{"id":70606,"date":"2012-03-17T16:58:04","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T20:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/?p=70606"},"modified":"2012-03-17T16:58:04","modified_gmt":"2012-03-17T20:58:04","slug":"dole-california-cook-off-recipe-contest-and-fan-sweepstakes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/17\/dole-california-cook-off-recipe-contest-and-fan-sweepstakes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DOLE California Cook-Off Recipe Contest and Fan Sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dole\/app_321274854587982<\/a><\/p>\n

RECIPE ENTRY GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS: Each Recipe Entry:
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must be in English;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not exceed 500 characters;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must complete the following fields when entering the Recipe: Recipe Title, Recipe
\n\u00a0Ingredients, and Method of Preparation;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must contain at least one (1) DOLE\u00ae Packaged Product including, but not limited to,
\n\u00a0DOLE\u00ae Fresh pineapples, bananas and strawberries;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not contain more than seven (7) additional ingredients (herbs\/spices, water and oil
\n\u00a0or butter used for cooking, and cooking spray do not count as an ingredient) (The
\n\u00a0ingredient count is one DOLE\u00ae product, set forth above, plus up to 7 ingredients, which
\n\u00a0additional ingredient may or may not be DOLE\u00ae products);
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must be prepared on a gas grill (partially or entirely);
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind and has not been
\n\u00a0exhibited or distributed previously in any media;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must be the original work of the Contestant;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not
\n\u00a0limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, including copyright
\n\u00a0infringement;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not disparage Sponsor, Administrator, or any other person or party affiliated with
\n\u00a0the promotion and administration of this Promotion;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not in any way contain any brand names or trademarks other than Sponsor;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not include personally-identifiable information;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene,
\n\u00a0hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any
\n\u00a0group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion,
\n\u00a0nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
\n\u00a0\uf0a7 Must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of, or contrary to the laws or
\n\u00a0regulations in any jurisdiction where the Entry is created.<\/p>\n

\u00a0There is a maximum of one (1) Recipe Entry per eligible Contestant per calendar day allowed during the entire Contest Period.<\/p>\n

\u00a0FINALIST CONTEST PRIZES (3): The three (3) Finalists will win a trip to attend and
\n\u00a0participate in the \u201cCalifornia Cook-Off\u201d at \u201cThe Grove\u201d in, Los Angeles, California on June 24, 2012. Each Finalist will receive a four (4) day\/three (3) night trip to Los Angeles, California leaving on June 23, 2012 and returning on June 26, 2012 (the \u201cFinalist Trip\u201d). The Finalist Trip will include: roundtrip coach-class air transportation for the Finalist from gateway airport closest to Finalist\u2019s home (selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to Los Angeles, California; four (4) days\/three (3) nights hotel accommodations (single room) hotel to be determined in the Sponsor\u2019s sole discretion; and a rental car (if a Finalist is a licensed driver, at least 25 years old). If the Finalist(s) does not qualify for a rental car, then other means of ground transportation may be arranged by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. In addition, each Finalist will receive $500 to be used
\n\u00a0for meals and other Trip related expenses.
\n\u00a0The Approximate Retail Value (\u201cARV\u201d) of each Finalist Trip is USD $3,200.00<\/p>\n

\u00a0CONTEST GRAND PRIZE. The Contest Grand Prize is a check in the amount of USD
\n\u00a0$10,000.00 made payable to the California Cook-Off Winner\/Contest Grand Prize Winner.<\/p>\n

\u00a0CONTEST RUNNER UP PRIZES. The Contest Runner Up Prize is a check in the
\n\u00a0amount of USD $1,000.00 each made payable to the Contest Finalists who did not win the Grand Prize. The<\/p>\n

\u00a0total ARV of the Contest Second Prize and Contest Third Prize is USD $2,000.00.<\/p>\n

\u00a0ARV OF ALL CONTEST PRIZES: USD $21,600.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dole\/app_321274854587982 RECIPE ENTRY GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS: Each Recipe Entry: \u00a0\uf0a7 Must be in English; \u00a0\uf0a7 Must not exceed 500 characters; \u00a0\uf0a7 Must complete the following fields when entering the Recipe: Recipe Title, Recipe \u00a0Ingredients, and Method of Preparation; \u00a0\uf0a7 Must contain at least one (1) DOLE\u00ae Packaged Product including, but not limited to, \u00a0DOLE\u00ae Fresh 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