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The Salvation Army 150th Anniversary“Design-A-Bin Contest” Guideline Rules and RegulationsTH150ANNIVERSARYCITYWIDE ARTS EDUCATION& PUBLIC ART PROGRAMCONTEST GUIDELINES

The Salvation Army 150th Anniversary“Design-A-Bin Contest” Guideline Rules and RegulationsI. Overview: “Design-A-Bin” ContestWhat does The Salvation Army Newark Area Services “Design-A-Bin” Contest entail?The Salvation Army is motivated by a concern for the “needs of all humanity”. Participation in TheSalvation Army Newark Area Services “Design-A-Bin” Contest is a great way for students to learn aboutthe various ways in which The Salvation Army is working to meet those needs and what they can do tohelp. Whether it’s physical aid (food, clothes, shelter), special assistance (parenting, substance abuse,prisoner re-entry), adult substance rehabilitation, or when a disaster strikes, such as Hurricane Sandy or theearthquake in Haiti, The Salvation Army is working to service a need.We want to know how the students’ local communities are combating these needs and “Doing The MostGood.” This may include neighborhood revitalization (new houses) beautification (planting flowers),community gardens, walking a little brother or sister to school, doing their homework, volunteering throughtheir place of worship, feeding the homeless, completing a walk-a-thon and many more. The list goes on!Contest Theme:Contestants are asked to use their imagination and persuasive talents to create and submit an entry thatmatches criteria for this year’s theme – “Doing The Most Good”.All artwork must reflect something positive that they, their community or someone in the community isdoing to do the most good.II. How It WorksTypes of entries accepted?Visual Arts (paintings, drawings, sketches, watercolor, illustration, graphic design) Paint (watercolor, tempera, poster paint, acrylic, etc.) Drawing materials (pencil, charcoal, colored chalk, pastels, oil pastels,colored pencils, crayons, markers, etc.)Eligibility: Who can participate?The Salvation Army Newark Area Services “Design-A-Bin” Contest is open to allstudents enrolled full-time in grades K through 12 and College/University students during the academicyear (2015) in schools.The judging of the Design-A-Bin Contest is organized by school grade. A student’s work is critiquedagainst others in the same grade division to allow recognition of submissions by appropriate developmentalage and skill level. The grade divisions are as follows:! Lower Primary (K- 4)! Upper Primary to Middle (5 - 8)! High School (Grades 9 - 12)! Higher Education (College)

The Salvation Army 150th Anniversary“Design-A-Bin Contest” Guideline Rules and RegulationsHow many semi-finalists are selected?There will be thirty-five (35) total semi-finalists selected as follows:K-12 Top two (2) winners per ward (5 wards), per grade division, so each grade division has 10 semifinalistsThirty (30) total semi-finalistsCollege Five (5) college student semi-finalistsHow many Grand Prize winners are selected?There will be sixteen (16) total Grand Prize selected as follows:K-12 One (1) winner per ward (five (5) wards), per grade division, so each grade division has three (3)winnersCollege One (1) college student winnerThe Contest Period: When does the contest start and end?Partnership Confirmations:March 31, 2015 (You sign on as a partner)Submissions Open:April 1, 201512:00:00pmSubmissions Closed:April 24, 201511:59:59pmSemi-Finalists Selected:April 28, 2015Semi-Finalists Voting Opens:May 1-15, 2015Semi-Finalist Exhibited:May 1-8, 2015Winners Selected:May 22, 2015Award Presentations at Gala:June 3, 2015Will there be awards and prizes?Yes. Each winner receives a small monetary scholarship, a backpack of school supplies, and an awardplaque.GradeK-45-89-12College StudentScholarship Prize 100.00 per Grand Prize winner 250.00 per Grand Prize winner 500.00 per Grand Prize winner 1,000.00 per Grand Prize winner

The Salvation Army 150th Anniversary“Design-A-Bin Contest” Guideline Rules and RegulationsIII. Contest Submission GuidelinesWhat?Students participating in The Salvation Army Newark Area Services “Design-A-Bin” Contest mayenter by submitting, at minimum, one (1) piece of Visual Art.Students may enter up to a maximum of five (5) pieces of Visual Art, but each piece must be completelydifferent.Artwork must be accompanied by completing the enclosed submission form.Artwork SpecsAll artwork must be able to fit on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper (hard copy or electronic dimensions).All electronic submissions must be submitted as either a vector art file (.ai or .eps) or high resolution (300dpi at 8.5 x 11) jpeg or tiff file.How?Entries can also be submitted in the following ways:(A) In Bulk Via Youth Organization/SchoolEach Youth Organization/School can submit all entries in bulk, at one time, to The Salvation Army viamail.Mail:The Salvation Army Newark Area ServicesATTN: “Design-A-Bin” Contest Manager45 Central AvenueNewark, NJ 07102For large bulk entries, a pick up can be arranged by emailing: Darell.Houseton@use.salvationarmy.org(B) Individual SubmissionsVia Email:Darell.Houseton@use.salvationarmy.orgjpeg, eps, tiff or png file onlySubject Line:The Salvation Army “Design-A-Bin” Contest EntryMail:The Salvation Army Newark Area ServicesATTN: “Design-A-Bin” Contest Manager45 Central AvenueNewark, NJ 07102

