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Thanksgiving photo contest!

Monday, November 14th, 2011

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Whether the holiday brings to mind pilgrims and Native Americans or gratitude for blessings in your own life, Thanksgiving is a great time to celebrate community service. With that sentiment in mind, I-GO is holding a Thanksgiving photo contest for I-GO members and awarding the winner $100 in the form of a donation to a charity or non-profit org for which they volunteer. Simply send us a photo of yourself performing volunteer work for that organization, and I-GO will chip in with a token of our appreciation for your selfless effort. Deadline for entries is Wed., Nov. 23. As a community-based, non-profit service, we think it’s important to support and recognize community service of all types. And, of course, we’re thankful to have you as an I-GO member!

Photo & Video Contest: Win free driving prizes!

Monday, February 14th, 2011

candy_heart_igoforyouAccording to the I-GO constitution, you have the right to bear charms. Specifically in the form of photo & video submissions for the Valentine contest we’re presenting to you with a lovely bouquet of free driving credit prizes.

We’re calling it: “Show Your I-GO Love.” Here’s how it works:

Email a photo or short video to valentine@igocars.org that demonstrates “I-GO love” in some way. Be creative in your interpretation. We won’t disqualify you for kissing a Honda Fit. (Might want to give it a quick wipe-down first.) But we’d rather see how I-GO brings a little love & joy into your life. Do you deliver cupcakes in a Honda Odyssey? Take your daughter to ballet practice in a Ford Focus? Salsa over to the dance club in a Toyota Prius?

Go ahead and shoot those pix and vids on your fancy smartphones if you want. We’re not handing out Oscars here. Just keep the videos brief (2 minutes tops) so they’re easy to email and download. (If you want to get all Martin Scorsese about it, though, you may want to send your video via a file-sharing app instead.) Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 28.

The first prize winner gets $100 in driving credit added to their I-GO account. Second prize = $50 in driving credit. Third prize = $25 in driving credit.

Plus, we’ll publish the results on our website, Facebook and Flickr pages, and YouTube channel, and in the next newsletter. We don’t know if that qualifies as 15 minutes of fame. But it’s a whole lotta car-sharing love where we come from and sure beats a box of chocolates.

Lights…camera…Illinois!

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Our friends at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) are holding a photo contest. Here are the basics:

CMAP is asking residents of Cook, DuPage, Will, Kane, McHenry, Lake, and Kendall counties to pull out their cameras and capture what they value about the region. CMAP’s “2009 Images of Northeastern Illinois Photo Contest” runs through the end of November.

Two winners (a first prize and runner-up) will be selected in each of the following categories, along with one overall contest winner and runner-up:

  • Diversity (people, places, art, culture, food)
  • Community Vitality (walkable, vibrant places; retail; neighborhood pride)
  • Natural Environment (lakes, rivers, preserves, parks, sky, wildlife)
  • Architecture/Urban Design (plazas, buildings, neighborhoods, boulevards)
  • Transportation (pedestrians, bikes, cars, boats, trains, planes, etc.)

Awards will include prizes donated by local businesses and a showcase of the winners’ photos at a location to be announced. Submissions to the contest may also be featured on CMAP’s web site and in print publications (with prior consent only).

More details and full contest rules are posted online. You can also contact Lindsay Banks with questions: (312) 386-8826 or email photo@cmap.illinois.gov.

Need inspiration? Take a peek at some pix shot by previous winners, like Tom Rand’s stark depiction of Calumet Beach in winter: