The Weather Channel - Forecast Earth Summit

September 12, 2008 by fred  
Filed under Travel

Eligibility :
Open to legal residents of the 48 continental United States and the District of Columbia, who are or will be at least 14 years of age at the date of entry but no older than 17 years of age as of October 19, 2008, and who will be enrolled in good standing full-time in a public or state accredited private, parochial or home school in grades 9-11 as of October 19, 2008 (Sponsor reserves the right to contact the entrant’s school to confirm enrollment and good standing).  Entrants must have no criminal record. Entrants must have the permission of at least one (1) of their parents or legal guardians to enter.  If selected as a Finalist, the entrant must be available for phone interviews between October 27, 2008 and November 6, 2008.  Entrants must be willing to travel to Washington, D.C. with a parent or legal guardian (at Sponsor’s expense) on December 5, 2008 and participate as a delegate in the 2008 Forecast Earth Summit from December 5-7, 2008.  When the selected delegates travel to Washington, D.C., they will participate in daily activities and panel discussions relating to environmental literacy in high schools. At all times when the delegates are in Washington, D.C., the delegates will be subject to the instructions, directives, and schedules dictated by Sponsor.

Timing :
Contest begins April 17, 2008, 12:00:01 AM (EST) and ends October 19, 2008, 11:59:59 PM (EST) (“Contest Period”).

How to enter:
Each Contestant must submit an essay describing the entrant’s love for the Planet and what the entrant has done to keep it clean and green.  Entry must be a previously unpublished, original, first person account with ownership rights held solely by the contestant.  Entry must not be previously committed to publication in any medium.  Submit your typed essay, photograph and entry form electronically online. Essays must be submitted in English and are limited to 200 words.  Any entry, in the opinion of the judges or Sponsor, found to be fraudulent, to infringe upon existing rights of others, to be incomplete, damaged, obscene, vulgar, offensive or otherwise unsuitable for print, radio or television will be disqualified.  Any plagiarism and/or failure to properly identify non-original material by an entrant will result in such entrant’s disqualification.  Essays containing quotations or copyrighted materials which are not properly identified will also be disqualified.

Log on to www.forecastearthsummit.org, complete the entry form in English and in its entirety (including the essay fill-in and photo attachment areas) and electronically submit the entry form during the Contest Period.

Limit:
Limit one entry per person.

Prize (s):
Not less than Twenty (20) but not more than Twenty-Five (25) Winners will each receive a three (3) day, two (2) night trip for two (2) to Washington, DC tentatively scheduled to take place from December 5-7, 2008 (the “Trip”). The Trip includes: (i) hotel accommodations (one (1) standard room, double occupancy), including room taxes, for two (2) nights at a hotel in Washington DC (the “Hotel”) (to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), (ii) round-trip, coach class air transportation (including taxes) to Washington DC for each Winner and his/her travel companion from the U.S. gateway airport nearest each Winner’s residence (as determined by Sponsor), (iii) ground transportation between the airport in Washington DC and the Hotel, (iv) Welcome Dinner with all Winners on December 5, 2008, (v) breakfast, lunch and dinner with all Winners on December 6, 2008, (vi) breakfast and lunch with all Winners on December 7, 2008, and (vii) a gift bag from The Weather Channel. If any Winner resides within a One Hundred (100) mile radius of Washington DC, ground transportation may be provided in lieu of air transportation and no compensation or substitution will be provided for difference in prize value.

The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of each Prize award is $2,200.00, but may vary depending upon the cost of airfare for the winner.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$55,000.00

Red, White, and Think Blue Sweepstakes

July 21, 2008 by fred  
Filed under Tickets, Travel

Eligibility :
The Red, White and Think Blue Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by JetBlue Airways Corporation (”JetBlue”) and the Los Angeles Dodgers LLC (”Dodgers”) (hereinafter Dodgers and JetBlue are collectively referred to as the “Sponsors”). The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the Continental United States, excluding Rhode Island, who are eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry (except in the case of legal residents of certain states or Washington DC where the age of majority is greater than eighteen (18) years of age, such age of majority). Employees, officers, and directors (including immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and any person residing in their same households, whether or not related) of the Sponsors, the MLB Entities and each of their respective parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Sweepstakes are not eligible to participate or win the Grand Prize Package (as defined, below, in “Prize” section). The “MLB Entities” shall mean the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, its Bureaus, Committees, Subcommittees and Councils, MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (”MLBAM” or “MLB.com”), Major League Baseball Enterprises, Inc., Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. (doing business in its own name and as Major League Baseball Productions and Major League Baseball International), the Major League Baseball Clubs, Tickets.com, Inc., SportsOnEarth, LLC and each of their subsidiaries or affiliated entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Major League Baseball Clubs or the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, and the directors, officers, employees and agents of the above entities. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations. The Sweepstakes is void where prohibited or restricted by law, rule or regulation, taxed, or required to be licensed.

Timing :
The Sweepstakes begins at 8:00 AM Pacific Time (”PT”) on July 1, 2008 and ends at 8:59 PM PT on August12, 2008 (the “Entry Period”).

How to enter:
There are two ways to enter: online or by mail. No other method of entry will be accepted.

