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Feb 02, 2012I BELONG AT THE BRIM - 75th ANNIVERSARY CONTEST

Are you passionate about skiing or snowboarding at Brimacombe? Tell us why you "Belong at the Brim", you could win the opportunity to represent the slopes you love!

Tell us why you belong at the Brim — either in writing, by video, or through an original piece of art — by February 15 at 4:00 p.m. and not only can you win some awesome free swag, but also the opportunity to become an ambassador of Brimacombe, including a free season pass for the 2012/13 season!

Please scroll down or click the links below for contest details...
 How to Enter
 What You Could Win!
 Important Dates
 The Ground Rules

HOW TO ENTER
Please submit one of the following:

1. a story, poem or other type of written work

Criteria:
- 500 words or less
- Optional - 1 photo, including a description of no more then 25 words

Submission Options:
a) submit an electronic copy by email to ibelong@thebrim.ca
or
b) submit an electronic copy on a CD in person to the Main Office in the East Chalet
c) Handwritten or printed copies will be accepted by special permission only. Please speak to Teresa, 905-983-7669 ext, 286 to make arrangements.

2. a video

Criteria:
- 3 minutes or less
- if you choose, a written description that is 100 words or less

Submission Options:
a) submit an electronic copy by email to ibelong@thebrim.ca  If the video is too large to attach to an email, please upload the video to YouTube.com and email the link
or
b) submit an electronic copy on a CD in person to the Main Office in the East Chalet

3. a piece of artwork with a description

Criteria:
- an original piece of art, plus a written piece, no more then 100 words, describing why the artwork is symbolic.

Submission Options:
Please submit artwork and description in person to Brimacombe’s Main Office in the East Chalet

WHAT YOU COULD WIN!

First Place

• 2012/13 Season Pass
• Brimacombe Swag Bag
• 5 free lift tickets to hand out as an “ambassador” of the ski area
• participation in a photo shoot, with photos to be used in some of Brimacombe’s 2012/13 marketing material

Second Place

• $100 Brimacombe Gift Card
• Brimacombe Swag Bag
• 2 free lift tickets
• Opportunity to participate in a photo shoot. Photos may be used in some of Brimacombe’s 2012/13 marketing material

Third Place

• Brimacombe Swag Bag
• 2 free lift tickets
• Opportunity to participate in a photo shoot. Photos may be used in some of Brimacombe’s 2012/13 marketing material

IMPORTANT DATES

Feb. 15:    All entries must be received on or before Feb. 15, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

Feb. 17 to 24:    It’s your turn to vote! The top 10 entries, as selected by the judging committee, will be posted online and the public will be given the opportunity to vote on their favourite entries

Feb. 25:    Winners will officially be announced at the 75th Birthday Bash & Reunion Party

THE GROUND RULES

By submitting an entry to the I Belong at the Brim 75^th Anniversary Contest, you imply consent to and compliance with the following ground rules:

1. Only one submission per person will be accepted, all others will be discarded.

2. Employees of Brimacombe are permitted to submit an entry, but are not eligible to win.

3. You hereby grant Brimacombe license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute and sub-license any and all material or information submitted to Brimacombe by e-mail, in person and/or in relation to the I belong at the Brim 75^th Anniversary Contest.

4. All material submitted to Brimacombe may or will be published for the public to see.

5. All entries must be original or credit must be given to the appropriate party, with written consent from the owner.

6. Any plagiarized submissions will be discarded immediately and further submissions will not be accepted.

TIP: Be sure that all components of your submission are your original creation—even the audio portion. For example, if you use an audio track of a sound recording owned by a record label without that record label's permission, your video may be infringing the copyrights of others, and may be subject to removal. YouTube offers a library of authorized music to liven up your video. It is probably a good idea to take advantage of it. 

7. Brimacombe will not accept any unlawful, threatening, abusive, obscene, vulgar, profane or indecent entries of any kind.

8. Brimacombe will review submissions before they are posted and may refuse to post any submission.

9. Brimacombe reserves the right to remove any submission at anytime.

10. Photo & Video Release:
By submitting content or material you consent to photographs/video being taken of you during your participation in the I belong at the Brim 75^th Anniversary Contest and at Oshawa Ski Club O/A Brimacombe, as well as to the publication of the photographs/video by Brimacombe for advertising, promotional and marketing purposes.

You also release Brimacombe from any liability by virtue of any blurring, distortion, alteration, optical illusion, or use in composite form, whether intentional or otherwise which may occur or be produced in the taking of said picture or video and the publication thereof.

You also waive any right that you may have to inspect and/or approve the finished product that may be used in connection therewith or the use to which it may be applied.

11. If you are submitting content or material containing photographs/videos of persons other than yourself, you are responsible for getting consent from those individuals to use their image and/or likeness. 

By submitting content or material containing photographs/videos of persons other than yourself, you imply consent from those parties to Brimacombe’s Photo & Video Release, accept responsibility for the use of their image and/or likeness and release Brimacombe from responsibility for acquiring consent from all third-parties.

All material submitted must follow the set rules above or submissions will not be accepted.

FINAL ROUND VOTING

You can review and vote for the top 10 finalists by visiting:
http://at-the-brim.blogspot.com/p/i-belong-at-brim-finalists.html

Brimacombe reserves the right to disqualify, block or remove any votes from any individual who votes by any electronic, mechanical or automated means, or otherwise tampers with the vote process. Up to 5 votes may be cast per IP Address. Any additional votes you cast or attempt to cast above these limits will NOT count.

Voters may submit their e-mail address at the end of the voting process chance to win two free Brimacombe lift tickets. Only one entry per e-mail address will be accepted. One e-mail address will be randomly selected once voting closes on February 24, 2012. Winner will be contacted by e-mail.

Odds of winning are dependent on the number of entries received.