Starting today, October 21, 2011, we at Ave Maria Press are hosting a saints costume photo contest on the AMP Facebook page. Leading up to All Saints Day 2011, dress up as your favorite saint, post a photo on our page, and encourage your friends to vote for your photo. Winners will receive prizes! Guidelines and rules are below.
Prizes:
• First 20 people to submit a photo will receive an Ave Maria Press $15 gift certificate.
• Three finalists will receive an autographed copy of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms by Lisa Hendey.
• Winner will receive a Saint André Bessette, C.S.C. medal in addition to an autographed copy of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms.
To enter:
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You must “like” the Ave Maria Press page on Facebook.
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Please upload a picture of yourself dressed as your favorite saint.
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The description MUST include:
a. Name of the saint you are dressed as.
b. A couple of sentences describing why you chose this saint or what this saint means to you.
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Your photo will become eligible once all of these steps have been taken and the photo has been moved to the folder for the All Saints Day 2011 Photo Contest.
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Once it is in the folder, encourage your friends to vote for your photo by “liking” it. No “likes” on the photo on the wall will be counted.
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The three photos with the most votes will be moved to a finalist folder for the final round of voting.
Rules:
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Only one entry may be made per person, but anyone is eligible to submit a picture.
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All photos are eligible. If you are submitting a photo that someone else took, make sure that you have rights to use their photo before submitting, especially if taken by a professional photographer.
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All photo entries must be received between 8 a.m. eastern on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 and 11:59 p.m. eastern on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.
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Voting for the final round will take place between 8 a.m. eastern on Thursday, October 27, 2011 and 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2011.
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The winner will be announced via Facebook on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 (All Saints Day).
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To be eligible to win, you must have completed the above steps properly for entry. If all of those steps are not completed, your photo will be removed from the competition.
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All photos submitted become the property of Ave Maria Press. By submitting a photo, you are giving Ave Maria Press the rights to use that photo for promotional purposes in the future. You may be asked to submit a higher resolution photo directly to a staff member.
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Please tag people in the photos.
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Please encourage your friends to “like” your photo.
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Employees of Ave Maria Press and their immediate family members are not eligible to win.
To win:
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The winning photo will be the photo with the most “likes”. Only the “likes” made in the photo contest folder will be counted.
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The winner will be announced on Wednesday, November 1, 2011, which is All Saints Day.
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If you win, you will be notified by a Facebook message. It will also be announced on the Ave Maria Press Facebook page.
*Photo credit: Jessica Gordon at Shower of Roses
