2012 YouTube Video Contest Full Information

Tell New England how “Only Tap Water Delivers”

Click here to download a printable flyer to post at your facility, school, or office. Help spread the word! More entries = more fun!

*If you are between the ages of 13-17 please download the parental consent form. This form also includes all information listed below.

Providing clean drinking water is one of the U.S. Center for Disease Control’s top ten public health achievements of the 20th century. Not a day goes by that we do not turn on a water faucet to either drink, shower, brush our teeth, do laundry, wash dishes…(and the list goes on and on). We can all do this with the peace of mind that what is coming out of our tap is safe to drink, wash with, and cook with. Compare that to the 884 million people around the globe who do NOT have access to safe drinking water.

Our public water suppliers across New England work tirelessly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to ensure that the water coming out of our faucets is safe.

We want YOU to tell us how you think Only Tap Water Delivers public health in New England.

Requirements

Create a video for posting on YouTube that explains how “Only Tap Water Delivers” public health in your home, community, school, business, etc.

The video MUST incorporate the following message:

“In a world where an estimated 3 million people die every year from preventable waterborne disease, our water systems allow us to drink from virtually any public tap with a high assurance of safety. Each community water supply is required to meet rigorous federal and state health-protective standards.”

All entries must be 60 seconds or less. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube and entered into the contest with a link to the video (e-mail video links to kking@newwa.org).

Additional information on the “Only Tap Water Delivers” program can be found at www.drinktap.org.

Submission Period

Start: February 1, 2012
End: March 31, 2012

Winners will be announced during Drinking Water Week 2012 (May 7-13).

Eligibility

The minimum age to enter is 13. All entries must be the original work of the entrant, and entrants ages 13-18 must have the consent of a legal guardian (download form at top of page).

Anyone is free to enter, but prizes will only be awarded to residents of the six (6) New England states ( Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island) who are at least thirteen (13) years old at the time of entry. In addition, an honorable mention will be awarded in each state.

Awards will be given in two age groups: 13-17 and 18+.

Entrants can submit multiple videos, but only one prize will be awarded per person (e.g., the same entrant cannot win the first and second prizes for either age group).

Judging Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria: artistic originality; technical skill; perspective and understanding of the “Only Tap Water Delivers” theme.

There must be sufficient entries for a winner to be announced. Awarding prizes is at the full discretion of the judges and all decisions are final.

Prizes

Grand Prize – Apple iPad
2 nd Place – Apple iTouch
3 rd Place – Apple iPod
Honorable Mentions – Apple iPod Shuffle

Entrants will be judged by a panel of drinking water professionals.

For additional information please contact NEWWA at kking@newwa.org or (508) 893-7979.