The Dream Out Loud Challenge

Kentucky students, grades K-6: Tell us how you will change the world after college. You could win a $1,500 college savings account and $500 for your school!

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Sponsored by Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust and Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary.

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WHAT: The 2012 Dream Out Loud Challenge is a drawing, essay/poem and video contest that invites Kentucky K-6 students to enter - with a chance to win a $1,500 college savings account and $500 for their school!

WHY: To encourage families to start thinking about how higher education may help their children realize their dreams and make a difference in the world, and to promote the importance of saving for college early.

WHO: Kentucky students grades K-6.

WHEN: The Challenge will run from January 16 through March 16, 2012. Online entries must be posted by 5 pm ET on March 16, 2012. Mailed entries must be postmarked by March 16, 2012, and received by March 23, 2012.

HOW: Students submit an original drawing, poem/essay or video answering the question "How will I change the world after I go to college?" Participants can enter by completing the form below and uploading their entry. Written entries (drawings, poems/essays) can also be submitted via mail to: The Dream Out Loud Challenge, 450 Old Vine Street, Suite 100, Lexington, KY 40507. Be sure to include an official entry form with your mailed submission. Videos MUST be submitted online.

PRIZES: Nine $1,500 KESPT accounts will be awarded, one to each winning category:

Grades K-1:
$1,500 Drawing Prize
$1,500 Essay/Poetry Prize
$1,500 Video Prize

Grades 2-3:
$1,500 Drawing Prize
$1,500 Essay/Poetry Prize
$1,500 Video Prize

Grades 4-6:
$1,500 Drawing Prize
$1,500 Essay/Poetry Prize
$1,500 Video Prize

The schools of the winners will also receive $500. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges.

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Contest Consent and Release: I am or represent the parent or legal guardian of the child listed above (herein referred to as "Child") and warrant that I have the legal authority to give permission on behalf of the Child to participate in this contest. I grant to the Contest Sponsor the right to use the Child's name and likeness when announcing the winners except where prohibited by law. All entries become the sole property of the Contest Sponsor in conjunction with KESPT. I acknowledge that the Child's entry is his/her original work and does not infringe upon or violate rights of any third party. I grant the Contest Sponsor the right to edit, publish, promote and otherwise use the Child’s entry materials without permission, notice or compensation. Creative submissions and registration forms cannot be returned. I have read and agree to the Official Rules of the KESPT Dream Out Loud Challenge.

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