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RULES & REGULATIONS for Best Buddies Forever (BBF) Awards submission

A. Eligibility Requirement:

1. The contest is open to youth aged 13 to 25 years old (except staff of Health

Promotion Board, immediate family members of such employees and youthvolunteers of Health Promotion Board). There are 2 categories of submission forthe contest:

Video category Picture category

2. Participants may only submit one entry per category. In the instance where theparticipant wins awards in both categories, the higher prize will be awarded.

3. Valid contact details must be submitted with each entry to be eligible for thecontest.

4. All entries must be submitted by 4th

September 2009, 2359 hours. Theorganisers shall not be held responsible for any lost or late entries.

B. Theme:

5. The theme of the contest, as suggested by the title, is about friendship. Submittedentry shall express appreciation of their friend or friends who have helped theparticipant overcome difficulties and challenges in life.

C. Content:

6. All submissions must be original works. No copyrighted material is to be used inany part of the entry.

7. The organisers and its partners shall not be responsible for any infringement ofcopyright or intellectual property. The unlawful use of any unlicensed/illegalsoftware, the posting of libelous, offensive, or defamatory contents is strictlydisallowed. Participants will be held responsible for any infringement of copyrightsor intellectual property.

8. All entries will be pre-moderated. The organisers reserve the right to remove ordisqualify any entry which they deem offensive or to have infringed the stipulatedrules.

9. All entries and their intellectual property shall be considered the property of theHealth Promotion Board and may be used for other health education materials orat health promotion events as the Health Promotion Board deems fit. The entriesmay be subjected to modifications as the Health Promotion Board deems fit andnecessary to suit its health education materials or health promotion events.

10. The organisers reserve the right to change, amend or withdraw the rules andregulations without prior notice.


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D. Assessment Criteria

11. Selection of entries will be determined entirely by online votes collected between13th August 2009 and 8th September 2009, 2359 hours.

12. A total of 20 entries, 10 from each category, will be selected for the awardceremony on 12th September 2009. Prizes will be presented in accordance withthe number of votes garnered, i.e. entries with the most votes will be awarded the1st prize etc.

13. Participants whose entries are selected will be informed by 10th September 2009.

E. Prizes:

14. Prizes for each category are listed below:

Video Category:

1st Prize: $8002nd Prize: $6003rd Prize: $5005 Consolation Prizes: $200 each

Picture Category:

1st Prize: $10002nd Prize: $8003rd Prize: $600

5 Consolation Prizes: $200 each

15. Winners of the contest will be notified by email or phone. Winners will have to bepresent for an award ceremony on 12th September 2009 in order to claim theprize money. The prize money shall be credited to the winners via InterbankGIRO. Winners will be informed of the exact details of the claiming procedures ata later date.

16. The organisers reserve the right not to award any of the prizes if the submittedentries fail to meet the minimum standards expected. The decision of theorganisers is final. No correspondences will be entertained.

17. Every participant will need to provide- Name (as in NRIC/FIN)- Date of Birth- Age- Email address and- Mobile number- Home telephone numberduring online registration for participation in the contest.


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Additional criteria for foreigners who would like to take part in this competition. Youmust:- have a valid FIN number- will be in Singapore during competition duration (10 August 2009 12

September 2009)- have a local bank account into which we can credit the winning amount

These details i.e. Name and Date of Birth will be used for verification purposes inthe event that the participant wins a prize in one of the contest categories.Participants will be required to produce the necessary identification e.g. studentEZ-link card or I/C for verification purposes during the claiming of prizes. Theorganizers reserve the right not to award prizes to participants who fails to provideany of the required identification as stated above.

F. Submission Requirements:

18. Submission should meet the following requirements:

Video category:

Videos are to be done in English Duration of the video should not be longer than 3 minutes All entries must be hosted on YouTube.

Picture category:

All entries should be in .jpg or .gif format, Should be 1028 X 764 pixels in dimension and Should not be more than 1.5MB in size.

19. All submissions are to be accompanied by a brief write-up (of a maximum of 500characters) explaining the entries in relation to the theme i.e. how thebuddy/buddies has/have helped the participant in his or her life.

20. All video entries are to be uploaded on Youtube; subsequently, the code forembedding is to be copied and entered into the award homepage.

21. All picture entries are to be uploaded via the award homepage. No email entrieswill be entertained.

21. For any clarifications or enquiry, please email Mr Tok Wei Chiang [email protected]


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Rules and Regulations for the Voters

A. Registration:

1. Registration is required for casting of votes.

B. Voting process:

2. Each voter is allowed to vote for up to 10 different submissions. They are notallowed to cast more than one vote for each submission.

C. Prizes for voters:

3. Voters will be entered for a lucky draw where 16 lucky voters will stand a chance towin a pair of movie voucher. Each voter is entitled to win only one pair of movievouchers, regardless of the number of times he/she voted. Terms and conditions forusing the vouchers apply. Lucky voters will be notified via email or phone on whereand when to collect the movie vouchers.

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