Somerset Medical Center Kicks Off 2012 National Anthem Contest: Watch 2011 Video Here

PRLog (Press Release) - Jul. 19, 2012 - According to yoursomerset.com, Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, New Jersey, has kicked off its fourth annual National Anthem Contest. The winner will sing on October 20, 2012 in front of a Super Bowl-sized crowd of 40,000 at the Far Hills Race Meeting, a steeplechase horse race which benefits Somerset Medical Center.

Entries must be submitted by August 15, 2012. Selected contestants will compete before a panel of judges in September at Somerset Medical Center’s Steeplechase Cancer Center, which was named in honor of the Far Hills Race Meeting Association.

Last year, for the first time, a vocal trio – ICE from Tamaqua, Pennsylvania – sang the National Anthem prior to the event’s first race. Previous winners include Bill Tortoriello of Bridgewater and Marie Fosket of Basking Ridge.

This year marks the 92nd running of the Far Hills Race Meeting, the nation’s most prestigious steeplechase horse racing event, which attracts a premier field of horses from around the world. Since the 1950s, the Far Hills Race Meeting has raised more than $18 million for Somerset Medical Center.

For details on how to enter the 2012 National Anthem Contest, click here now:
http://www.yoursomerset.com/bergen-county-nj-entertainmen...

Here are yoursomerset.com video highlights of the 2011 Somerset Medical Center National Anthem Contest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9x5c4jJdog