CARSON-DELLOSA PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
OFFICIAL CONSUMER DISPLAY “CREATE A WINNING CLASSROOM” CONTEST

Highlights

Teachers will submit photographs of classroom displays using Carson-Dellosa products to be eligible to win the following prizes based on judged criteria: GRAND PRIZE: $500 Shopping Spree of Carson-Dellosa products for winning teacher and $500 Shopping Spree of Carson-Dellosa products for winner’s school. Maximum retail value $1,000; 20 FIRST PLACE PRIZES: $100 Shopping Spree of Carson-Dellosa products for winning teachers; 100 SECOND PLACE PRIZES: $25 Shopping Spree of Carson-Dellosa products for winning teachers. Shopping Sprees to be taken at Educational Dealer/Teacher supply store indicated by contestant on entry form. Contest subject to the following:

A. General Rules

  1. Sponsor: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc. (“Carson-Dellosa” or “Company”), 7027 Albert Pick Road, Greensboro, NC 27409.
  2. Entrants must be a certified or licensed teacher in North America. Contest is void where  prohibited by law. Void in Quebec, Canada.
  3. Subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations.
  4. Entries are limited to one entry per teacher.
  5. Complete entries must be received by September 15, 2008 in order to qualify for prizes.
  6. Entrants must submit photographs of their classroom displays to allow judges to assess the classroom displays under the judged criteria stated below. Limit of four (4) photos per entry. Please take quality photos. Digital photos are preferred but not required. Teacher name and address should be written on back of mailed-in photos. Photos will not be returned. The submission of altered or modified photographs shall be grounds for disqualification. Photos should not include children in the picture. Any photos submitted with children included in them will not be eligible for entry.
  7. Teachers can enter the Carson-Dellosa “Create A Winning Classroom” Contest by entering on-line at www.carsondellosa.com, downloading an entry form at www.carsondellosa.com, or by obtaining an entry form from a participating Educational Dealer/Teacher supply store where teacher shops and submitting the entry form and your photo images by mail to “Carson-Dellosa’s Create A Winning Classroom Contest” 7027 Albert Pick Road, Greensboro, NC 27409. No telephone entries will be accepted.
  8. Contest dates: July 1, 2008 through September 15, 2008. Only entries received by September 15, 2008 will be eligible for contest entry, except that received mail-in entries postmarked on or before September 12, 2008 will be considered. Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are not received correctly or for any technical problems with corrupt digital files, telephone transmission lines, internet outages and the like. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest in the event the contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, fraud, or any other causes beyond the control of sponsor.
  9. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned.
  10. All entries become the property of Carson-Dellosa, including but not limited to all advertising and promotional rights. Entry constitutes permission to Carson-Dellosa and its agents to edit, modify, publish and otherwise use images in any way without compensation. Carson-Dellosa retains the right to use all entrants’ names/photos without further permission or compensation. Any entries that contain pictures of children will not be eligible.

B. Judging Rules

  1. Entries will be judged on the following criteria: creative integration of variety and multiple use of Carson-Dellosa products used in display(s) (40%), creativity of use of Carson-Dellosa products in display(s) (30%), majority of products used in display are Carson-Dellosa products (15%), and creating classroom displays that tie into curriculum (15%). In the event of tie scores, the highest score in the judging criteria category with the highest weighting will be the deciding factor in descending order of importance.
  2. Winning entries will be selected by a panel of Sponsor’s employees. Judges' decisions are final.
  3. Winners will be selected on or about September 30, 2008 and notified by telephone. Letters of verification to winners will follow in 10 days. Winners will be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility.
  4. For a list of winners send a stamped, self-addressed envelope after September 30, 2008, but before February 15, 2009, to “Carson-Dellosa’s Create A Winning Classroom Contest Winner” 7027 Albert Pick Road, Greensboro NC 27409. The winners’ names and hometowns and also the name of the winning school will be displayed on sponsor website and possibly in catalog mailings for approximately the same time period.

C. Prize Rules

  1. Grand Prize Winner will receive $500 Shopping Spree of Carson-Dellosa products for teacher and $500 Shopping Spree of Carson-Dellosa products for winner’s school. Shopping Sprees to be taken at Educational Dealer/Teacher supply store indicated on entry form of winning teacher. If no Educational Dealer/Teacher supply store is listed on entry form, Carson-Dellosa will determine the store or winner can order goods via Carson-Dellosa website.
  2. First Place Prize. 20 winners will be selected. $100 Shopping Spree of Carson-Dellosa products for winning teachers. Shopping Spree to be taken at Educational Dealer/Teacher supply store indicated on entry form of winning teacher. If no Educational Dealer/Teacher supply store is listed on entry form, Carson-Dellosa will determine the store or winner can order goods via Carson-Dellosa website.
  3. Second Place Prize. 100 winners will be selected. $25 Shopping Spree of Carson-Dellosa products for winning teachers. Shopping Spree to be taken at Educational Dealer/Teacher supply store indicated on entry form of winning teacher. If no Educational Dealer/Teacher supply store is listed on entry form, Carson-Dellosa will determine the store or winner can order goods via Carson-Dellosa website.
  4. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be substituted or redeemed for cash. Carson-Dellosa reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal value or provide cash equivalent. Carson-Dellosa reserves the right to determine where shopping sprees will be taken. Certificates that are issued for Shopping Sprees need to be redeemed in full at time of redemption. No carry-over of unused values allowed.
  5. Applicable federal, state and local taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners.
  6. Sponsor will make final determination of all winners. Any winner who cannot be located at the address provided or who fails to execute affidavit of eligibility and release of liability within 30 days of notification will forfeit prize and an alternate winner will be selected based on the judging criteria above.