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Fall 2008

Fall 2008 National Middle School Contest

Enter for a chance to win a $2,000 shopping spree in a Scholastic Book Fairs warehouse or in the Instructional Resource Catalog and a personal visit from Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

OFFICIAL RULES

ELIGIBILITY:
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest open to middle schools, junior high schools, the 6th - 8th grade levels of K-8 schools, and the 6th - 8th grade levels of K-12 schools in the continental U.S. that use student volunteers (a Student Crew) to conduct a Scholastic Book Fair between May 10, 2008 and December 15, 2008. Entries must be post-marked by midnight December 26, 2008. Void in Puerto Rico and where otherwise prohibited by law.

Book Fairs conducted between December 16, 2008 and May 9, 2009 will be eligible for the Spring 2009 contest.

Employees, and members of their families living in the same household, of Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc., its parent, subsidiaries, brokers, distributors, dealers, retailers, affiliates, and its advertising, promotion and production agencies, are not eligible to enter.

HOW TO ENTER:
Complete the official entry form and send us your story about how your Student Crew helped to plan and conduct the most successful Book Fair event your school has ever seen (500-word maximum). Provide details on ideas and strategies that your Student Crew developed and implemented to increase student and adult interest in the Book Fair, as well as in books and in reading. Include information on activities, programs, contests, challenges, special events, and advertising strategies used to promote your Book Fair, as well as to encourage students, parents, grandparents and faculty to attend and participate in the Book Fair.

Be sure to include photographs of materials and of your team in action. Please provide printed copies of all photos and the 500-word essay. Electronic submissions, incomplete or illegible entries will not be considered.

Mail your entry to:
Scholastic Book Fairs
Fall 2008 National Middle School Student Crew Contest #10
1080 Greenwood Boulevard
Lake Mary, FL 32746

Remember to include supporting photos and a 500-word (or less) description of activities with your completed entry form. You may enter the contest only once per Book Fair event. By entering, entrants agree to abide by these rules, warrant and represent that their entries are original work, and grant to Scholastic Book Fairs the right to edit, publish, promote, and otherwise use ideas from their entries without further notice or compensation.

Scholastic Book Fairs is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, damaged, mutilated, postage due, incomplete, or illegible entries or mail.

All entries will be held for 90 days from the date of official winner announcement. Only entries accompanied by a check or money order (no cash), payable to Scholastic Book Fairs in the amount of five dollars ($5) for shipping and handling will be returned after 90 days.

WINNER SELECTION:
Eligible entries will be evaluated and winners selected based on the following criteria:

•	Originality and creativity of ideas, activities, themes, materials, and programs developed to promote the Book Fair, books, and reading.
•	Quantity and effectiveness of ideas organized and executed by Student Crew to attract and increase student, parent, grandparent, faculty, and community interest in the Book Fair, books, and reading.

Entries will be judged on content, not presentation. Entries will be judged by marketing professionals from Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc.

Winners will be notified the week of January 26, 2009, by mail, email, and/or telephone.

Each winner will be required to sign, have notarized, and return Affidavit of Eligibility and Release forms. Both forms must be returned within seven (7) days of prize notification or an alternate winner may be selected.

PRIZES:
First Place – One Winner
One (1) first-place winning school will receive a $2,000 shopping spree at a Scholastic Book Fairs warehouse location or in the Scholastic Book Fairs Instructional Resource Catalog, plus a day-long personal appearance by author Jeff Kinney. Jeff Kinney will be available for autographs and will co-host special school assemblies to accommodate the school’s student enrollment, up to three (3) assemblies. Assemblies will recognize the Book Fair achievements of the Student Crew and will include a Question and Answer exchange with students. A drawing for door prizes will also be conducted prior to the conclusion of each assembly.

Appearance by Jeff Kinney will be scheduled with sensitivity to school’s calendar of events, but must be conducted prior to May 15, 2009.

Second Place – 4 Winners
Four (4) individual second-place winning schools will each receive a $1,000 shopping spree at a Scholastic Book Fairs warehouse location or in the Scholastic Book Fairs Instructional Resource Catalog.

Shopping sprees at Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse locations must be conducted on weekdays, during regular working (warehouse) hours between February 1, 2009 and May 28, 2009, unless otherwise approved by the Branch Manager and Regional General Manager. Shopping sprees in the Instructional Resource Catalog must be completed within one year from the date of voucher issuance.

GENERAL:
All entrants, as a condition of entry, agree to release Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc., its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, and employees from any and all liability for injuries or damages of any kind sustained through participation in this contest and/or use of a prize once accepted.

No substitutions, transfers, or assignments of prizes are allowed, except by Scholastic Book Fairs in the case of prize unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc. shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the contest at any time, without notice.

All entrants, as a condition of entry, grant to Scholastic Book Fairs the right to use photos, ideas, materials, and information from entries, including winner’s name, likeness, hometown, biographical information, and entry for purposes of advertising and promotion, including Planning Kit materials and on the Scholastic Web site, www.scholastic.com, without further notice or compensation, except where prohibited by law.

WINNERS’ LIST:
For the names of the prizewinners (available after January 26, 2009), send a self-addressed stamped envelope by June 1, 2009, to: Scholastic Book Fairs, Fall 2008 National Middle School Student Crew Contest #10 Winners’ List, 1080 Greenwood Boulevard, Lake Mary, FL 32746

SPONSOR:
Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc., 1080 Greenwood Boulevard, Lake Mary, FL 32746

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