Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) today launched its second annual REIToon Cartoon Caption Contest on its Facebook page. The contest challenges retail and real estate professionals to come up with witty captions to complete two new REIToons, Kimco’s popular blog cartoon series. Kimco will publish the cartoons and winning captions in its 2015 REIToons wall calendar, which will also feature the 10 best REIToons compiled from its award-winning blog. The two winners will also each receive a $1,000 American Express gift card.

“We launched the REIToons series two years ago in order to bring humor and camaraderie to our industry,” said Diane Agostinello, Director of Marketing and Leasing Services at Kimco Realty. “Last year was our inaugural caption contest, and people had a lot of fun reflecting on their business and drafting creative lines to complete the cartoons. Because of all the positive feedback we received, we decided to offer fans yet another opportunity to join the fun.”

Kimco’s REIToons are drawn by nationally-syndicated cartoonist Mark O’Collin. The contest is open to anyone involved in retail, including retailers, brokers, investors, landlords, and other industry professionals. To enter, visit Kimco’s Facebook page and write your best caption for one or both of the selected REIToons by Oct. 10. Kimco will review the submissions and select the winners, both of which will be officially announced at the annual International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) New York National Conference on Dec. 8.

Kimco will also distribute complimentary copies of the calendar to attendees at the 2014 REITWorld conference. There is no purchase necessary to enter the contest. Complete contest rules can be found on the contest page.

For inspiration, visit Kimco’s blog to read the winning captions from the inaugural contest last year. Kimco’s REIToons are also always available for sharing on your blog or website. Check Kimco’s REIToons page for new cartoons every month, and feel free to post any of them with this Creative Commons license: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at http://blog.kimcorealty.com.

About Kimco

Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in New Hyde Park, New York, that owns and operates North America’s largest portfolio of neighborhood and community shopping centers. As of June 30, 2014, the company owned interests in 840 shopping centers comprising 121 million square feet of leasable space across 41 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and South America. Publicly traded on the NYSE since 1991, and included in the S&P 500 Index, the company has specialized in shopping center acquisitions, development and management for more than 50 years. For further information, please visit http://www.kimcorealty.com, the company’s blog at blog.kimcorealty.com, or follow Kimco on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kimcorealty.