1. The theme of the campaign is ‘My Vision and Dream for Children’ and all entries must focus on this theme for the national MVC Contest.
2. A campaign that enables individuals in the USA to discuss & express their vision /dream of a just world for children through paintings/drawings, poems, short films, essays, photographs/photo-essays, statements/slogans.

1. The MVC Contest is open to all individuals residing in the USA from the age-group of 10 years and above – each entry must belong to an individual.
2. The contest is open to USA residents only - from all the 48 states, including the District of Columbia, excluding Hawaii and Alaska.
3. Entries submitted by groups & teams will not qualify for the MVC Contest.

1. April 15, 2010 to October 15, 2010 - for receiving/collecting entries. Please note that October 15, 2010 will be the last date for receiving entries on the CRY America website for this national campaign/contest.
2. October 15, 2010 to November 15, 2010 - judging and selecting/announcing national contest/event winners.

1. All entries must be original - entries that are imitation of or copied from any other individual/organization/company/institute/business house/book/website is considered invalid.
2. Event Entries must be as per the following 6 categories only: Painting/Drawing ,Poems ,Essay ,Slogan/ Statement ,Photograph/Photo-Essay and Short Film .
3. Please refer to the table below for details of the categories and uploading rules to ensure eligibility of your entry.
4. Each entry (online & offline) needs to be submitted along with a signed MVC Registration Form

1. Juniors: 10 - 13 years
2. Teens: 14 - 17 years
3. Adults: 18 years and above

1. Juniors (10 to 13 years)
   1. All Junior entries require parental consent
   2. All registration/entry forms (online and offline) for Juniors need to be approved and signed by a parent/legal guardian of the child.
   3. We seek minimum information about your child, limited to what is essential for this event – child’s name, age, city of residence and event category
   4. All event related activities (registration, uploading, setting up “my event page” etc) to be undertaken by the parent on behalf of the child
2. Teens (14 to 17 years)
   1. All Teen entries also require parental consent
   2. All registration/entry forms (online and offline) for Teens need to be approved and signed by a parent/legal guardian of the child
   3. We seek minimum information about your child, limited to what is essential for this event – child’s name, age, city of residence and event category

1. All entries must belong to an individual. Please note that entries submitted by groups will not quality for the MVC contest
2. Online, through the CRY America website
3. Offline, through our Volunteer Action Centers for City based events.
4. Every event registrant will get a unique username and password after you register for the event.
5. Every event registrant will get a “Manage my profile” page where you can view your past entries and upload new entries.
6. Every event registration will also have the option of setting up a “My Event Page” for the event - please fill in the information about where you heard about this event, so we can make the right linkages between your page and your friends page.
7. The entry/registration form has an “opt in” field through which you can choose to receive regular CRY America newsletters, reports, appeals and other material – please tick this option if you would like to receive regular mailings from CRY America.

1. Event registrants can upload their entry at the time of registration or come back later using this username and password to upload at a later date
2. Please see table below for the format in which the entries require to be uploaded, following this format will ensure eligibility of your entry.
3. Your entry needs to be accompanied by a “Title” and a 20 words description. In case there is no title given by you for your entry, the generic default title “My Vision and Dream for Children” will reflect against your entry.

Sure – each event registrant can set up his/her own event page which can have the following:

1. Your personal message about the My Vision for Children Campaign
2. Your vision for children and your entry for the event
3. You can send out emails from this page to your friends/ colleagues/ family – inviting them to view your entry and join the event too!

Yes – help us spread the word about this campaign through your social networking platforms!

1. We have provided a badge entitled "Express Your Dream for Children" on the right column of your page and on the home page which you can place on your Facebook or other social networking forums.
2. The "Express Your Dream for Children" badge and e-banner can also be placed under your signature on your emails.
3. We have links to Facebook and Twitter already set up for you! The CRY America Blog is another great way to discuss children's issues and spread the MVC campaign!

1. All eligible entries for the My Vision for Children Campaign will be available for public viewing on the CRY America website
2. Event entries can be sorted and viewed by Event Category, by Age Group and by Geography
3. All winning entries will be specially displayed and acknowledged on the CRY America website after the judging process has been completed in September, 2010. Winning entries will also become part of the MVC Event Archives and will be available for viewing year on year.

We appreciate all donations raised through this event which will be directed towards supporting the cause of underprivileged children in India and the USA. All donations received through this event will be eligible for tax exemption. There are no mandatory Registration Fees for this event. Thank you for your donation and we truly value your support.

