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*Co-sponsored by: Office of Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Manuel Gómez, Health Education Center, Center for Service in Action, and START

 

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SIGN-UP CLOSED

Register your team today and start working on your project. If you have already signed up, you can also update your information here.

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UPLOAD CLOSED

Upload your project to YouTube.com and give us the link to it.
Deadline Extended April 8th @ 3pm

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PROMOTE (CLOSED)

FIND OUT WHO WON AT EARTH DAY ON THE WAYZGOOSE STAGE AT 4:30PM

ONLY FOR REGISTERED COMPETITORS
Once your video has been accepted, check out the live polls and encourage your friends to watch it and vote for you!

 

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 C O N T E S T
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  • Participate in the 2nd Annual Pause for a Cause YouTube Video Competition and take a stand for the environment and health
  • Create a 3-minute video demonstrating the impact that tobacco has on the environment
  • Provide a helpful tip on how to help a friend quit smoking
  • Submit your video entry on YouTube.com

 

Examples of Video Content:

  • Environmental Tobacco Smoke - unhealthy air
  • Cigarette Butt Litter - #1 littered item in the world
  • Deforestation due to tobacco planting
  • Smoke-free Student Center Terrace policy

 

 

  ARCHIVES  

Check out Some of Last Year's Video Submissions

 

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 P R I Z E S
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  • Cash award $300 to best video by popular vote
  • NEW: Critic's Choice also awarded
  • Video will be featured on the Health Education Center, Center for Service in Action, and Orange County Tobacco Education Coalition (OCTEC) websites.

 

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I M P O R T A N T   D A T E S
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2009

  • March 2 -   Registration begins
  • April 6 -   Deadline for video submission
    • DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR VIDEO SUBMISSION
    • APRIL 8 AT 3PM
  • April 8-   Top Videos Launch Party & Voting begins!
    • 3PM NEW DEADLINE
    • 7:30PM LAUNCH PARTY AT THE CROSS-CULTURAL CENTER
  • April 17 - Voting Ends at Noon!
  • April 18 -   Winner announced publicly at UCI Earth Day Fair (Celebrate UCI) @ 4:30PM
    • ON SOLAR POWERED PERFORMANCE STAGE DURING WAYZGOOSE

 

 

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 R U L E S   &  R E G U L A T I O N S
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  • The underlying message of each entry should demonstrate the relationship between tobacco and the environment with an emphasis in appealing to students to advocate for a healthy campus.
  • The tagline, "Pause for a Cause UCI" must be included at the end of the video .  
  • In accordance with copyright laws all work must be original.  
  • Each video entry must not contain any foul language, cruelty to humans or animals and nudity. The video must also support UCI's goals of honoring diversity and not include elements of racism or discrimination.
  • As a Participant in "Pause for a Cause" you agree to represent the goals and mission of Center for Service in Action & the Health Education Center.
  • Each video must not exceed more than three (3) minutes in length; any videos exceeding this time limit will not qualify.  
  • There will be a maximum of 5 people allowed to work on each video entry.  

A spending cap of $200 will be implemented for each entry to create a more level range of competition.   This is a spending cap, however we encourage low budget productions as there will be no funding provided for the creation of the video.

 

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 R E S O U R C E S
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Tobacco and Impact on the Environment

www.tobaccoatlas.org

www.cigarettelitter.org

http://scienceu.fsu.edu/content/tobaccoyou/enviroment/index.html

Secondhand Smoke Docs
http://www.repace.com/

 

How to Help a Friend Quit Smoking Resources

American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.3829289/

http://www.bucknell.edu/x7841.xml

Tobacco Free U
http://www.tobaccofreeu.org/cessation/help_a_friend.asp
http://www.tobaccofreeu.org/pdf/Help-a-friend-cessation.ppt

 

For more information:

Visit the Health Education Center or Center for Service in Action.

www.health.uci.edu or www.volunteer.uci.edu

 

START | Student Task Force Advocating Reducing Tobacco

To learn more and get involved visit http://www.health.uci.edu/STARTTaskforce.html
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