The Salvation Army 150th Anniversary“Design-A-Bin Contest” Guideline Rules and RegulationsIV. Judging Criteria, Winners Selection, Acceptance of PrizingJudging CriteriaCriteria includes: How well the piece matches the theme: ‘Doing The Most Good’ Creativity and originality Aesthetic value/technical skillSemi-Final Round:Submissions are reviewed by The Salvation Army Newark Area Services Advisory Board, and its judgingcommittee.The judging committee determines the thirty-five (35) Semi-Finalists.Grand Prize Round:The thirty-five (35) Semi-Finalists will have their work displayed in a public forum in the City of Newarkand on The Salvation Army’s digital assets including but not limited to website, social media, newsletter,mobile or any other digital medium not yet invented.The public will encouraged to vote (a) by taking a photo with their smart phone and uploading theirfavorites with the #hashtag provided (b) via ballot on-site or (c) via online social media by number of“likes” on Facebook and Instagram or number of “retweets” on Twitter.The public’s vote accounts for 70% of the final vote. The judging committee vote accounts for 30% of thefinal vote.To Be Declared a WinnerTo be declared a winner of a Prize (a “Winner”); the selected entrant must, in addition to meeting theContest eligibility criteria and otherwise complying with the official Contest rules, first: Be reached by email by the Contest Sponsor and Administrator within the five (5) business daysimmediately following the selection of the entry; Send a photo of himself or herself (or make himself or herself available to take a photo) to bepublished on the program website and any promotional material within five (5) business daysimmediately following notice of award Disqualification: If any one of the abovementioned conditions is not met, the selected entrant willbe disqualified and shall not be entitled to receive any prizes. The Contest Sponsor andAdministrator reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to verify the information onthe contest entry form of any selected entrant, and if any information if deemed to be false, theAdministrator reserves the right to draw another eligible entrant as a potential prize winner.Validation of EntriesThe validity of any Contest entry is subject to verification by the Contest Sponsor and Administrator. Anyincomplete or fraudulent entries will be rejected. Any entrant or other individual who enters or attempts toenter the Contest in a manner which is contrary to these official Contest Rules or which is otherwisedisruptive to the proper operation of the Contest or by its nature is unjust to other entrants or potentialentrants will be rejected and that entrant or purported entrant will be disqualified. All decisions of theContest judges, who may be employees or independent contractors of the Contest Sponsor and ContestAdministrator, with respect to any and all aspects of the Contest, including without limitation the eligibilityor disqualification of entrants or entries, are final and binding without right of appeal.

The Salvation Army 150th Anniversary“Design-A-Bin Contest” Guideline Rules and RegulationsAcceptance of PrizingAll Prizes must be accepted as described in these rules and cannot be transferred to another individual,substituted for another prize or exchanged in whole or in part for cash or credit. If for any reason a selectedentrant cannot be reached through the contact information provided, or does not respond to the contestsponsor within one (1) week of being contacted, or if there is any reason a winner cannot accept the prize asawarded, his/her entry will be declared null and void, and another eligible finalist will be selected.V. Rules, Regulations and WaiverContest Sponsor and AdministratorThe Contest Sponsor and Administrator is The Salvation Army Newark Area Services, located at 45Central Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102.The Contest Sponsor and Administrator reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify,cancel, terminate or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, in the event of any cause or circumstance,including without limitation any virus, computer bug or unauthorized human intervention or any othercause that is beyond the control of the Sponsor, that could corrupt or affect the administration, security,impartiality or normal course of the Contest.The decision to disqualify any entry is at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsor and Administrator, andwill occur without notice or communication to the entrant. The disqualification decision is final and notsubject to review. Late entries will be disqualified.Waiver, Release and LicensesBy entering the Contest, each entrant releases and discharges the Sponsor, Judges and any other partyassociated with the development or administration of this Contest, their parent subsidiary, affiliated entitiesand each of their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, independent contractors,agents, representatives, successors and assigns, collectively, (“Contest Entities”) from any and all liabilitywhatsoever in connection with the Contest, including without limitation legal claims, costs, injuries, lossesor damages or actions of any kind.1.Entry of the Contest constitutes consent of the entrant, without compensation, to use his/hername, likeness, for publicity and associated purposes by Sponsor and/or others authorized bySponsor.2.Acceptance of a prize constitutes a release by any winner of the Contest Entities of all claimsin connection with the administration of this Contest.3.Winner(s) may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and a liability/publicity release.Contest Sponsor may conduct a background check to confirm winner’s eligibility and compliance withthese rules.As the prize includes a participation in the public event(s) and publicity, if the background check revealsthat a potential winner has engaged in conduct that could damage the reputation or business of any ContestEntity, as determined by the Contest Sponsor in its sole discretion, said potential winner may bedisqualified and the prize awarded to an alternate winner.