1. A listing of all My Vision/Dream for Children Campaign Events being organized by our Volunteer Action Centers across the USA can be found here. Please note that some of our Volunteer Action Centers are only serving as campaign promotion and collection centers for the entries, while others are organizing local events and will be announcing local winners.
2. All Offline MVC entries also need to be accompanied with an MVC event registration form which is available with our Action Centers and can also be found here
3. Following the Action Center event – all eligible offline entries will be uploaded on to the CRY America website by your Action Center and will become an integral part of the national My Vision for Children Campaign/Contest. Your permission to do this is requested in the Offline MVC event registration form.
4. Our Volunteer Action Centers will announce event winners for their respective events.

1. Judges Panels
   1. The composition and selection of judges of the Judges panel will be at the discretion of CRY America.
   2. All Judges panels will comprise of 3 Judges (judges across the online & offline events may be different) – but the same selection/judging criteria will be used across all judges panels.
   3. Judging will be done as per event category & age group.
   4. Local Volunteer Action Center Events/City/State winners will be selected by the local judges panel.
2. Scores - each entry/ material will have an assigned score by the Judges panel.
   1. Scores will be recorded & maintained for all eligible event entries (online and offline entries).
   2. Selection of winners for the offline and online event will be based on scores assigned by the event judges.
   3. Decisions on event winners (local and national) will be final and at the discretion of the Judges panels & CRY America.
3. Event Winners
   1. Each category will have a 1st, 2nd & 3rd Prize – this will again be differentiated by the 3 age groups.
   2. National winners – therefore, there will be a total of 54 (i.e. 6 categories X 3 age groups) prize winners nationally for this event, if we receive entries across all categories and age groups.
   3. Local winners will also be announced for the local events by our Volunteer Action Centers.

1. The Selection/judging criteria that will be used for each category is specified in the table above. The same Selection/judging criteria will be used by judges panels at the national and local levels
2. The specifics for each selection criteria are given below
1. Originality: Freshness of style and presentation of the idea. How distinguishable the entry is from the others in the same category/ age group.
2. Innovativeness/Creativity: Ability to link the theme with new, imaginative ideas and perspectives. Ability to see and solve problems relating to children’s issues and rights in a new way.
3. Clarity of theme: Direct & comprehensive expression of the theme.
4. Concept/Design relates to the theme of the contest: The material should go beyond merely discussing/ presenting the existing injustices faced by children to envisioning and presenting some solutions/actions towards a better situation for children. This criteria would give weightage to the depth of the message. Higher scores will be assigned to entries that inspire or compel viewers to act/ work for positive change.
5. Attractiveness/Eye-catching (for paintings/photographs): Entry is visually attractive and thought provoking.
6. Further, each category has an additional criteria related to word limit, time limit, slides limit etc - see category & eligibility table above for details.
3. In the event that CRY America receives more than 500 entries for this Campaign, there will be a second and final round of Judging to select the winners from up to the top 20 entries with the highest scores in each Category/Age Group. The top 3 winners of each Category/Age Group will be decided through the final round of judging.
4. In the event that a tie breaker is required in the judging process to arrive at the winners – the entry with the highest score on the specific selection/judging criteria “Concept/Design of the Entry relates to the theme of the Contest” will be declared the winner.

1. There will be no cash rewards/prizes for this event (online or offline).
2. National Winners

   Prizes/ awards to national winners will comprise the following:

   1. National Prizes: If entries are received for all event Categories and from all Age groups, the total number of winners will be 54 (6 event categories X 3 age groups X 3 prizes).
   2. National winners will receive special CRY America “Child Rights Champion” Award Certificates
   3. All winning entries/ material will be displayed on the CRY America Website which is visited by over 25,000 visitors each month. The winners name will be displayed along with the winning material.
   4. All winning entries/ material will be acknowledged and recognized through the CRY America Newsletter which goes out to over 10,000 CRY America volunteers, donors and contacts in the USA.
   5. Select Winning material will be placed in a CRY America Publication along with the winner‘s name. The selection of material to be placed in this publication will be final and at the sole discretion of CRY America.
3. Local Action Center Event Winners

   Prizes/Awards for events conducted by CRY America Action Centers will comprise the following:

   1. Action Center event winners will receive awards in the form of an award certificate or cup or medal – the decision on the exact form of the awards will be decided by the Volunteer Action Center conducting the specific event.
   2. Local event winners will also receive invitations to events organized by CRY America’s Volunteer Action Center in your city.
   3. Gifts that our Volunteer Action Centers may be able to source or get sponsored – this may differ from Action Center to Action Center and will be dependent on what the Action Center is able to source.

