2012 Wimmer Solutions Care Creates Community Challenge
**UPDATE** As the Challenge
has progressed, we've been inspired to see many incredible
volunteer stories coming our way...but we've also received several
questions about how entrants who face technological or other
barriers to submitting will be able to participate in the
Challenge. After discussing their concerns, in the spirit
of inclusion, we're upping our game to reach out to active
volunteers in our Community who may not have heard about it through
online media, and who have an important story to
share. As part of that effort, we're
offering two new ways to enter - good old fashioned paper
mail and an in-person drop-off option at our Northlake office.
We have also extended our deadline a few weeks to February
29, 2012.
We believe everyone has a gift to
give, and more importantly, a talent to lend.
We're ringing in the new year by celebrating the many ways
individuals, families and organizations are lending their time and
talent to strengthen our community - with the 2012 Care Creates
Community Challenge.
Wimmer Solutions wants you to tell your story about the causes
you care about, and to help you inspire others to get involved!
We're seeking companies, families and individuals who are making a
real difference in the community, so tell us your story!
What types of stories are you
looking for?
Think out of the box - any volunteer activity is fair game, from
coaching your daughter's hockey team to organizing a clothing drive
at your elementary school. What we want to know is how YOU make a
difference, so share your story today!
How do I
enter?
Entering the Challenge is simple, and takes less than 5 minutes:
- Send an email to community@wimmersolutions.com
with the following information, mail your entry to us using the
address available on our Contact Page or drop it off at our office at
the same address:
- Your Contact Information: Name, Email Address,
Phone Number
- Your story, in 250 words or less, of how you
give your time, talent, or energy to a cause or issue affecting our
local community
- Optional: video links, photos, or any other
materials that help illustrate how you give back, and the URL of
the nonprofit organization you volunteer with (if applicable)
2. Like us on Facebook and
follow us on Twitter, where you can view and comment on
other submissions (we'll begin posting all eligible entries after
entries have closed on February 29th). We hope you'll find some new
and creative ideas to get involved, while sharing your own great
work with others.
How will finalists be
selected, and what are the prizes?
An independent panel of local business leaders will select three
entries - one from an individual, one from a family, and one from a
public or private for-profit organization - to receive:
- Extensive media coverage, including radio spots on STAR 101.5
- Professionally orchestrated social media campaigns about your
project
- 40 hours of Wimmer Solutions consulting time to jumpstart your
new community venture or take your existing actions to another
level
- An exclusive prize pack of Wimmer Solutions gear
What is the entry
deadline?
We'll be accepting stories from January 1, 2012 through February
29, 2012.
Are there any other
requirements to qualify for the Challenge?
The Community Challenge seeks to highlight volunteer work and
community ventures that:
- Have taken place in the Puget Sound area: King, Pierce,
Thurston, Snohomish, Kitsap, Mason, Skagit, Island, San Juan or
Whatcom counties since January 1, 2011. Ventures that are based
elsewhere in the US but which intend to expand to the Puget Sound
area before December 31, 2012 may also be considered
- Align with Wimmer Solutions' Equal Opportunity statement;
nonprofit organizations associated with the work must not
discriminate against any individual or group covered by the
statement
- Are secular and not directly affiliated with a political
group
Who can I contact for more
information?
You can email community@wimmersolutions.com
with general questions, or contact Nicole
Browning, Director of Marketing, Corporate Communications and
Community Outreach at nicole@wimmersolutions.com
So what
are you waiting for? Share your story today, and enter Wimmer
Solutions' 2012 Care Creates Community Challenge.
Thank
you for all you do, and good luck!
