Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Baby of the Year Contest is open to residents of the United States of America, 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of The Star Press, Voss Center for Women, and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win.
Contest Period: Contest period begins at 12:01 a.m. (E.D.T) Monday, August 24, 2009 and ends at 11:59 p.m. (E.D.T.) Friday, November 6, 2009.
How to Enter. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. E.D.T. Monday, August 24, 2009, and ending at 11:59 p.m. E.D.T. Friday, September 25, 2009, the “Entry Period” enter by submitting a completed Entry Form, a photo of your baby and a suggested $10 donation to The Star Press Children’s Charities, Inc. cash, check, money order, or credit card. Entries may be submitted by a parent, legal guardian or adult who is 18 years or older at the time of submission. Children must have been born on or after 1/01/06. Sponsor reserves the right to verify proof of age. Multiple births twins, triplets, etc. can be entered as one “baby photo” entry if all the children are in one photo. Entries with incomplete or incorrect information will not be accepted. Parent/guardian information will be verified by phone. Photos will not be posted until information is verified. Submitting this information, the photo and an entry form serves as a release for The Star Press to use your child’s first name, first initial of last name and photo in The Star Press and on its web site. Photo should be 2” wide or larger and digital photos should be in jpg or tif format and 240 dpi. Only one photo per child per entry. There will be no changes to the name or photo once they have been submitted. Parent’s name, phone number and baby’s name must be written on back of photo. Submitting this information, the photo and an entry form serves as a release for The Star Press Children’s Charities, Inc. and The Star Press to use your baby’s name and photo in The Star Press and on its web site. Checks for donation entry fee must be made payable to The Star Press Children’s Charities, Inc. All photos become property of The Star Press Children’s Charities, Inc., and will not be returned. Copyrighted photos must be accompanied by a photographer’s release.
Online Entry: Visit the Baby of the Year official registration page at http://muncie.thestarpress.com/baby. Complete the entry form, upload photo, submit form of payment of donation, and any other required fields and then submit your entry by clicking on the “SUBMIT” button. Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for the purpose of entry tracking. Online submissions must be made by 11:59 p.m. (E.D.T.) Friday, September 25, 2009. By entering, you agree to the terms of these Official Rules and to receive e-mails from Sponsor or those directed by Sponsor. You can opt-out of the receipt of such e-mails by following the directions on the contest website or in any email received from Sponsor.