1. All entries must be original - they cannot be an imitation of or copied from any other organization/ company/ institute/ business house/ individual/website.
2. All original material against entries submitted for this contest must be retained by the event registrant (owner of the material) for the entire duration of this contest as it may be required to be submitted to the Judges Panel and/or CRY America at any time.
3. All entries must be created by and belong to the individual who submits the entry. In the case of children, the entry is to be submitted by a parent or legal guardian of the child. Entries submitted by groups and teams will not be eligible for this event.
4. Parental approval and authorization is required for all entries related to children. Any entry related to children without parental authorization/approval will not be eligible for this event.
5. All Entries must focus on the theme of this event "My Vision/Dream for Children" and meet the selection criteria as specified in the table above. Entries that do not follow the uploading directions and formats as given in the table above will not be considered as eligible entries.
6. Any person found to be tampering with the content of this event or damaging the spirit of this contest will be disqualified. If any material is found to be offensive to any other person, community or children, CRY America reserves the right to remove the material from it‘s website and from the Offline events organized by its Volunteer Action Centers. This decision will be final and at the sole discretion of CRY America.
7. The CRY America board, staff and volunteers closely involved in organizing and executing the My Vision for Children Campaign, along with the event judges and respective family members are not eligible to be event participants.

LICENSE, RELEASE and WAIVER ("RELEASE")
For good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, I authorize CRY, Child Rights and You America Inc (CRY America), to make use of the written content, images, video, and/or any other materials submitted hereunder, as well as my name, voice, likeness, and appearance therein, together with the personally identifying information I may provide on the connection therewith (collectively, Submission), as further described below.

CRY America's Right to Use My Video Submission.
I grant CRY America the right to edit my Submission in any manner, and to use and license others to use my Submission, or any portions, reproductions or versions thereof in any and all media, now known or hereafter invented (including, without limitation, television, home video/dvd, merchandising, publishing, online and mobile services), in any manner, an unlimited number of times, in perpetuity, throughout the world, with or without charge or cost to end users or other third parties. I also grant CRY America the right to use and license others to use my Submission for promotion, publicity and/or marketing of CRY America or in any other manner as determined by CRY America.

Clearance of My Video Submission for CRY America's Use.
I represent and warrant that my Submission is my original work and that I have secured any and all rights, releases and permissions necessary for CRY America's use of the Submission hereunder, including without limitation those related to any people, places, music, performances of dance or music, video, photographs, graphics and/or other elements in my Submission (collectively, "Elements"). I represent and warrant that no further permissions or fees are due for CRY America's use of my Submission or any Elements therein. I further represent and warrant that any statements made by me or others in the Submission are true to the best of my knowledge and that neither they, nor any Element of the Submission, will violate any law or regulation violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party.

Waiver of Right of Approval.
I hereby waive any right of inspection or approval of my Submission as used by CRY America, including without limitation any approval of my appearance and/or use of my name therewith or the uses to which they may be put.

Release and Waiver; Indemnification
I acknowledge that CRY America will rely on this Release, potentially at substantial cost to it, and I hereby waive the right to assert any claim of any nature whatsoever against any party relating to the exercise of the rights and permissions granted hereunder. I agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CRY America from any and all claims arising from its use of my Submission as permitted hereunder.

By participating, entrants agree:
[a] to these terms of this contest and decisions of CRY America and the judges, which shall be final in all respects relating to the contest; and
[b] to release, discharge and hold harmless CRY America from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind resulting from their participating in the contest or their acceptance, use or misuse of a prize including, without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, copyright, trademark, defamation or invasion of privacy.
Entrants agree to permit CRY America to use his or her name, photograph, likeness, entry, biographical information, voice, voice likeness, and city and state address for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in all media, including but not limited to within CRY America's website, in perpetuity, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) and agree to execute specific consent to such use upon request.

CRY America is not responsible for and shall not be liable for:
[a] any electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, including without limitation, server malfunction or by any human error which may occur in the processing of entries;
[b] failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions;
[c] late, lost, misdirected or incomplete entries ; or
[d] any condition caused by events beyond the control of the CRY America that may cause the contest to be disrupted or corrupted.
CRY America reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest or any portion thereof, and limit entries to those submitted prior to the action taken, or to proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by CRY America in its sole discretion and to award the prize from all eligible entries received prior to such action taking place.