The Stride Vault Essay Contest

http://thevault.stridegum.com/

you must submit an essay in five-hundred (500) characters or less (counting all characters including spaces, punctuation, numbers, etc.) describing what ridiculous idea you have always wanted to do and why (the “Theme”). Submit your essay, along with the fully completed Official Entry Form as described in Section 4 below (collectively, the “Entry”). Please exercise common sense in your choice of “ridiculous idea”. You may enter as often as you like, however to be eligible, Entry cannot have been previously published or submitted in any competition and must be (i) complete; (ii) in English; (iii)

Monthly Entry Period Monthly Entry Period Start Date/Time Monthly Entry Period End Date/Time Judging on/about
1 12:00:00 pm (noon) ET on 1/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 2/12/10 2/26/10
2 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 2/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 3/12/10 3/26/10
3 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 3/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 4/12/10 4/26/10
4 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 4/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 5/12/10 5/26/10
5 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 5/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 6/12/10 6/28/10
6 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 6/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 7/12/10 7/26/10
7 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 7/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 8/12/10 8/26/10
8 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 8/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 9/12/10 9/27/10
9 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 9/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 10/12/10 10/26/10
10 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 10/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 11/12/10 11/29/10
11 12:00:00 am (midnight) ET on 11/13/10 11:59:59 pm ET on 12/14/10 1/4/11
Prizes: (11) Monthly Prizes (one (1) per Monthly Entry Period): Each Monthly Prize winner will receive $5,000 awarded in the form of a check.

Approximate Retail Value of all prizes = $55,000