win holiday trips worth over $22,000 and prize packs by simply sharing a sweet memory with the brand.

According to the official rules, 95 winners will receive a $50 Russell Stover prize pack through the sweepstakes. Five winners will be chosen each week on or around November 4, 2024, December 4, 2024, January 3, 2025, February 4, 2025, and March 4, 2025. 

For the grand prize, three winners will receive a holiday trip of their choice: New York City with its sights and seasonal shows, a trip to the Lake Tahoe slopes, or a mountain vacation in Vermont.

The NYC Trip Prize, worth $21,300, includes roundtrip airfare for the winner and up to four guests, three nights of accommodations for five people, ground transportation, a prepaid card for holiday performance tickets, and a $250 ice skating stipend.

Round-trip airfare for the winner and up to four guests, three nights of accommodations for five people, round-trip ground transportation, and five lift tickets with equipment rental for two mountain days are included in the Vermont Trip Prize, valued at $22,075.

The Lake Tahoe Trip Prize includes roundtrip airfare for the winner and up to four guests, three nights of accommodations, ground transportation, and five lift tickets with equipment rental for two mountain days, worth $22,350.

How to join the ‘Make Happy Memories’ contest

The contest ends on February 27, 2025. One entry per person, no purchase required. Entries will be judged on clarity (40%), inspiration (30%), and creativity (30%). The top three will win the grand prize.

  1. Visit RussellStover.com/MakeHappy.
  2. Complete the official entry form with full name, address, email, and phone number.
  3. Write and submit an essay (up to 500 words) describing a “Make Happy Memory with Russell Stover.” A photo can also be included with the submission.