In everyday life, it would be hard to not do something green.
Rinsing out your coffee cup for tomorrow’s brew, turning off your
lights at night, opening a window instead of turning on the a/c,
stopping at a local farm stand.these are all green practices that
we tend to think of as routine. Broken down, many things that we
do daily and have been routinely doing for years are actually green.
But in an ever-greening world, the question on many of our minds
is how can I possibly be green? How can green fit into my life?
Photos: Jonathan Blakeslee & Joelle Guerard,
Winners 2009 contest
Wedding Photo (Top): Deb Cram
Where do I start?
Maybe you already have. People need to be encouraged
and congratulated for what they are already doing. We need to feel
good about our current contributions. We are all green in some way.
So much about green in our popular culture emphasizes what you should
do, what you could do and what still needs to be done. There is a
noticeably absent amount of coverage celebrating what you are doing,
what you have done and what you are willing to do. It is time to celebrate
all shades of green. Even the tiniest pebble thrown into a pond has
a ripple. Collectively, small contributions can have a big impact.
Processing all that is green can be overwhelming and intimidating.
But feeling connected to a bigger purpose is empowering.
Clay Hill Farm believes green is a process of constant improvement. Green is about commitment and compromise. Green is about traditional values of family and community...our grandparents were green. Green is about taking care of ourselves and our environment. Green is a beginning, not an end.
Visit
our Gallery to see the entries from 2009 Finalists!
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Questions to Consider.
There is no right or wrong answer - we want your true take on it. So tell us, is there a place for green at your table? Think about it;
• Do you consider yourself green already?
• Do you consider green to be common sense practicality?
• Would you like to be green but feel overwhelmed and don’t know where
to start?
• Do you even care?
What to do and submit.
Tell us your story with a play, a poem, a song, a painting or whatever creative expression suits your fancy, along with a two-minute video or a photo and 200-word essay.
Be creative. Be green (or not). Be funny. Be poignant.
Challenge others. Challenge yourself.
Celebrate. Awaken. Explore.
Take a stand. Plead your case.
Visit
our Entry Page to Submit your entry.
Click here
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Clay Hill Farm’s Green Wedding Giveaway® contest starts October 2009. The top-five contestants will be announced on Sunday, January 10, 2010. The Grand Prize winner will be announced on February 10, 2010. The wedding giveaway will be July 11th, 2010.
All contestant submissions can be uploaded to the site, www.greenweddinggiveaway.com, or submitted on a CD or DVD mailed to the Green Wedding Giveaway® Contest P.O. Box 720, Cape Neddick, Maine 03902. All contest entries must be postmarked by January 2, 2010.
Personal drop-off of non postal
submissions may be arranged by calling Jennifer Lewis-McShera at
207-252-1444.
October 20-Contest Opens
January 1, 2010- Contest submission over:
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THIS DATE
January 10 -Five finalists revealed at a bridal show in Portsmouth
(at the Sheraton hosted by Fosters Daily Democrat)
January 12 -Public voting begins
February 10 - Winners announced
April 22 - Earth Day event Earth Day event hosted by the winners
Sunday, July 11- Green Wedding! The Big Day.
Selection Process.
TCF, CORP dba Clay Hill Farm’s
judges will determine the selection of the winners for the top-five
contestants and public voting for the grand prize winner.
TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm will select a preliminary group of
couples from the eligible entries (completed application form with
entry package) submitted. TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm will begin
reviewing entries on a rolling basis as they are received, and will
end the selection process when a preliminary group (top five) of
qualified couples has been chosen. A panel selected by TCF, CORP.
dba Clay Hill Farm to determine the top five entrants, will judge
submissions. Top-five contestants will be announced on Sunday, January
10th 2010.
Entries will be judged on their merits including, but not limited
to, how the couple's entry package and application materials fit
the contest theme, their creativity, and their unique perspective.
All decisions by the judges are final and not subject to review.
