Respect My Ride Video Contest Rules

Check it out – back by popular demand the Respect My Ride (RMR) video contest!!

• What: This contest is an awesome way to create an important message about the dangers of secondhand smoke. Create a 30 second public service announcement following the guidelines below.
• Who: Any Dakota County student/resident 15-18 years old.  
• Deadline: Friday, November 14, 2008, no late entries accepted
• How: See complete rules below. Submit your entry here.
• Prizes: Amazon gift cards will be awarded to:
  • 1^st place - $300
  • 2^nd place - $200
  • 3^rd place - $100.
  • Winning videos will be submitted to air on cable TV and in local movie theaters.

Rules

• Your commercial must show why smoke-free cars are cool and why secondhand smoke is NOT.
• You must be 15-18 years old and live or go to school in Dakota County, MN.
• Entries must be submitted by Friday, November 14, 2008 (No Exceptions)  
• By submitting an entry you are agreeing:
  • To take the smoke-free cars pledge
  • Your submissions are subject to the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license.
• If you are under 18 years old, you must submit a parental/legal guardian consent form (download it).
•  All videos must include:
  • A message encouraging others to take the RMR pledge online.
  • Respect My Ride logo.
  • Web site address: RespectMyRide.org.
• The video must be no longer than 30 seconds in length.
• Upload your submission to YouTube and tag with “respectmyridepsa”.
• Briefly answer the following questions and include it with your video submission. 
  •  Why do you think it is important to have a smoke-free car?  
  • What motivated you to develop this specific project (for example, personal experience, advertisements, classes you have taken, etc.)?

• No person can be shown in the video with ANY actual or fake tobacco products; however, if no person appears, fake tobacco products may be used.
• In no way should the video glorify smoking.
• Creations that are obscene, include nudity, are overtly sexual, gratuitously or graphically violent, or include hate speech are ineligible for the contest.
• Creations cannot portray anyone involved in risky, questionable or illegal activities.
• Do not include any information that could specifically identify where a person lives (i.e. the address) or other personal information. 

Determining the Winners

• Dakota County Public Health Department has the sole discretion to approve or reject submissions and will review all submitted creations for inclusion in the contest.
•  All submissions are subject to disqualification if formal rules are not followed.
• Questions? E-mail respectmyride@gmail.com

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