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GOLD Daisy Awards Winners

Lafayette, IN 47905

We asked you to "pick" your favorite local businesses for nomination and voting in our 3rd annual Lafayette Macaroni Kid GOLD Daisy Awards!  With over 1,000 votes, here are the 2017 winners:

Best Indoor Place for Kids: Imagination Station
Honorable Mentions:  Get Air & My Gym

Best Outdoor Place for Kids: Columbian Park Zoo/Park/Water Park

Best Place or Program for Kids: Columbian Park Zoo Programs

Honorable Mentions: My Gym & YMCA

Best Family Friendly Event: Purdue Spring Fest

Honorable Mention: Feast of the Hunter's Moon

Best Birthday Party Venue: Columbian Park Zoo
Honorable Mentions:  Elite Air & My Gym

Best Place for a Date Night: 9 Irish Brothers
Honorable Mentions:  Goodrich Quality Theaters & McGraws

Favorite Family Friendly Restaurant: Lafayette Chick-fil-A
Honorable Mentions:  Arni’s & Texas Roadhouse

Best Dessert Place:  The Pink Walrus
Honorable Mentions:  Silver Dipper & Igloo

Best Place to get Pampered: Christina & Co
Honorable Mentions:  Bliss Day Spa & Love’s Hair Etc. & Spa

Best Family Photographer: Velvet Lotus Photography
Honorable Mention:  Annie Hill Photography

Best Preschool: Montessori School of Greater Lafayette
Honorable Mention:  Lafayette Christian School

Favorite Store Ran by a Local Mom: Little Bird Lane Consignment
Honorable Mention:  Pink Walrus

Favorite Independent Consultant:  Melissa White
Honorable Mention:  Erin Toth

Best Place for Coffee: Starbucks
Honorable Mention:  Greyhouse Coffee

Best Youth Sports Organization: GLRSA Youth Soccer
Honorable Mentions:  McAllister Recreational Center & YMCA

Best Place to Buy Kid’s Clothing: Once Upon a Child
Honorable Mention:  Little Bird Lane Consignment

Best Hot Spot for Teens: Faith Community Center
Honorable Mentions:  Goodrich Theaters & Tippecanoe Mall

Favorite Pediatric Dentist: Dr. Mark Ditto
Honorable Mention:  Dr. John Bozic

Favorite Pediatrician: Dr. Johari Miller

Honorable Mentions: Dr. Catherine Bell & Dr. Woods

Best Local Business: Mary Lou Donuts
Honorable Mention:  Arni’s

Best Childcare:  Burgett’s Learning Center
Honorable Mentions:  Purdue University Early Care and Education Center & Grace Day Care

Congrats to all and thanks to everyone for voting!

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2017 Lafayette Macaroni Kid GOLD Daisy Awards are a nominations-based contest. Businesses with the most validated nominations moved on to the voting round.  Businesses with the most validated votes won their category!  Contact bethc@macaronikid.com for more information about this contest or for more information about Lafayette Macaroni Kid.