Contest
Seeking sponsorships for our series of seniors events
Contests are coming to MaturityMatters.netEverybody likes to win and get some recognition for their efforts. Seniors have lots of stories about life, love, and their adventures. We know they would love to tell their friends that their story was chosen as the Grand Prize Winner by a panel of experts.
Starting in March, 2010, MaturityMatters.net will be holding a series of contests. The initial set of contests are for the best stories on various aspects of senior living.
We are currently seeking sponsors for prizes. Are you, or do you know someone, looking to gain publicity and increase business and help create some fun for our seniors?
All sponsors will receive:
- Sponsorship name promotion for the contest you sponsor
- Ongoing promotion/placement in our contest winners archive
- As an EXTRA BONUS: a 12 month free listing in our services directory.
Our deadline for prize submissions is February 21st.
Please email stan@maturitymatters.net for more information, or call 908-857-0271 to discuss the contests.
We are looking forward your participation in these fun events.
Stan
Stan Cohen
Founder - MaturityMatters.net-->
My Favorite Grandkid Story - Our first Seniors Story Contest begins April 1st, 2010!
Most seniors who have grandkids love to talk about them. We are giving you the opportunity to send us your favorite grandkid story and win a Canon digital camera with movie capabilities. Capture those moments with your grandkids for posterity when your story wins our kickoff contest.
Your Senior mom or dad may not like to write, however you can do it for them, Just get them to tell you their story. What a great way to spend time with your folks, getting them to talk and who knows, maybe picked the winner of the contest, getting the story published and taking home a nice prize to boot.
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Story Contest Official Rules
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Some restrictions apply. One qualifier per household. You need not be present to win.
The sweepstakes: From 04/01/10 through 06/30/10, MaturityMatters.net will promote, by means of Social Media / Networking and at via our Website the opportunity to submit entries to win a grand prize as detailed herein. Print advertising may also be used to promote the sweepstakes beginning 04/01/10 through 06/21/10
Eligibility: In order to submit entries, you must be over the age of 55 and may only submit 1 entry per contest. Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for MaturityMatters.net or ChiForliving, LLC or any organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the contest or supplying the prize, and/or their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or play. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, stepsiblings, or spouses. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months in one calendar year.
How to enter:
(I) Email your Grandkid story, 500 words maximum length, as a Microsoft Word document, other text document or email text on or before 06/21/10 or (ii) include requested information by MaturityMatters.net on a plain 8½" by 11" piece of paper. Entries must be mailed to MaturityMatters Seniors / Boomers Essay Contest, c/o MaturityMatters, PO Box 182, Port Murray, NJ 07865. All sweepstakes entries become the property of MaturityMatters.net and will not be returned. All entries may be used by MaturityMatters.net for any purpose and in any media in perpetuity.
How to win:
The Grand Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted from all qualified entries on or about 07/21/10. In the event that the original Grand Prize winner does not meet Official Rules or eligibility requirements, or he/she or parent or legal guardian forfeits the Grand Prize, MaturityMatters.net will award prize to first alternate.
Process will continue until Grand Prize is awarded. All entries must be received on or before 06/30/10. The selection will be held the week of 07/21/10.
Decision of the judges and MaturityMatters.net is final. The grand Prize winner will be notified by phone and/or mail and must meet all eligibility requirements.
By entering, each contestant agrees to be bound by the rules. MaturityMatters.net, its promotional agents and sweepstakes co-sponsors are not responsible for illegible, lost, delayed or misdirected mail, errors in faxes or shipments, busy phone signals, or incomplete entries.
Grand Prize:
Our Grand Prize winner will receive a Canon SX120IS Digital Camera valued at $250.00
There are no other prizes. The Grand Prize is non-transferable. There may be no cash or other substitutions of prizes by winner. However,
MaturityMatters.net reserves the right to substitute similar prizes of equal or greater value in the event the above prize is unavailable for any reason. Individual, parent or legal guardian of winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes with respect to entire prize.
Winner of Grand Prize winner must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release and Indemnification Form ("the Form") that : a) releases, indemnifyies and holds harmless MaturityMatters.net its parent, affiliated, subsidiary and successor companies, and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives, advertising agencies and promotional sponsors (collectively the "Release") from and against any and all harm, expense, liability or injury that may be sustained relating to or arising from participation in the sweepstakes or acceptance or use of the prize; and b) authorizes the Releasee to use the winners' names, likenesses, photographs, voices and biographical data for any purpose, in any media, unless prohibited by law.
Prize will not be released until MaturityMatters.net receives all required documents. Failure of Grand Prize winner to return the Forms within the required timeframe will result in automatic forfeiture of any prizes and all such prizes shall be awarded to an alternate winner. In the event of a prize forfeiture, the winner or parent or legal guardian of the winner forfeiting prize will sign a Prize Forfeit Form and return to MaturityMatters.net within ten (10) days of receiving the Form.
Unforeseen Events: MaturityMatters.net reserves the right to change this sweepstakes at itssole discretion at any time that MaturityMatters.net become aware of any circumstances or occurrence which would materially affect the sweepstakes security or fairness. MaturityMatters.net reserves the right to announce any sweepstakes rules changes over the air, in print or posters.
MaturityMatters.net is not responsible for the inability of the winner to accept the prize for any reason.
List of Winners:
For a copy of winner list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: MaturityMatters Seniors / Boomers Essay Contest, c/o MaturityMatters, PO Box 182, Port Murray, NJ 07865. In your request, state that you would like a copy of the "winners list" between 06/01/10 through 06/30/10.
