Have we overlooked you?

Overview

The Big Buddy Program is reaching out to the entire Baton Rouge and surrounding communities to ask the question, Have We Overlooked You? During preparations for Dancing for Big Buddy 2012, the signature fundraiser entertaining over 3,000 attendees, we asked ourselves if we have overlooked someone in the community who would love to dance for Big Buddy?

Debuting in 2007, Dancing for Big Buddy is modeled after the hit ABC TV show, Dancing with the Stars.  In our local version, community celebrities agree to dance in a friendly completion against their fellow community leaders to raise money for the Big Buddy Program (www.bigbuddyprogram.org).  Star Dancers practice prior to the event to be held, this year, on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Each year the Big Buddy office is flooded with calls from members of our community asking to dance in this premier event.  Event organizers this year realized that we may be overlooking some quality performers and fundraisers that have not been asked to Dance for Big Buddy.

Here is your chance to Dance for Big Buddy.

Between December 4, 2011 and January 4, 2012, the Big Buddy Program invites you to submit a 45 second video demonstrating why you are the perfect choice to Dance for Big Buddy in the 2012 event.  Remember, this is a FUNdraiser and dance skills are not a dominating criteria for acceptance.  Your 45 second video will be reviewed by a panel of distinguished judges who will make the decision based on the presentation in the video and your ability to be creative and genuine in answering the questions below.

Eligibility

To be eligible to compete in the “Have We Overlooked You” Campaign each person appearing in the video must, at the time the video is submitted:

• Not be younger than 18 years old.
• Be a legal resident of, and physically residing in, the Baton Rouge or surrounding communities (within a 50 mile radius).
• Not be an employee of the Big Buddy Program, a board member, or a member of the household or immediate family (mother, father, sister, brother, child) of such employee or board member.

To be eligible to submit a video entry (thereby becoming the “Submitter”), in addition to the Dancer eligibility requirements above, the Submitter must also:

Adhere to the minimum donation requirement of $4,000 that can be in the form of the purchase of tables at the event, 16 floor seats or 400 balcony seats.

Video Entry Requirements

• Videos may be no longer than 45 seconds.
• The Submitter must be included in the video and clearly identified from the other persons in the video (if others are in the video).
• The video submission must contain, in a legible format, the Submitter’s Name, Contact Phone Number and Email Address.  Failure to provide valid contact information deems the video ineligible for consideration.
• Show or tell us your responses to these questions (creativity counts):
  • Why do you feel you would make a good Star Dancer?
  • How will your efforts in the Dancing for Big Buddy event further the Big Buddy mission and vision?
  • Why is dancing for Big Buddy important to you?
• The video must be authorized.  This means that you must have the legal right and any and all permissions necessary to submit the video into the competition from all persons appearing in the video.  By submitting the video, you hereby represent that you have all rights necessary to distribute the video through the website and to grant the Big Buddy Program the rights set forth by these rules.
• The submitted video must be your original work, and must not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
• Video submission must not exceed 2 GB in size or it will be blocked from loading and therefore the entry will be ineligible.
• The video submission must not, in the sole discretion of Big Buddy, contain any sexually explicit, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, obscene or other inappropriate content.
• All video submissions must be submitted between the campaign dates of December 4, 2011 and January 4, 2012.

How to Submit Your Video

• Produce your video on your PC, Mac or recording device. Entries must be saved in either Qucktime (.mov), Windows Media (.wmv) or MPEG (.mpg) format, and be smaller than 2gb.
• Upload that video to Big Buddy’s YouSendIt account by clicking here.
• Entries will also be accepted via mail on a DVD saved in either Qucktime (.mov), Windows Media (.wmv) or MPEG (.mpg) format.
  • Mail DVD entries to:  “Have We Overlooked You”, c/o Big Buddy Program – 1415 Main Street, Baton Rouge, LA  70802.

What the Judges are Looking For?

• Creativity in the presentation of responses to the questions and the Submitter’s ability to present their case in a clear and concise manner.
• Commitment from the Submitter to meet the requirement of the $4,000 donation to the Big Buddy Program.  The donation can come in the form of purchasing 2 tables at the event, the sale of 16 floor seats at $250.00/each or the purchase of 400 balcony seats at $10.00/each.
• A sincere desire to help the Big Buddy Program raise funds to serve disadvantaged youth in our community.