THE CAMP SHANE NIKKI BLONSKY SCHOLARSHIP
Official Rules

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Some restrictions apply.

The Contest: From August 9, 2010 through May 1, 2011, Camp Shane will promote the opportunity to submit entries to win The Camp Shane Nikki Blonsky Scholarship as detailed below.

How to enter: Contestants must submit, by email or regular mail, a full length photo and a 250-word or less essay about why they want to and should win a scholarship to Camp Shane, a weight loss camp for teens, for a nine-week session during the summer 2011. Financial hardship will be a factor in choosing the winning entry.

Please include contestant's complete mailing and email addresses and phone number, so that the winner may be notified.

Eligibility: In order to submit an entry, the contestant must be between the ages of 12-18 as of June 1, 2011. Each entry must be signed by the contestant's parent or legal guardian and parents must include their email address and contact phone number. That signature will serve to attest that the contestant has their parent or legal guardian's permission to enter the contest.

Each contestant may enter the contest only once.

Any individuals (including, but not limited to, employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for Camp Shane, ABC Family, Nikki Blonsky, or organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising, or promoting the contest or supplying the scholarship, and/or their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months in one calendar year.

Entries should be sent to:
office@campshane.com

or mailed to:

Scholarship
c/o Camp Shane
134 Teatown Road
Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520

Entries will not be returned and may be used by Camp Shane for any purpose and in any media in perpetuity.

How to win: The scholarship winner will be selected by Nikki Blonsky, star of ABC Family's hit show "Huge" from all qualified entries on or about the week of May 15, 2011. In the event that the original winner does not meet official rules or eligibility requirements or fails to meet the acceptance standards for Camp Shane or is unable to attend the summer session of 2011, or he/she or their parent or legal guardian forfeits the scholarship, The Camp Shane Nikki Blonsky Scholarship will be awarded to the next runner-up in the essay contest. This process will continue until the scholarship is awarded.

All entries must be received on or before May 1, 2011. The selection will be held during the week of May 15, 2011. The decision of the judge is final. The scholarship winner will be notified by phone and/or mail and must meet all eligibility requirements.

By entering, each contestant agrees to be bound by the official rules. Camp Shane, its promotional agents and contest co-sponsors are not responsible for illegible, lost, delayed or misdirected mail, errors in faxes or shipments, busy phone signals, or incomplete entries.

The scholarship winner must complete all regular admission procedures for Camp Shane (including a signed medical permission slip from a licensed physician attesting to the fact the contestant is able to attend Camp Shane, a personal history form and a financial needs form.)

Grand Prize: One contestant will receive The Camp Shane Nikki Blonsky Scholarship good for one nine-week stay at Camp Shane, in Ferndale, New York for use during the summer 2011. Room and board at Camp Shane are included. Travel/ transportation or incidental costs are not included in the scholarship. The nine-week period specified in the scholarship is for the session commencing June 22, 2011 and ending August 20, 2011. Total value of the scholarship is $8300. There are no other prizes.

The scholarship is non-transferable. There may be no cash or other substitutions of prizes by winner. However, Camp Shane reserves the right to substitute a similar scholarship of equal or greater value in the event the above prize is unavailable for any reason. The individual, parent or legal guardian of winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes with respect to the entire prize.

The parent or legal guardian of the winning contestant must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release and Indemnification Form ("the Form") that : a) releases, indemnifies and holds harmless Camp Shane, its parent, affiliated, subsidiary and successor companies, and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives, advertising agencies and promotional sponsors (collectively the "Release") from and against any and all harm, expense, liability or injury that may be sustained relating to or arising from participation in the contest or acceptance or use of the scholarship; and b) authorizes Camp Shane’s representatives to interview and photograph the winner and to use the winners' names, likenesses, photographs, voices, interviews, and biographical data for any purpose, in any media, unless prohibited by law. The Scholarship will not be released until Camp Shane receives all required documents. Failure of the scholarship winner to return the forms within the required timeframe will result in automatic forfeiture of the scholarship and the scholarship shall be awarded to an alternate winner.

Unforeseen Events: Camp Shane reserves the right to change this contest at its sole discretion at any time that Camp Shane become aware of any circumstances or occurrence which would materially affect the contest's security or fairness. Camp Shane reserves the right to announce any contest rules changes on the internet over the air, in print or posters. Camp Shane is not responsible for the inability of the winner to accept the scholarship for any reason.

List of Winners: For a copy of the winner list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Scholarship c/o Camp Shane 134 Teatown Road, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520. In your request, state that you would like a copy of the "winners list" for The Camp Shane Nikki Blonsky Scholarship.