25th Aug

Butterfinger Video Contest – $25,000 – Over 18 y.o. – Under 60 seconds – Due: August 25th, 2009

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Show us how far you’d go to project your butterfinger! You could win $25,000! Cha-Ching! Create a video that cracks us up, and you might be laughing all the way to the bank! AND you may have your video featured in a 15-second TV spot!

Your video should fall into one of these four categories:

  1. Workplace Shenanigans – Causing chaos behind the Boss’ back.
  2. Epic Fail – A wacky disaster of ginormous proportions.
  3. Best Use of a Gadget – Hijinks with a gizmo, doodad or thingamajig.
  4. Sweetest Kung Fu Moves – A pu-pu platter of punches, kicks and chops.

Contest is only open to natural persons who are legal residents of and physically located in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, 18 years or older. Submission period ends at 11:59 p.m. ET 8/25/09.

Entry must incorporate BUTTERFINGER® candy bar in the video in a clever, positive way and feature or depict a positive reference to or visual of someone protecting their BUTTERFINGER® bar.

A panel of qualified judges will select one (1) Finalist video in each of the four categories, from all eligible Entries received in each category. Entries will be judged based on the following criteria:

  • Integrating the BUTTERFINGER® candy bar product in a clever way, 25%
  • Originality and Creativity, 25%
  • Overall Appeal, 25%
  • Laugh Factor, 25%

The confirmed Finalists’ videos will be featured on www.protectyourbutterfingerbar.com between 12:01am ET 9/01/09 and 11:59pm ET 9/22/09 during which time Yahoo! Users may vote for their favorite video. The Entry that receives the most votes by 11:59 p.m. ET on 9/22/09 will be determined as the “Grand Prize Winner”.

Prizes

1 Grand Prize Winner

  • A check for $25,000
  • Video may be featured in one 15-second TV commercial
  • Video may be featured on butterfingercomedynetwork.com and other online venues
  • One-year supply of BUTTERFINGER® candy bars

3 Finalists

  • A check for $1,000
  • One-year supply of BUTTERFINGER® candy bars

To enter this Contest click here

25th Aug

Green Energy Now! – $500 – Indiana Residents – Under 3 minutes – Due: August 24th, 2009

Forbes Magazine ranks Indiana 49th out of the 50 states for its environmental quality, largely due to our 96% dependence on coal – the leading driver of global warming. This summer, Congress is considering historic green energy and global warming legislation, and Indiana’s congressional delegation has a huge sway over its fate and quality. The time to make your voice heard on these issues is NOW.

Contest ends August 24; winners will be announced on HEC’s website and on the contest`s YouTube page on August 31 and contacted personally to arrange receipt of prizes. You must be a resident of Indiana to receive a prize, but anyone can submit videos. If you are under 18, we encourage you to partner with a parent or teacher in order to create a video.

You can make your video with a video-camera, a webcam, or your cell phone. It’s up to you. Keep your video under 3 minutes and submit it to our contest page at: http://www.youtube.com/group/GreenEnergyNow

After you’ve uploaded your video, send your name, contact information (including email and phone number) and the title of your video to Ms. Alex Eaks at aeaks@hecweb.org. We need your info to send you your new HEC organic cotton t-shirt/decal and to notify you if your video is a winner!

Prizes will be awarded for the four videos that are:

1. the HEC favorite (GRAND prize): $500 prize
2. the funniest: $200 prize
3. the most creatively produced: $200 prize
4. the most thoughtful/well-researched: $200 prize

All participants will receive an HEC organic cotton t-shirt and window decal…

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