The My Question of the Day blog (well, actually it’s just me, Faydra Deon, since I’m the only one who updates this blog and the prize money’s coming from my bank account; haha) is sponsoring a drawing contest.
Theme: This is what “Hope for Haiti” looks like to me.
Prize: $150 ($50 to the winner and $100 to the winner’s choice of charity and/or charities supporting Haiti relief efforts)
Fee to Enter: None; entry is absolutely free!
Deadline to Enter: All entries must be postmarked by 28 February 2010.
How the Winner is Chosen: All entries will be voted on by visitors to the My Question of the Day blog. The entry with the most votes at the end of the voting period will win the prize; plain and simple!
Voting Period: 01 March – 15 March 2010
Announcement Date of Winner: 19 March 2010
How/What to Enter: There can be only one entry per person, per address.
All types of drawings are acceptable as long as they are original works of the artist. When I say all types, this includes drawings done with computer applications (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, etc.) as well as paint/watercolor, pen/pencil, magic markers, crayons, sand, dot-matrix printers, magazine-cut-out collages, whatever. No photographs will be accepted.
The finished product should be no more than 8½”x11″, and all entries must be submitted in physical form, even if they are created with a computer application. I will digitize the physical artwork once I receive it and post it to the blog to be voted on by visitors. If you would like your physical artwork back, you must include a self-addressed, stamped mailer for this purpose. If you do not include a self-addressed, stamped mailer, you will not receive your artwork by return mail, no exceptions.
If you don’t want your artwork bent or folded, it’s your responsibility to make sure to send it in such a way that the shipping agent cannot damage it. If you want it shipped back without being bent or folded, you’ll need to provide shipping materials to that effect.
There is no age minimum or maximum. All artwork will compete on equal footing.
All names should be included on the back of the artwork only. No names should be on the front of artwork.
Include a 3″x5″ card with your contact information (name, mailing address, email address) for notification purposes.
Anyone, anywhere in the world can enter, but the prize money will be paid in U.S. dollars only. If you are an international entrant, please be aware of this and the entry deadline, please.
RESTRICTION(S): There’s only one restriction.
There must be at least two, quality entries for the voting to begin. If there are not at least two, quality entries by 28 February 2010, the entire $150 will be donated to the charity/charities of my choice, no exceptions.
Send entries to:
FAYDRA D. FIELDS
ATTN: MYQOTD DRAWING CONTEST
1966 DANIEL STUART SQUARE #111
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191
If you have questions, comments and/or concerns, please add it/them in the comments on this post, so that everyone can see what questions/comments/concerns have been posed and addressed.
Rules are subject to change without prior notice. Please check back for updates.
If you’re entering the contest or not, visit the “Help for Haiti” page on this blog to see what charities are accepting donations for Haiti relief.
Haiti is going to need our help for a long time to come, so keep that in mind as the days and months, and even years, go by and you are looking for a worthy cause to which to donate.