    1. Online Method: During the Entry Period, persons desiring to submit an entry (”Entrant(s)”) may go to www.dodgers.com and click on the Sweepstakes banners, buttons and/or links to access the online entry form for the Sweepstakes. By successfully transmitting a completed online entry form as directed, an Entrant will be entered in the Sweepstakes. All information submitted online by Entrants is subject to, and will be treated in a manner consistent with, MLB.com’s Privacy Policy accessible at www.mlb.com/privacy. Entrants must fully complete and submit all non-optional data requested on the online entry form to be eligible. Incomplete entries are void. Online Entrants will be given the option to receive commercial e-mails from www.dodgers.com; however, eligibility to participate in the Sweepstakes is not dependent upon Entrant’s consent to receive such e-mails.2. Mail-in Method: If an Entrant does not wish to enter online, Entrant may enter the Sweepstakes by hand-printing Entrant’s name, address, city, state and zip code, day & evening telephone number (including area code), date of birth and e-mail address (optional) on a 3″x5″ postcard and mailing the postcard with proper postage affixed to:Red, White, and Think Blue Sweepstakes
    Dodger Stadium
    1000 Elysian Park Avenue
    Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Sponsors will use e-mail addresses provided via the Mail-in Method for prize notification purposes only; however, eligibility to participate in the Sweepstakes is not dependent upon Entrant’s provision of this information. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by August 12, 2008 and received by Sponsors by August 19, 2008 to be eligible. Mail-in entries become the property of the Sponsors and will not be returned.
Limit :
There is a limit of one (1) entry per person/e-mail address/household, regardless of method of entry.

Prize (s):
One (1) Grand Prize Package Will Be Awarded. The Winner will receive a Grand Prize Package consisting of the following: (A) Two (2) JetBlue Travel Certificates (”Travel Certificates”) each good for roundtrip travel for Winner and one (1) guest from the city served by JetBlue nearest the Winner’s residence to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). Transportation to and from airports is NOT included. (B) Two (2) tickets to see two (2) regular season games (i.e., four (4) tickets total) played on two (2) consecutive days between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Washington, DC (i.e., games played on either August 26 and 27, 2008 or on August 27 and 28, 2008) (the “Games”). (C) Three (3) nights hotel accommodation for the Games in Washington, DC. The location of the hotel shall be determined by Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion. Meals are not included. (D) Two (2) Dodgers/JetBlue fan packs.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$2,100

Disney National Treasure 2 Book of Secrets DVD and Blu-Ray Sweepstakes

April 26, 2008 by SweepstakesMag  
Filed under Consumer Electronics, Travel

Eligibility :
Disney National Treasure 2 Book of Secrets DVD and Blu-Ray™ Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia) and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are at least thirteen (13) years old at the time of entry.

Timing :
The Promotion begins on April 22, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”) and ends on September 30, 2008 at 11:59 ET (the “Promotion Period”).

How to Enter :
During the Promotion Period, visit http://disneymovierewards.com/NT2 and follow the links and instructions to complete the registration.  You must be a member of Disney Movie Rewards in order to enter the Promotion.  If you are not a member of Disney Movie Rewards you may become a member by visiting www.disneymovierewards.com.  Membership is free.  Complete and submit the registration including a valid home address.  P.O. Boxes are not permitted.  You automatically will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes and advance to the Instant Win Game page and receive one (1) Instant Win Game play for that day.  Once on the Instant Win Game Page, you will be instantly notified if you are a potential winner of one (1) of the Instant Win Game prizes.  If you are the potential winner of a prize, you will receive an email detailing the prize you have won and explaining fully how to retrieve your prize.

Limit :
Each participant may enter the Sweepstakes one (1) time total, and play the Instant Win Game one (1) time per day during the Promotion Period.

Sweepstakes Prize:
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE
:  Trip for two (2) to London, Washington D.C., and Mount Rushmore. Trip package for London includes roundtrip coach airfare for two (2)to any WorldVacations Destination within Europe valued up to $2,000 Hotel accommodations for two (2)at a participating hotel valued up to $2,000 and ground transportation to and from airport/hotel. Trip package for Washington D.C. includes roundtrip coach airfare for two (2) to any WorldVacations Destination within the 48 contiguous United States valued up to $600. Hotel accommodations for two (2) at a participating hotel valued up to $800 and car rental valued up to $300.  Trip package for Mount Rushmore includes roundtrip coach airfare for two (2) to any WorldVacations Destination within the 48 contiguous United States valued up to $600. Hotel accommodations for two (2) at a participating hotel valued up to $500 and car rental valued up to $300. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $7,100 USD.

Instant Win Game Prizes: 
TEN (10) FIRST PRIZES: Linksys Media Center Extender with DVD player; dual-brand Wireless-N router; and Wireless-N gaming adapter.  ARV: $649.97 USD.
FIVE (5) SECOND PRIZES: Bose® 3·2·1® GS Series II DVD home entertainment system.  ARV: $999 USD. 
TEN (10) THIRD PRIZES
:  nuvi® 200 GPS navigator by Garmin. ARV: $213.32 USD. 
ONE THOUSAND (1,000) FOURTH PRIZES
:  Mount Rushmore memorabilia medallion by Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.  ARV: $75 USD.

Total ARV of all prizes :
$95,727.90