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Entry Form
ENTERING and QUALIFYING to ENTER
This years theme will be : AMERICA THEN AND NOW.Entrants must submit a signed and completed entry form by fax or email by 5 pm Friday, November 11, 2011 or postmarked by Friday, November 11, 2011.
Fee for entry is $20.00, which must be received by the registration deadline. Late registrations will not be accepted. Registration forms must be submitted and signed by the person who will prepare the gingerbread house, or in the case of youths under 18, a parent or guardian must also sign. Entrants will receive a fax or mailed confirmation.
Contestants may submit only one Gingerbread House per entry , and may have only one entry in each category for which they are eligible to compete.
Entrants will be assigned to one of the following categories: Adult (18-up), Youth (18 & under). An additional Professionals category will accept entries created by food service professionals, who may exhibit but will be ineligible for prizes. They will receive recognition in the form of trophies and awards.
Due to space, only a limited number of entries will be accepted into the competition. We reserve the right to reject any inappropriate entries (pornographic, controversial or in poor taste).
PRIZES
One $100 prize will be awarded in each category, and an Overall Winner will be awarded a $500 Grand Prize. Runners up will receive $25 for second place and $10 for third place. All contestants will receive a ribbon. Each category winner will also receive a valuable engraved trophy.CONSTRUCTION AND PRESENTATION
Gingerbread house shall be placed on a board base not to exceed 24” x 24” (1/2” plywood or other sturdy material capable of carrying the weight of the house). The contest organizer will have available plywood bases in the right size for $10.00 ea. Overall height of the Gingerbread House shall be 24” or less, from highest feature to top of board. Entrant's name, address, and entry number shall be labeled on the underside of the base.Except for the base and lights/batteries, entries must be constructed and composed completely of edible materials. No sticks please. Any entry not adhering to this rule will be disqualified. Edible materials are not limited to sweets. Candies must be unwrapped and free of any non-edible materials (such as lollipop sticks).
The contest is not limited to houses. Use your imagination, dams, mountains, space ships etc. are all. fair game. Nothing risque or pornographic please. This year's contest will allow electric lights on the entry. Extension cords are not allowed. Light must be provided by batteries. No candles or live fire will be allowed.
Each entrant shall provide a typed one-page description of his or her entry, including any significant features about the entry, such as design intent, influences, meaning, materials used, or any other pertinent or interesting information. The top of your sheet shall show the name of the entry and the entrant's registration number. The description sheet and the entry itself shall not include any indication of the entrant's name. Entries that are not presented anonymously will be disqualified from from the competition.
Completed entries must be delivered to the assigned space, at an assigned time. Due to limited parking space at the entrance, you will be assigned a specific delivery time. We have no staff to help you with this. Please arrive at your assigned time to help the process run smoothly and avoid confusion.
JUDGING PROCESSES and CRITERIA
Entries will be judged by a the public at large. The judges' decisions will be final. In case of a tie, a name will be drawn to determine the winner. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at 4 pm on Sunday, November 27. We will try to have the local paper/TV channel present for publicity. Call us or email us in time for us to have them on hand. All entries will be put up for auction and all the profits will be donated to Family Promise of Las Vegas and Boys and Girls Club of Boulder City. Gingerbread Houses not sold and not picked up by the contestant by Monday, Nov. 28at 6 pm will be donated to charity.Copyright 2010 Boulder City Gingerbread House Competition (TM)