• This Packet 4 • The Braille Challenge Agreement 5 • Planning Timeline 10 • UEB for 2018 14 • Braille Institute Challenge Contacts 15 Marketing Samples • Sample Registration Postcard 16 • Sample Press Release 17 • Sample Regional Permission Form 20 Planning and Procedures • Contest Packets 22 • Electronic Registration Log and Scoring Grid 23 • To Return Contests 25 • Contest Return Checklist 26 • Regional Event Sample Overview 27 • & Guidelines 28 • Instructions for Contest Face Sheets 30 • Sample Contest Face 32 • Volunteer Assignments 33 • Sample Volunteer Proctor Assignment Worksheet 35 • Scoring Materials 36 • Transcriber Assignment Worksheet 37 • Scoring Grid Instructions 39 • Packets, Prizes & Giveaways 40 • Sample Solicitation Letter 42 Follow-up • Preliminary Contest Regional Event Summary Sheet 43 Overview of the program
• To develop and provide to you contest material for the five defined age groups and five contest categories that make up The Challenge, including an uncontracted version at the Apprentice and to produce and distribute enough brailled copies and recorded passages of the contests in time for your regional event. • To provide templates for support materials needed to run The Challenge, including electronic scoring sheets, instructional materials and permission forms. • To provide limited quantities of customized marketing postcards, plus electronic artwork for you to produce your own Challenge signage, marketing materials and T-shirts, subject to availability. • To braille marketing postcards, free of charge, if they are provided within the enclosed timeline for production, subject to availability. • To provide prizes from national sponsors that you may distribute to your local winners to encourage regional participation, subject to availability. Your Roles and Responsibilities: You agree: • That the term of this Agreement shall continue for succeeding years and that either party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other. However, nothing in this Agreement shall obligate BIA to hold a Challenge finals competition or otherwise produce Challenge contest materials. • Not to infringe, misappropriate or otherwise use BIA’s registered trademarks and/or Challenge logo, identified above, in any manner except as specifically permitted in this Agreement. • Except as otherwise provided herein, not to copy, reproduce or distribute The Braille Challenge Official Handbook (“Handbook”) or any other support, marketing, contest or other written materials provided by BIA relating to The Challenge without the express written consent of BIA.
• All prizes forwarded by Braille Institute must be acknowledged in all Regional Challenge marketing materials, including: • Announcements (newsletter, media) • Programs • On agency Web site (including link back to sponsor’s home page) • Challenge-related email correspondence SAMPLE PRIZES/GIVEAWAYS (suggested prizes you can acquire locally for your Regional Challenge) RAFFLE #1 RAFFLE #2 RAFFLE #3 THIRD PRIZE SECOND FIRST PRIZE Apprentice $25 Gift Certificate Braille Card Game Braille Board Game Braille Game Amusement Park Tickets plus $25 Keyboard plus $50 Gift Certificate Freshman $25 Gift Certificate Braille Card Game Braille Game Braille Board Game Amusement Park Tickets plus $25 Keyboard plus $50 Gift Certificate Sophomore $25 Gift Certificate Braille Card Game $30 Movie Passes Braille Board Game Amusement Park Tickets plus $50 Keyboard plus $100 Gift Certificate Junior Varsity $25 Gift Certificate Braille Card Game $30 Passes Braille Board Game Amusement Park Tickets plus $100 iPad Mini plus $150 Gift Certificate