The top five semifinalist couples will be required as a condition
of continued eligibility to complete to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility,
Waiver of Liability and a Publicity Release. Additionally the top
five winners selected by the judges agree to provide information
and material to be featured in the website profile pages which will
include pictures of the top five couples, and a brief synopsis prepared
by the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm regarding each of the couples
and their contest submissions.
The second phase of the contest will be public voting and will be
based on the numerical totals of votes cast for the top five winners
selected by the panel of judges and posted on the contest website.
Voting will be open to the public for four weeks from January 12,
2010 to February 10, 2010. The grand prizewinner will be the couple
who receives the most votes from the public. The grand prizewinner
will be announced Wednesday, February 10th, 2010.
If the winning couple is disqualified or otherwise unable to fulfill
the requirements asked of them, a second couple from among the four
finalist couples, selected by the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm,
may receive the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm’s grand prize.
Ballots will only be available through the website and will require
an email confirmation. Voting is limited to one per person/email.
Voters must “opt-in” to the email voting. Multiple votes will be
voided. Any efforts or attempts to artificially inflate voting electronically,
which violate the spirit of the contest will lead to the elimination
of those votes from the totals counted. Decisions on the validity
of submitted votes are the sole responsibility of CHF, Inc. management
and all decisions are final.
Eligibility Criteria.
This opportunity is open to currently
engaged couples that are legal residents of the US, each of who
is at least 21 years old and each of who complies with all requirements
set forth in these rules. Couples must be engaged to be eligible.
Both individuals must be able and willing to travel to York, Maine
for the various interviews and events associated with this contest
once the finalists/winners have been determined.
Each individual must have nothing in their background that, at the
sole discretion of the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm, could be considered
detrimental to the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm and the success
of this promotion. Neither of the individuals entering this contest
may be an elected official or currently running for any political
office (local, state or federal).
Each applicant must be willing to sign an affidavit attesting to
the truth of the facts in the application form and contest package
and attesting that each applicant meets all the eligibility requirements.
Selected entrants must also be willing to be interviewed by telephone,
and to appear in promotional materials produced by the TCF, Corp.
dba Clay Hill Farm and to make themselves available to attend events
and to engage in public appearances and in photo shoots, as needed
by the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm. Winning contestants who do
not cooperate or obstruct the promotion of the contest will be automatically
disqualified and all prizes will be revoked.
Entrants must agree that, if selected as the winning couple, they
will be married and hold their ceremony and reception at Clay Hill
Farm in York Maine on Sunday July 11th 2010 from 10:30-4:30. The
ceremony would be on-site at 11 am. The reception would be up to
100 guests. Should the guest count exceed 100, Clay Hill Farm will
bill for the additional guests according to Clay Hill Farm’s 2010
wedding prices. No credit will be issued for guest counts below
100. The Green Wedding Giveaway® date is subject to change at the
sole discretion of the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm.
Entrants must agree, if they are among the preliminary group of
couples identified (see Selection Process) to make themselves exclusively
available to the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm for publicity and
promotion, and must agree that they will not allow interviews by
other media outlets, including television, magazines, newspapers,
radio, and internet, unless authorized by the TCF, Corp. dba Clay
Hill Farm, from the time the five finalists are announced, January
10, 2010, through the actual wedding event on July 11th, 2010.
The grand prize winning couple agrees to allow photographs, video
and audio recordings made of their ceremony and activities involved
in the grand prize award to be featured in promotional and marketing
materials of TCF Corp, dba Clay Hill Farm. Grand Prize winners also
agree to be featured on the CHF website and future marketing materials
without limit or further compensation into the future. Grand Prizewinners
must be available for marketing follow-up after their wedding.
If at any point during the contest the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill
Farm deems an entrant or finalist couple ineligible, the TCF, Corp.
dba Clay Hill Farm, at its sole discretion, may disqualify that
couple and select an alternate.
Disqualification.
Couples may be disqualified by
not complying with these rules or their inability to fulfill all
of the requirements. If the winning couple is disqualified, they
will become ineligible and the runner up will take their place.
