Worst Turf Contest Rules:
You could
win a valuable prize package!
1. Submit your photo
of your lawn through our submission form.
Submit
your Photo! and one paragraph (maximum 25 words) online explaining why you think you
should be chosen for an Worst Turf.
2. Your online entry provides you an opportunity
to win the Worst Turf valuable prize package to be
announced at a later date by The News-Herald.
3. Photo submission
will begin on Monday July 14, 2008. All entries
must be received no later than 5:00 PM on August
8th, 2008 and will be posted and showcased on
the this website.
4. Online voting
for the "Worst Turf on Earth" will begin on
Monday August 11, 2008 and run through September
12th
2008. Readers and viewers can cast their vote to
pick the 3 finalist.
5. One online vote allowed per day per computer
IP address throughout the duration of the contest.
6. Only online voting will be accepted. No
printed copies or facsimiles will be accepted at
our offices or any sponsor businesses.
7. On Saturday
September 20th, 2008 at the Southgate Perennial
Exchange, the prize package winner
will be chosen by random drawing from the three
submitted photos receiving the most number of
votes.
8. Winners must be willing to allow the use of
name and photo for future promotional purposes.
Watch the
News-Herald for more details...
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Winner announced
in the News-Herald and online:
Saturday
September 20, 2008 |
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Official Rules:
1. By entering a contest, winners agree to these
rules and the decisions of the judges and further
agree to allow 21st Century Newspapers to use their
names and photos for publicity purposes without and
their compensation.
2. Employees and independent contractors of 21st
Century Newspapers and any affiliated companies and
their respective immediate families are not
eligible.
3. Entries must be received by the deadline listed
in the advertisement or section. Winners will be
randomly selected and notified by phone and/or
email. Due to the time sensitive nature of the
contests, winners will have two hours from first
notification to respond before prize is forfeited in
favor of the next randomly drawn entry. Every
reasonable attempt to contact winner will be made.
4. No purchase necessary. Official entry forms may
be picked up at The News-Herald, One Heritage Dr.,
Suite 100, Southgate, MI 48195. Only one entry form
per person per daily visit will be given out.
5. By entering a contest, you grant permission to
21st Century Newspapers and/or its advertising
partners.
6. All prizes will be awarded. No prize transfers or
substitutions, except by sponsor due to
unavailability. Prizes may be substituted for prizes
of like value at the sponsor's sole discretion.
7. Winner's may need to pick up their tickets at The
News-Herald lobby located at One Heritage Dr., Suite
100, Southgate, MI 48195.
8. Promotion is subject to federal, state and local
regulations and laws, and is void where taxed,
restricted or prohibited. All taxes related to the
value of the prize are the responsibility of the
winners and a W-9 must be filled out.
9. Odds of winning based on number of entries
received. Only official entries will be accepted.
Any facsimiles and other reproductions will not be
counted. One entry per envelope.
10. This promotion may be canceled or postponed at
the discretion of the publisher.
11. For a copy of these official contest rules
please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
The News-Herald, One Heritage Dr., Suite 100,
Southgate, MI 48195. Attn: Official Contest Rules
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