{"id":80327,"date":"2012-09-25T17:20:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T21:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/?p=80327"},"modified":"2012-09-25T17:20:46","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T21:20:46","slug":"bens-beginners-cook-pin-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestufftimes.com\/contests\/25\/bens-beginners-cook-pin-sweepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben\u2019s Beginners Cook &#038; Pin Sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unclebens\/app_419607474764488?zjxj=01500004W333940W113W\" >https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unclebens\/app_419607474764488?zjxj=01500004W333940W113W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To enter be&#8230;<br \/>\n\u00a0(i) above the age of majority in your state of residence<br \/>\n\u00a0(ii) a parent or legal guardian of a child who is between the ages of 5 and 12 years old at the time of entry (\u201cChild\u201d) who is enrolled as a student in a public or private school in the United States (\u201cSchool\u201d) or is participating in a homeschooling program and<br \/>\n\u00a0(iii) both You and Your Child must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, including the District of Columbia. Employees, representatives, officers, and directors of Mars Food US (hereinafter, the \u201cSponsor\u201d), and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, judges and advertising and promotion agencies, as well as immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members are not eligible.<br \/>\nHow to enter<br \/>\nStep One: First, You must visit the general Sweepstakes entry page on Facebook, which is located at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unclebens\" >http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unclebens<\/a> (\u201cSweepstakes Site\u201d). There, You will see the postings related to the Sweepstakes.<br \/>\nStep Two: Next, all entrants must have a Pinterest account and must be a member of Pinterest. If You are already a member of Pinterest, You may now skip to Step Three. To become a Pinterest member, You must visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/\" >http:\/\/pinterest.com\/<\/a> and complete the requested information to create an account. An invitation from Pinterest will be sent to the email address provided by You. Only one (1) email request per person permitted. Pinterest membership is not guaranteed by Sponsor.<br \/>\nStep Three: Once a Pinterest member, You must create a pin board under Your personal Pinterest account entitled \u201cBen\u2019s Beginner\u2019s Cook &amp; Pin\u201d Board (hereinafter \u201cBoard\u201d). Only one (1) Board entry per person permitted.<br \/>\nStep Four: Once the Board is created, You may select at least five (5) Uncle Ben\u2019s\u00ae Recipes, which will be posted on the Ben\u2019s Beginners \u201cCook &amp; Pin\u201d Sweepstakes Facebook tab or on the Uncle Ben\u2019s Pinterest Recipe Board, located at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/unclebensric...eepstakes\/\" >http:\/\/pinterest.com\/unclebensric&#8230;eepstakes\/<\/a>. Then, You must pin these recipes to Your Board.<br \/>\nStep Five: You must then upload and pin to your Board at least one (1) picture of Your family, including Your Child, preparing or enjoying a rice-based meal. (The meal that you prepare or enjoy does not have to be one of the recipes you pinned to Your Board.) Your picture must meet the Requirements described below, in Section F of these Rules. Entrants who pin more than one picture will not have any better or greater odds of winning than those who pin only one picture.<br \/>\nStep Six: Once You have completed Steps One through Five, return to the Ben\u2019s Beginners \u201cCook &amp; Pin\u201d Sweepstakes Facebook tab where You will be asked to fill in the necessary contact information in order to secure an entry. The requested information will include Your name, home address, email, phone, Your child\u2019s name, their date of birth, and the School they attend (or indicate that the Child is homeschooled). Lastly, You will need to copy and paste Your \u201cCook &amp; Pin\u201d Pinterest Board\u2019s URL address (i.e., <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/screenname\/b...s-cook-pin\" >http:\/\/pinterest.com\/screenname\/b&#8230;s-cook-pin<\/a>. After You have provided this information, You may then submit Your entry by clicking \u201cSubmit\u201d. Once You see the \u201cThanks for Entering\u201d screen, You are officially entered.<br \/>\n\u00a0To be eligible, the Sponsor must receive Your entry prior to the end of the Entry Period.<\/p>\n<p>GRAND PRIZE<br \/>\n\u00a0As explained below, the Sponsor will award one Grand Prize, which consists of (i) a $1,000 check awarded to the prize winner and (ii) a $3,500 check made payable to Your Child\u2019s School for use in the School cafeteria (\u201cCafeteria Gift\u201d). The Cafeteria Gift will be used at the School\u2019s discretion and not monitored by the Sponsor, however, it should be used by the School to better the School cafeteria in some way. In the event the Child is homeschooled as of the date of entry into the Sweepstakes, the Sponsor will award the Cafeteria Gift to a School in the Child\u2019s region that is underprivileged, as determined by the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Title I funding program. 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