Great States Update photography Contest

Happy Holidays to all Georgia Clubwomen,
It has been awhile since my last post but things have been busy in Georgia and I first of all want to wish all of you Happy Holidays and hope you make some wonderful new memories this season with family and friends.

Most importantly I am trying to get word out about the Great States Update Photography Contest. It is listed in your yearbook on page 77. However, below is the basic information and I want a Georgia Clubwoman to have our State Photo at GFWC Headquarters. So take pictures, look through your pictures, etc. and submit a photo that you feel represents our great State.

Listed below is some information that I am not sure you as a Georgia Clubwoman are familiar with and I wanted to call this to your attention now in case some of you were interested in this particular contest. If Georgia does not have a winning entry, I do have a couple of ideas to have a photo representing Georgia hanging in the GFWC headquarters. However, it would be much more fun to have a photo taken by YOU as a Georgia Clubwoman. Please read the details below and give me a call if you have any questions.

CONTEST RULES:
• The photo should represent the entire state.
• Winning photo should be framed, matted, and ready to hang.
• Consideration should be given to how well the photo represents the state and to the artistic merits of the photo itself.
• The horizontal phot should be no larger than 20” x 18” (including frame, mat, and glass). No vertical photos.
• Photos should be in color and may originate from ditital format, if desired; photos should not contain a visible date stamp.
• State information should be firmly attached to the back of the photo, including name of state, name of photographer, and description of location.
• Only the state’s name and the photographer’s name should be on the mat. No plaques or poetry on framed photo will be accepted.
• Photographers must be dues-paying members of active GFWC clubs.
• Photos will not be returned.
• The same image may be submitted to multiple contests, but separate prints must be entered into each contest.
• By submitting your photo to GFWC, you are providing GFWC with a royalty-free perpetual license to use, reproduce, post, display, create derivative works, sell, license, or sub-license the work in any media now known or later invented without limitation, for commercial or non-commercail purposes.

DEADLINES:
Members must submit entries to their STATE Photography Contest Chairman. STATE juding will be held at the February 2010 GaFWC State Judging at The Lodge at Tallulah Falls. The STATE Photography Contest Chairman and the GaFWC President will submit the winning entry to GFWC.

YOU could have the WINNING PHOTO, whill will hang proudly at the GFWC Headquarters. Representing the State of Georgia. Winning state photos will als be exhibited at the 2010 GFWC Inernational Convention in Omaha, NE.

Also, mark your calendars for January 26. We will be hosting a Legislative Day at our State Capitol and I hope each of you will make plans to attend. We will be joining forces with the Georgia Commission on Family Violence and participate in some of their activities on Janucary 26 - Stop Violence Against Women Day 2010. I will post more infomration on this later plus have Valories send out more information also.

We have a lot going on and I hope each of you plan to participate. Have a great 2010.