NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION - SHARE THE EXPERIENCE 2016 CONTEST

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Saturday, December 31, 2016

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Prize Details

One (1) grand prize comprising of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) cash check, one (1) pair of Celestron Granite ED 10x42 Binoculars (Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) Three Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($359.95)), one (1) NPF Rechargeable PowerPack and LED Flashlight (ARV Twenty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($29.95)), one (1) voucher for a two (2) night stay at The Whitehall Hotel in Chicago, IL (ARV Three Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars ($399.00) and one (1) Annual Federal Lands Recreation Pass (“Pass”) (ARV Eighty Dollars ($80.00)) will be awarded and the winning photograph may be featured on the 2018 Annual Federal Lands Recreation Pass. The approximate aggregate retail value of the grand prize is Ten Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Ninety Cents ($10,868.90).

One (1) second prize of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) cash check, one (1) pair of Celestron Granite ED 10x42 Binoculars (Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) Three Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($359.95)), one (1) NPF Rechargeable PowerPack and LED Flashlight ( ARV Twenty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($29.95)), and one (1) Pass (ARV Eighty Dollars ($80.00)) will be awarded. The approximate aggregate retail value of the second prize is Five Thousand and Four Hundred and Sixty-Nine Dollars and Ninety Cents ($5,469.90).

One (1) third prize of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) cash check, one (1) pair of Celestron Granite ED 10x42 Binoculars (Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) Three Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($359.95)), one (1) NPF Rechargeable PowerPack and LED Flashlight ( ARV Twenty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($29.95)), and one (1) Pass (ARV Eighty Dollars ($80.00)) will be awarded. The approximate aggregate retail value of the grand prize is Three Thousand and Four Hundred and Sixty-Nine Dollars and Ninety Cents ($3,469.90).

Two (2) honorable mention “Fan Favorites” prizes of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) cash check, one (1) Celestron Ultima 80-45 Degree Spotting Scope (Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) Two Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($219.95)), one (1) voucher for either a two (2) night stay at The 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa in Eureka Springs, AR (ARV Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars ($578)) or a two (2) night stay at The Omni Severin Hotel in Indianapolis, IN (ARV Five Hundred Dollars ($500)) and one (1) Pass (ARV Eighty Dollars ($80.00)) will be awarded. The approximate aggregate retail value of each honorable mention “Fan Favorites” prize is One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($1,877.95).

Six (6) honorable mention category prizes (selected from the below categories) of one (1) voucher for a complimentary two (2) night hotel stay from one of the select Historic Hotels of America, one (1) select Celestron product and one (1) Pass (ARV Eighty Dollars ($80.00)) will be awarded. The total approximate value of the honorable mention category prizes range from Seven Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($799.95) to Two Thousand Twenty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($2,029.95) depending on hotel and Celestron prize listed below (Refer to categories and hotels below).

Categories, Hotel and Celestron Prize:

1. Adventure & Outdoor Recreation: West Baden Springs Hotel in West Baden Springs/French Lick, IN (ARV Six Hundred and Eighteen Dollars ($618.00) for two (2) nights), Celestron Cavalry 10x50 Binoculars (ARV Two Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($249.95)

2. Historical & Cultural: Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, MA (ARV Six Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars ($699.00) for two (2) nights), Celestron Trailseeker 10x42 Binoculars (ARV Two Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($249.95)

3. Scenic, Seasons & Landscapes: The Buccaneer in Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands (ARV One Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($1,700.00) for two (2) nights), Celestron Trailseeker 10x42 Binoculars (ARV Two Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($249.95)

4. Every Kid in a Park: The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA (ARV Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight Dollars ($998.00) for two (2) nights), Celestron FirstScope Telescope (ARV Forty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($49.95)) and Celestron Star Maps Binoculars (ARV Twenty-Four Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($24.95))

5. Wildlife: Hotel Galvez & Spa in Galveston, TX (ARV Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for two (2) nights), Celestron Ultima 80-45 Degree Spotting Scope (ARV Two Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($219.95)

6. Nightsky: Jekyll Island Club Hotel in Jekyll Island, GA (ARV Five Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars ($558.00) for two (2) nights, Celestron Nexstar Evolution 6” Telescope (ARV One Thousand One Hundred and Ninety-Nine Dollars ($1199.00)

Thirty (30) weekly prizes of one (1) Pass (ARV Eighty Dollars ($80.00)) will be awarded. The approximate aggregate retail value of the weekly prizes is Two Thousand and Four Hundred Dollars ($2,400.00).

The approximate aggregate retail value of all prizes is Thirty-eight Thousand One Hundred Forty Four Dollars and Thirty Cents ($38,144.30).

Rules

Open to individuals who: (a) are legal residents of one of the 50 United States or Washington, D.C.; and (b) are at least thirteen (13) years of age or older as of April 30, 2016 and any entrant under the age of eighteen (18) years old must have a parent/legal guardian consent to enter the Contest.

There is a limit of two (2) entries per individual per week regardless as to method of entry.

Review and Additional Information

Submit up to two (2) photographs per week. All photographs must be taken on lands managed by one (1) of the six (6) Federal Recreation Agencies between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016. Photographs taken in state parks do not qualify.
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