Eligibility | Dates | Part One, Online Application | Part Two, the Creative Submission

ELIGIBILITY

* Applications must be submitted electronically on or before the deadline stated above. The accompanying creative piece must be postmarked by that date as well.

Both parts of the application need to be submitted to be considered.

You may upload files (images, docs, pdf's) to attach to you application to help answer your questions. 5 files may be attached to each question.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Submit only one electronic application. The electronic application includes all general information as well as your responses to questions 1,2, and 3.
2. Once the electronic application has been completed and submitted, an applicant number will be sent to the email address you provide within your application.
3. The applicant number you are given after you submit your electronic application must accompany your mailed responses to Part 2. These responses may be in any format or presentation and must be mailed to Fiskars at the address provided.
4. If media materials are sent in response to part two, they should be in a conventional DVD, CD, or standard computer media formats (Windows media, Quicktime complatible are OK). Jump drives, portable hard drives or other storage devices can by submitted – but will not be returned (PAL, SECAM, BETA, or other non-traditional formats will not be accepted). If you are submitting websites, podcasts or vidcasts a direct link to content is required.
5. Application materials will not be returned - and become the sole property of Fiskars.

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TWO PARTS TO THE GRANT APPLICATION

PART ONE - ONLINE APPLICATION

For part one, you will be able to save your application and update it as needed until you select the final submit. At registration, you will be asked for your login credentials or to register for the first time in order to access the application. You may want to prepare your answers before you begin. Below is the type of information and questions we will be gathering for the application.

The part one online application needs to be submitted by February 19th, 2010 March 1, 2010 for the United States and Canada applications, and by March 31st, 2009 for the Australia and New Zealand applications.

Information about you:
Basic and contact information to keep in touch with you throughout the process. You are the primary applicant for your garden. All correspondence will go through you. Questions about our privacy policy can be answered here ».

Information about the garden:
What is the name of your garden. What is the name for your organization (can be something fun if not official, i.e. "Tilling Tigers")? Are you a non-profit organization and what your exemption number is. Where the garden is located? Where will Fiskars be shipping tools to (if different from contact information)?

It may be easier to prepare your answers to the three questions before you start. You will be able to upload 5 files (images, docs, pdf's) for each question.

The Questions:

1. Goals & Objectives - Describe the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely) goals and objectives of your project. This information should provide a clear and concise view of how and why this garden will make a difference. These goals and objectives should be the backbone of your successful project.
2. Community Involvement / Education - How will you involve members of the community in planning, installing and caring for the garden? How many people will be directly involved? Describe plans for service-learning, neighborhood beautification or entrepreneurial projects connected to the garden. What other organization(s) is/are currently, or will potentially be providing assistance for your garden? Specifically, what kind of support would you receive from each group.
3. Garden / Project Plans / Timeline - Explain whether this will be a new garden initiative or are plans made for an already existing garden. Include types of plants and garden location and dimensions. Include maps, diagrams, or drawings. Include the techniques or methods you will use (e.g. outdoor raised beds, outdoor containers, etc.).

PART TWO - CREATIVE SUBMISSION

Part two will be submitted by mail after you have completed your online application and recieved your application ID number which will accompany all correspondence.

Creative Inspiration/Vision (any format): Use words, pictures, video, art, music, whatever is most 'you'?' to answer the question below. We would like to encourage you to think broadly and creatively. There are no limits to the creativity of this response. Draw, paint, scrap, sew, tape, glue, tear, print, edit, or record your response to the question. Your artistic talent is not an issue (and will not be judged), so don't sweat it! Let your creation speak volumes! Think outside the box – we aren't setting restrictions.

THE ASSIGNMENT

Fifty years from now your state historical society is creating an exhibit featuring the state's greatest and most significant community gardens. You are to present to the board, in your most creative way, what about your community garden is worthy of being a part of the exhibit.

Be sure to include photos and/or video of the space, people and place that relate to your grant application.

Part 2 Submission Mailing Addresses:

United States / Canada
Fiskars
Attn: Project Orange Thumb
2537 Daniels St.
Madison, WI 53718

Australia / New Zealand
Fiskars
Attn: Project Orange Thumb
39 ? 41 Fennell Street
Port Melbourne, Victoria 3195

Part 2 submission should be post-marked by February 19th, 2010 March 1, 2010.

