RAP/Jingle Contest – AAFES Community Connection
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This contest will be
released on Friday July 25, in store and on line and will
be featured in the WK 39 tabloid.
- Entries can be submitted
online by sending to
PatriotFamily@aafes.com or mailed
with a DVD/CD to address information below.
- Entries must be emailed
or postmarked NLT Friday, October 3.
- Judging will take place
in late October with winners announced in November.
- Entries will be
submitted using original or approved music provided by
AAFES (see above for links).
- There will be 12 winners
selected from entries- (one for each month)
- Winning entries will be
used on EXTV and ARN (AAFES TV and radio network), one for
each month in 2009
- The following prizes will be awarded: $500 shopping spree
to top 12 rap/jingles
1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all military and DoD card holders 18
years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees or
immediate family members of AAFES are not eligible.
2. CONTENT: Write and perform an original jingle or rap song
for AAFES (up to 30 seconds in length) in English, using
original non-copyrighted music or approved music provided by
AAFES, on a DVD or CD that will play in a standard DVD/CD
player or an electronic file (permitted formats listed in
section three). The jingle and video must be family
friendly. Entries can be submitted electronically or by
mail. See below for submission guidelines.
Jingle theme must be about one the following:
Information about the themes “The Benefits of AAFES” and
“The AAFES Value Store” can be found by clicking the above
links.
Jingle may not include any explicit or vulgar language. Any
jingle deemed offensive will be disqualified. Jingle must be
no longer than 60 seconds in length.
3. HOW TO ENTER: Entry must be submitted via one of the
following methods:
- By Mail: Create a video or CD (up to 30 seconds in length)
of you or your group (up to 5 total group members)
performing your original jingle composition for AAFES, on a
CD or DVD that will play in a standard CD players. Mail the
CD or DVD along with a completed Official Entry Form
(available to download and print at aafes.com) to:
Army Air Force Exchange Service
Attn: Patriot Family Pet Contest (MK-M2-Strategic Marketing)
3911 So Walton Walker Blvd
Dallas TX 75236
Mailed entries must be postmarked no later than October 5,
2008.
- By E-mail: Send to
PatriotFamily@aafes.com . Add “AAFES
Rap/Jingle Contest” into the subject line. All entries must
be accompanied by a completed release form (available to
download by clicking this link- entryform). Audio file types
permitted include .MP3, .WMA, and .WAV. Video file types
permitted include .AVI, .MOV, .WMV, and .MPG. Files that are
not one of the permitted file types will be automatically
disqualified. The file must be labeled with entrant’s name
and contact information. PLEASE NOTE: If your file is larger than 5 Megabytes, it
will be rejected by our server and will not be received.
- By Electronic Upload: If your song or video file is larger
than 5 Megabytes, it will be rejected by the e-mail server
and will not be received. In this case, you can either send
the file by postal mail, Audio file types permitted include
.MP3, .WMA, and .WAV. Video file types permitted include .AVI,
.MOV, .WMV, and .MPG. Files that are not one of the
permitted file types will be automatically disqualified. The
e-mail must include entrant’s name and contact information.
E-mails must be received by October 5, 2008. Entries
received without the Official Entry Form will be
disqualified.
Music must be the original work of the entrant or group and
not the work of a third party. Entries become the sole
property of AAFES and will not be returned. Failure to
comply with any entry requirements or any other Official
Rule will result in disqualification.
4. FINALIST JUDGING: Judging will be based on the following
criteria:
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Style and Creativity
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Suitability to be an AAFES official jingle
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Overall Performance
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Ability to tie-in with AAFES Community Connection, Value
Story themes
AAFES reserves the right to disqualify any entry that, in
their sole opinion, refers, depicts, or in any way reflects
negatively upon AAFES, the promotion or any other person or
entity.
5. PRIZES:
A Prize of a $500 shopping spree will be awarded to the
top 12 rap/jingles.
6. GENERAL RULES: By entering, contestants consent to the
use of their original entry as well as their name/likeness,
to be available to the public online or in other media
including but not limited to television, radio and magazines
for publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without
additional right of approval or compensation. Use of entry
for any of the purposes previously stated does not in any
way constitute Finalist or Winner status of that entry and
should not be interpreted as such. |
