Are you ready to explore the outdoors and show off your photography skills, all while helping a worthy cause? This year, Emory Cares - Gainesville will volunteer virtually in the form of a photo contest at Alachua Conservation Trust’s (ACT) public parks and preserves. All you need for the contest is your camera or smartphone and a sense of adventure! And you might win one of three prizes and bragging rights. All registered participants will receive an Emory Cares face mask!
ELIGIBILITY
Gainesville-based Emory University alumni, family, friends, guests, neighbors, and anyone else who is interested in this virtual service activity is welcome. You do not have to be affiliated with Emory to participate. We do ask that you register by November 14 at the Emory Cares main signup page.
TO PARTICIPATE
Register by November 14, 2020, at the Emory Cares main signup page. See registration instructions below.
Visit one or more of ACT’s public preserves or parks on or before November 14, 2020. See a list of preserves and parks, their locations, and access info here.
Take photos of the landscape, wildlife, outdoor structures such as observation platforms and boardwalks, or people enjoying the preserves (with their express permission).
Post your photos to Facebook or Instagram — not both — using the hashtags #EmoryCares AND #KeepFLWild, and tag @AlachuaConservationTrust. For your entry to be eligible, you must have the required hashtags and tag on one of the platforms indicated above. If you are not on social media, email your photo submissions to Heather Obara at act.heather@gmail.com with the subject line “Emory Cares-ACT Photo Contest.” We’ll post them on Alachua Conservation Trust’s Facebook page for voting.
Encourage your friends and family to like your photos. The photos with the three highest numbers of likes will be eligible for an Emory/ACT prize package!
PRIZES
The top three vote-getters in terms of likes on Facebook or Instagram among entries with the appropriate hashtags and tag, as of November 21, 2020 at 5 PM Eastern, will be eligible for the following Emory/ACT prize packages:
1st Prize (Most likes on Facebook or Instagram): Emory water bottle and koozie, ACT hat
2nd Prize (Second-highest number of likes on Facebook or Instagram): Emory 8"x18" Custom Print Felt Pennant and car decals, ACT tote bag
3rd Prize (Third-highest number of likes on Facebook or Instagram): Emory 4"x6" adhesive writing pads and pen, ACT magnet and sticker pack
COVID-19 SAFETY RULES
All ACT parks and nature preserves are open for individuals, families with children, and small-group day-use of no more than 10 people per group. Please practice social distancing from other small groups while participating in this event.
PHOTO REUSE
BY SUBMITTING A PHOTO TO THE EMORY CARES - GAINESVILLE EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS PHOTO CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT GRANTS ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) AND EMORY UNIVERSITY (EMORY) ROYALTY-FREE, WORLDWIDE, PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO USE SAID PICTURE FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING PUBLICITY OR PROMOTION, IN PERPETUITY. THE ENTRANT ALSO AGREES THAT ACT AND EMORY ARE GRANTED LICENSE TO USE, REUSE, PUBLISH AND REPUBLISH THE SAME IN WHOLE OR IN PART, INDIVIDUALLY OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS OR IMAGES, IN ANY MEDIUM, AND FOR ANY PURPOSE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ILLUSTRATION, PROMOTION, ADVERTISING, AND PUBLICATION IN ALL ACT OR EMORY PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACT OR EMORY’S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. ANY PHOTO SUBMITTED BY THE ENTRANT MUST BE THEIR OWN.
TO REGISTER
Registration for this event takes place on the Emory Cares 2020 website.
Click on the button below to register.
Enter your personal information. You can also add any guests after you’ve entered your info.
On the Emory Cares 2020 Projects page, find the “Gainesville Explore the Outdoors Photo Contest” and make sure that “Sign me up!” is selected. Scroll all the way to the bottom and select “Continue”.
On the next page, you have the option to make a donation to Emory although it is not required to participate in this event.
On the next page, you can review and finalize your registration.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Alachua Conservation Trust by phone: (352) 373-1078 or email: info@AlachuaConservationTrust.org.
