Farmers Market Poster Contest

Posted by on 29 Jan 2009 at 4:40 pm under Poster Contests

The Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market is inviting artists of all ages to think spring in the dead of a bruising winter and contribute entries to its 2009 farmers market poster contest.

Entries, representing the market on paper, are due Feb. 13, at the West End Building, 4101 Kruse Way. Each year, a youth (under 18) and adult submission is selected for reproduction on posters and other items.

Any medium can be used. The contest is not just open to Lake Oswego residents, but “anybody and everybody,” according to Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation events supervisor Kathy Kern. Last year’s record turnout attracted 90 entries.

Entries will be displayed at the West End Building, Feb. 18 to March 13, for public vote, and remain on display through May. Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market opens May 16.

Contest guidelines are available online.

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Invent Your World Challenge

Posted by on 19 Dec 2008 at 12:04 pm under Scholarships

The Lemelson Foundation is offering $20,000 scholarships for inventions that create a positive change. Its “Invent Your World Challenge” is open to all youth between the ages of 12 and 20 in North America and Europe, and ages 12 and 24 everywhere else.

Ask yourself: What can you invent to make life easier, the planet greener, and the world better?

Come up with an invention — a new or adapted technology — and enter the Invent Your World Challenge.

Ashoka GenV and the Lemelson Foundation will support 50 young inventors in using their inventions to create positive change — by providing mentorship, seed funding, networking opportunities, and the $20,000 scholarship.

Ideas are reviewed on an on-going basis and projects can be launched anytime. Round One’s deadline is December 31, 2008.

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ExchangesConnect Online Video Contest

Posted by on 16 Dec 2008 at 8:53 pm under Video Contest

An all-expense-paid, two-week cultural exchange is being offered to the four grand prize winners in the ExchangesConnect Online Video Contest sponsored by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Organized in an effort to create an online community of people dedicated to bridging cultures and making a positive difference in the world, the contest is open to entries from people ages 14 and older from all over the world. Videos should be about what “My Culture + Your Culture” means to you.

Videos submitted must be no longer than three minutes in length, containing any form of artistic expression including, but not limited to, dance, spoken word, poetry, and song.

Videos will be judged on originality, creativity, effectiveness, and production quality.

Four winners (two in each of the age categories: 14-17 years and 18+ years; one non U.S., one U.S.) will receive the grand prize.

Members of the ExchangesConnect international social network community will vote on their favorite top 40 video entries, and these entries will then will be ranked by a prestigious panel of judges who are ECA program alumni.

The contest opened December 1, 2008 and closes January 26, 2009. Winners will be announced March 16, 2009.

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Video Contest: Gotta Getta GearMax

Posted by on 13 Dec 2008 at 9:04 am under Video Contest

GearMax, maker of backpacks, is holding a “Gotta Getta GearMax” Viral Video Contest with a chance to win $2500 cash and five customized GearMax® Backpacks

Other prizes include $1500 cash, $1000 cash, and more customized GearMax® Backpacks.

Open to all U.S. Residents 18 years old or older, the contest require participants to use one of two pre-scripted screenplays from GearMax® or produce their own using their imagination. Pre-scripted videos must use a red, blue, or pink GearMax® M Series Back Pack. Open scripts may use any GearMax® product.

All winning submissions will become property of GearMax USA Ltd., but credits for producer(s), actors, crew and related entities will be allowed to be displayed and will be retained and included with public release. Non-winning entries will not be returned.

Video Categories include:

  • GearMax® Viral Video - “Girls Locker Room” from script
  • GearMax® Viral Video - “Area 51″ from script
  • GearMax® Viral Video – Producer’s Own (Open)

Click here to read Video Summaries and download scripts

Submissions must be received before May 30, 2009. Winners will be contacted by June 30, 2009. Winners in each category will be announced on July 15, 2009.

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Kotex® Perfect Fit Sweepstakes

Posted by on 11 Dec 2008 at 6:12 pm under Sweepstakes

Kotex® is offering visitors to its website a chance for a $5,000 shopping spree in New York City (including help from a personal shopper) in its Kotex® Perfect Fit Sweepstakes.

After entering, contestants can play an instant-win game for a chance to win one of hundreds of prizes, including up to a $100 gift card or a coupon for free Kotex® products!

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Martha White® Muffin Mix Challenge™

Posted by on 31 Oct 2008 at 9:55 am under Recipe Contests

The makers of Martha White are inviting home bakers to create their own original recipe utilizing at least one of 19 available flavors and enter it in the Martha White® Muffin Mix Challenge™ for a chance to win cash prizes and tickets to the Grand Ole Opry.

Judges will be looking for recipes using a Martha White® muffin mix in a creative new way or as an adaptation of a traditional scratch recipe. Entries will be judged on five evenly-weighted criteria: taste, creativity, appetizing appearance, ease of preparation and appropriate use of product(s).

The Martha White® Muffin Mix Challenge™ officially began on October 6 and will end on December 31, 2008.  Three winners will be chosen by a panel of judges.  The First Prize winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize in addition to a two night stay at the Opryland Resort and Convention Center, two tickets to the Grand Ole Opry, dinner for two at the Old Hickory Steakhouse, two tickets for a cruise aboard the General Jackson Showboat and $500 toward travel expenses. They will also receive a year’s supply of muffin mixes, along with Martha White® premium baking items.

Seven-time International Bluegrass Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, Rhonda Vincent, is a big fan of Martha White® and its line of convenience baking mixes.  In fact, she finds time to use the muffin mixes during her busy schedule as she travels the country with her band The Rage in the Martha White® Bluegrass Express. The recipe below is one of her family’s favorites.

Chocolate Chip Raspberry Coffee Cake
Baking Mixes

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Best American Lamb Family Recipe Contest

Posted by on 07 Oct 2008 at 8:36 am under Recipe Contests

The American Lamb Board invites “fans of lamb” to share their most beloved family dishes in its Best American Lamb Family Recipe Contest.

The winning recipe will be announced November 17 and featured on the American Lamb website. The winning contestant will receive a Cast Iron Cookware Set made by American Lambassador Chef Tim Love and a lamb cut of choice to serve a family of 6.

Submit recipes through November 11 along with a 200 - 300 word description of why the dish has become a family favorite by email or mail to:

Best American Lamb Family Recipe Contest
C/O Baltz and Company
625 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10012

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Robeez Photo Contest

Posted by on 14 Jun 2008 at 10:59 am under Photo Contests

Robeez, makers of baby shoes and baby booties, is giving away one free pair of shoes each month for the best photos of babies or children wearing Robeez footwear.

To enter the contest, complete complete an online form and attach a digital photo of your little one wearing Robeez footwear. Monthly winners’ photos are featured in a Photo Gallery, and Robeez’s quarterly email newsletter.

Each contest begins on the 1st day of each month and ends on the next month’s first day. A winner will be selected within 10 days of the end of each contest.

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Virgin Earth Challenge

Posted by on 26 Jun 2007 at 8:49 pm under Special Challenges

A prize of $25 million is being offered for whoever can demonstrate to the judges’ satisfaction a commercially viable design which results in the removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric greenhouse gases so as to contribute materially to the stability of Earth’s climate. Announced by Sir Richard Branson and Al Gore, the prize is designed to encourage a viable technology which will result in the removal of at least 1 billion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide equivalent per year. The initial closing date for Virgin Earth Challenge is 8 February 2010. If the judges deem that no design submitted by that stage is worthy of the prize, it will re-open for two more year-long phases..

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