MULTIPLE ENTRIES RECEIVED FROM ANY PERSONS WILL VOID ALL SUCH ADDITIONAL
ENTRIES. Entries that are incomplete, illegible, postage due or
corrupted are void and will not be accepted. If any entrant package
becomes ineligible during the Contest, he or she may be disqualified.
All entries, including application forms and photos, become the
property of the TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm and will not be acknowledged
or returned.
Participants in the contest will be automatically disqualified for
submissions of material that violate copyright law and any fraudulent
representations. Participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless
from any claims or damages arising out of violations of copyright
or other intellectual property rights in the Participant’s submission.
Spam voting or any other computer manipulation of voting will result
in automatic disqualification. All disqualification decisions are
the sole judgment of TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm and are final.
Disclaimer.
TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm
is not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic,
technical or computer failures of any kind, for inaccurate transcription
of entry information, for errors in any promotional or marketing
materials, for errors in these rules, for any human or electronic
error, including but not limited to the administration of this contest
or prizes, or for entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled,
delayed by computer transmissions, lost, late, damaged, or postage
due. TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm is not responsible for entries
lost in the mail.
TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm is not responsible for any lost deposits
or financial consequences incurred by the winners for accepting
the prizes due to cancellations with other vendors.
TCF Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm assumes no liability for contest sponsors.
Any client-sponsor disagreement is the sole responsibility of the
sponsor to resolve. The contest sponsors are in no way partnered
with TCF Corp dba Clay Hill Farm.
General Rules & Conditions
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE
WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
PRIVACY/ DISCRIMINATION DISCLAIMER POLICY- The TCF, Corp. dba Clay
Hill Farm does not discriminate against anyone based on race, ethnicity,
creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age,
religion, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability,
or status as a disabled person or veteran of war.
Data provided by the contestants and winners is for The TCF, Corp.
dba Clay Hill Farm and the participating sponsors use only and will
not be distributed or re-sold to other entities. Private information
(address/phone and email) will not be disclosed or contained in
any website postings or marketing communications .
Contestants must be (21) twenty one years or older to participate
in the contest.
Only one entry per couple will be accepted.
Odds of winning vary based on the number of entries and the discretion
of the judges in evaluating the entries.
Past and present employees, officers, directors, agents and representatives
of The TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill and the participating sponsors,
their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings, spouse
and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they live)
and members of any of their households are not eligible to enter
or be awarded a prize. Void outside of the fifty United States and
D.C., and where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. All federal,
state and/or local laws, rules and regulations apply.
NO SUBSTITUTION or other consideration will be offered instead of
the stated prizes. All items won from this contest must be claimed
within thirty (30) days of winning. GP winners must sign contract
with participating vendors within 30 days to confirm their participation.
If prizes are not claimed within the stated period of time, the
winners waive the right to the prizes and the prizes reverts to
the possession of TCF, Corp dba Clay Hill Farm and the contest sponsors
Winners are responsible for appropriate taxes and fees associated
with the winning of ANY prize.
Proper photo ID is required to claim any prize. If the prize is
cash of more than $100 in value, social security identification,
such as a social security card, passport, or paycheck stub, is ALSO
required.
A 1099 MISC form will be completed and filed with the IRS for every
prize or accumulation of $600 or more. All local, state and federal
taxes, license and fees are the sole responsibility of the winner.
Winners will be required to sign a release. All winners agree to
allow TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm and the participating sponsors
to use their name, voice and/or likeness, portrait, and biographical
information for promotional purposes without further compensation.
By winning any items from The TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm and
the participating sponsors, the winner and the user of the item(s)
releases The TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm and the participating
sponsors from any responsibility due to any incident related to
the use of the item(s). Incidents include (but are not limited to)
cancellation or alteration of event, expiration of item, bodily
injury or death.
TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm reserves the right to add, delete
and/or alter rules at any time.
TCF, Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm reserves the right to cancel any contest
at any time.
Disputes regarding these rules will be settled by the GM of TCF,
Corp. dba Clay Hill Farm. All decisions are final.
By entering a contest, participants agree to abide by these rules.