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Board of Community Relations sponsors photo contest
Dec. 2, 2013: A Compassionate Toledo photo contest is being sponsored by the City of Toledo Board of Community Relations. The purpose of the Compassionate Toledo photo contest is to promote the City of Toledo as a Compassionate City.
According to Linda Alvarado, director of the BCR, “the mission is to showcase how diverse and compassionate Toledo, Ohio is in just one photo. While many contests are individually focused, this contest is focused on the collective greatness of our City through positive and peaceful happenings that occur on a daily basis.”
Participants may submit one photo taken in the City of Toledo for the Compassionate Toledo photo contest. Individuals submitting a photo of, or for, a child under the age of 18 must be the parent or legal guardian of the child, or must obtain the parents’ or guardians’ permission and signature. Individuals submitting an entry must be either a resident of Toledo, Ohio, work in Toledo, Ohio, or go to school in Toledo, Ohio.
Anyone may enter by emailing a photo and a completed entry form to: [email protected] . Additional Official Entry forms are available at 1 Government Center, Suite 2130 through close of business day, 5:00 pm EDT, Friday, December 20, 2013. All entries must be received by close of business day, 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, December 20, 2013.
First place overall winner will receive recognition as the overall winning photograph, with the winning photograph being announced as such, and a “Norfolk Southern Model Train” encased in glass from the Mayor’s Office.
The second place winner will receive a framed piece of art by Limón (2008), from the Mayor’s Office. Third place is admission for four (4) to Imagination Station (valued at $40). And, should there be a tie- a gift basket from The Flower Market (valued at $65) will be given.
Photographs may be shown online and throughout the community as part of the promotion of Toledo as a compassionate city. The Toledo Compassionate City photo contest is for the purpose of promoting the City of Toledo as a Compassionate City. All eligible entries received will be published on the City of Toledo Board of Community Relations Website page, City of Toledo Facebook , Flicker, Twitter, and Instagram. Winners will be announced in early January, 2014.
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