Celebrate United Planet Day 2010!
The Fall Equinox is the only time of the year when the middle of the sun is positioned above and below
horizon—shining on every location on Earth for an equal amount of time. This once a year occurrence represents United Planet's mission of fostering mutual understanding, improving the quality of life for everyone, and creating harmony among the people of the world. We created United Planet Day to celebrate this special occasion. With this in mind, please help us celebrate UP Day 2009 by taking part in our United Planet Day Writing and Photo/Video contest!
Photo/Video Contest 2010 This year United Planet will select three winners –- one Grand Prize Winner for both the writing contest and the photo video contest, and two Honorable Mention Winners, one for the video and photography contest and one for the writing contest. Contestants should submit one photo or one video. Videos must not be longer than three minutes in duration. |
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Writing Contest 2010
This year United Planet will select three winners—one Grand Prize Winner for both the writing contest and the photo video contest, and two Honorable Mention Winners, one for the video and photography contest and one for the writing contest. Contestants should submit a written piece of 1,000 words maximum.
Suggested Topics:
- Cross-cultural understanding and respect
- Global Partnership and support for people/projects in communities worldwide
- Personal Experiences from United Planet programs, including Volunteer Abroad Quests, Ambassador Clubs, Cultural Awareness Projects, the online community, and more.
- International Experiences
- Personal experiences highlighting intercultural communication and friendship
- Global responsibility and leadership
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Grand Prize
The Grand Prize winner of all the categories contest will receive one FREE two-week volunteer abroad Quest to any of our short-term locations around the world. The two runners up, or remaining category winners will receive $500 towards a United Planet Quest of their choice to any of our Short-Term locations as well. Grand Prize and Honorable Mention submissions will be published on the UP website, eNewsletter, Facebook, and YouTube page.
How to apply
It's easy! Click here to fill out our UP Contest 2010 submission form and send it with your written piece, photo and/or video to communications(at)unitedplanet.org. Please select your submission carefully as we can only allow one written piece, one photo, or one video per contestant to participate in the competition. Previous winners are not allowed to submit entries for the UP Day Contest 2010.
Deadline
The deadline for submissions is Friday, September 17, 2010. Winners will be announced on UP Day 2010 -- Tuesday, September 22, 2010. United Planet reserves the right to use any submitted materials for promotional purposes. All originals will become the property of United Planet and will not be returned.
UP Day Contest 2009 - Grand Prize Winner
Grand Prize Winner - Antoine Cassar
Excerpt from "Mehrba" by Antoine Cassar: |
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I'm from the town, |
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| mapan erakutsiko al didazu? | ||
| kao esta sumena hao? |
welcome to the open meadow |
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UP Day Contest 2009 - Honorable Mention Winners
Congradulations to the 2009 Honorable Mention Photography Winners - Alex Budak and Joni Lohr
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Photo taken by Joni Lohr of the Newton Tanzania Collaborative (NTC) at United Planet partner organization, summer 2009.
2009 Honorable Mention Writing Winner - Jess Noble
| Excerpt from "The Baby with no Name," by Jess Noble: |
| "'And what’s that one’s name?' I asked the nurse, gesturing to the baby boy under the window. He was placed on his back on a bare metal bed frame, away from the others, and he was crying softly - almost inaudible. "No name", the nurse muttered, scurrying out of the room. Strange, I thought. The other babies had names." |
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