Rules of Participation

1. Entries will be judged, and recipients chosen, by a panel of Fiskars Brands Inc. personnel and industry professionals, based on the following criteria and requested information described herein. Decision of the judges in all matters is final. Grant Recipient criteria will utilize a point scale system to evaluate: adherence to all grant requirements, overall adherence to theme, overall plan goals/objectives, communication objectives, initial impression/ability to inspire new gardeners, community involvement plan, and overall project execution plans.

2. All information is required to process the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Sponsor is not responsible for contacting applicants with missing information.

3. All entries become the sole property of Fiskars Brands Inc. and will not be returned. Fiskars Brands Inc. reserves the right to publish submitted materials. (see License and Release Agreement)

4. Open to any community garden in the 50 United States, DC, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

5. A list of recipients from 2010 and previous years will be available at the Project Orange ThumbSM website at www.fiskars.com after March 26th.

6. Odds of receiving a grant depend on the number of eligible entries received, and the quality of those eligible entries as perceived by the qualified judges.

7. Recipients will be notified by email to the email address provided during the application process, and are required to sign an affidavit of eligibility, mutually agreeable liability release and/or publicity release ("Releases"). All prize claims are subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these Official Rules. If a potential winner is unreachable after five (5) business days, fails to provide all information required on the Releases, fails to sign and return the Releases, or if potential recipient is unavailable for grant fulfillment, an alternate recipient will be chosen. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify chosen recipients or award grant, or for any late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of recipients to claim grant.

Grant Recipient Requirements:

Grant recipients must...

1. Grant a publicity release permitting Fiskars Brands Inc. to publicize and promote the grant and agree to participate in publicity requests associated with the Project Orange ThumbSM program;

2. With assistance from Fiskars, publicize to the local community their garden and the support it received from Fiskars;

3. Prominently post signage provided by Fiskars recognizing the grant;

4. Provide routine updates on Project Orange ThumbSM blog site (photos, narrative, video) of the garden throughout the process and growing season. This is a non negotiable for all grant recipients;

5. Coordinate, with help from Fiskars, a ribbon cutting ceremony presenting your garden to the local community. This ceremony must take place between May-September 4th, 2010;

6. Participate in electronic community forums (blogs) regarding your community garden; and

7. Within nine months of receiving the grant, submit a final report (including 24 photos, either developed or on a cd) describing how the garden and the community benefited from the grant. This must occur no later than September 4, 2010.

Part 2 Response Mailing Addresses:

United States / Canada
Fiskars
Attn: Project Orange Thumb
2537 Daniels Street
Madison, WI 53718

Australia / New Zealand
Fiskars
Attn: Project Orange Thumb
39 ? 41 Fennell Street
Port Melbourne, Victoria 3195

Questions:
www.fiskars.com, email orangethumb@fiskars.com or call 866.347.5277 ext.4357 M-F 8am-5pm CST.

Additional Rules & Restrictions:

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROGRAM MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO VOID OR DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL MAKING SUCH AN ATTEMPT, AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) transmissions or entries that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, damaged, garbled, destroyed, misdirected, inaccurate, undelivered, delayed or any entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these rules; (ii) any problems or technical malfunctions, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmission, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of entries, or for destruction of or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; (iii) failed or unavailable hardware, network, software or telephone transmissions, damage to entrants' or any person's computer and/or its contents, or causes beyond the Sponsor?s reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Program; or (iv) any other errors or problems of any kind relating to or in connection with the Program, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Program, the processing of entries, the announcement of the grant or in any Program - related materials. All entries that are incomplete, or do not conform to the rules of this Program will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Program if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the Program, or if a computer virus, bug, other technical problem or unauthorized human intervention corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Program as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. In the event of early termination, Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, select the potential winner randomly from all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.

Sponsor reserves the right to alter or terminate this program at its sole discretion in the event of extreme, unexpected or unusual circumstances that compromise the integrity of the contest. Sponsor is not responsible for printing, typographical, mechanical or other errors, including such errors that may lead to erroneous appearance of qualification for a prize.

By participating in this Program, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this Program. In the event a grant recipient is found to be in violation of any of these rules, he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse the Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if such violation is found after the prize has been used by winner. Acceptance of a grant constitutes permission for Sponsor and its designees to use recipient?s name, city and state of residence and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity, without limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. By participating, entrant further agrees to release and hold Sponsor harmless from and against any and all claims, damages and liability of any kind arising from or in connection with, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of the grant, participation in the Program or in any grant-related activities, and assumes all liability in connection therewith.

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