ActionProfiles.com has partnered with CommonThreadz.org for a T-shirt design contest to benefit orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa. CommonThreadz, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit donates 100% of funds raised to the kids, no funds diverted for administration. We will be accepting submissions from Nov. 1st - Dec. 20th. Top three designs will be chosen for a great prize pack, with the winning T design given national & global exposure. Winners announced on Jan. 1st.
CommonThreadz is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is working to build and fund sustainable projects that help save orphans and vulnerable children living in extreme poverty in Africa and other developing nations. We employ a holistic approach to our programs that aid the children and their caretakers, with an emphasis on education as the building block for sustainable change and the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Details, Prize and How to Submit Designs:
The theme of the T-shirt design is "hope". Feel free to use this concept anyway you see fit. Think hip, action sports market. The winning t-shirt design will be picked by a panel of judges assigned by DFG.
BE CREATIVE! To see how some of our commissioned artists have created designs that are artistic interpretation's of the work of other nonprofits, see some of their designs.
—GOOD KARMA, doubled with the fact you will know that you are helping AIDS orphans in Africa.
— Press release announcing the winner will include your name and website address; and
—Notoriety and the knowledge that you have done something to help change the world for the better!
As stated, the winning design and artwork becomes the exclusive property of CommonThreadz. Entries must be submitted in a jpeg format (see specifications below) via the Internet. If you are the Winner, you will also be required to sign a hard copy of the Terms and Conditions Form as part of the contest closing documents before the prize will be awarded.
Entrants may submit as many entries as they like as long as the entries meet the following criteria:
—Entries use the theme"hope"
—Only jpg images will be accepted.
—Entries can be handdrawn or created on the computer, shirts will be printed via digital transfer, so get creative, full color, scanning, multimedia, etc., but either way, the submission shall be via email and submitted as a low-res. jpeg for voting.(400 x 400px) Design should also be created in Vector format (.EPS, .AI,) or 300 dpi PSD or TIff for final reproduction. Please design a graphic for a colored T-shirt. NO WHITE SHIRTS
For questions on how to format your art contact: jesse@actionprofiles.com
—T-shirt designs must be submitted by Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 with "DFG art" in the subject line to info@actionprofiles.com. Include your name, state, country, and favorite actionsport. Three designs will be announced on New Years Day, with the top entry sold to benefit CommonThreadz.org
