"Tell Your Story" Contest

The Contest is now over:
Click here to see top contest entries
Click here to see the press release announcing the winners
Click here for photos of the 1st place winner award ceremony

Best Video, Story, or Photo Promoting Public Transit Wins 42" HDTV
Second and Third Place Winners Each Receive an iPod Touch

The association is seeking true stories from Floridians and visitors that benefit from using any of the 28 public transportation systems in Florida. Riders can tell their positive experiences using public transit by submitting a short video, a photo and caption, or a short essay.

The public is invited to be creative and tell FloridaTransit.org what you are doing with all the money you save by taking transit. What are you doing with the time on board relaxing or being productive while your counterparts waste time and stress out in traffic congestion?  Are you on board as a green lifestyle choice or as a patriot because transit helps cut America’s addiction to foreign oil by 4.2 billion gallons of gas a year.

1. All submissions must include your YouTube username, first name, last name, email address, and zip code emailed to news@floridatransit.org.
2. Video: Please upload video to YouTube and make sure that you add your video to our Video Contest group. Simply visit our YouTube channel for directions. Videos under 5 minutes are encouraged. 
3. Photo: Please attached your high quality (but under 1 MB) photo and attach to am email sent to news@floridatransit.org (we prefer .jpg or similar). Photo must be accompanies by your name, phone, and email address along with a few sentences describing the subject matter and when/where the picture was taken. We are looking for positive images of Floridians enjoying the benefits of transit. Photo Print (not larger than 8x10) may also be snail mailed, see contact info on web site and be sure to mark envelope with “TELL YOUR STORY CONTEST”. Remember, do not submit photos unless you own rights to the image and give us permission to post on the web site. Formal release must be signed to be eligible for prizes no matter what media you use to submit.
4. Story:  Simply email us your story, in the body of an email rather than in an attachment, and send to news@floridatransit.org   Stories (max 300 words) may also be snail mailed, see contact info on web site and be sure to mark envelope with “TELL YOUR STORY CONTEST”.
5. You may submit as many times as you wish.
6. Contest ends May 31, 2010

 

Click here for Official Rules
Click here for the News Release launching the contest