[Click here to download the entry form.]

Is your literacy mentor simply the best? Does she or he make all the difference when it comes to how you work with children and colleagues? Tell us all about it. Make us laugh, make us cry, make us eager to send a big box of chocolates and professional development materials to your school.

No purchase necessary - not even a stamp! Describe in 500 words or less what makes your literacy leader so special - tell us a story about how he or she changed your view of teaching reading and writing, or moved mountains to promote literacy at your school, or threw you a lifeline when you most needed support.

You might win a $1000 grand-prize package for your literacy leader which includes:

• A $150 tower of Godiva chocolates


• The winner's choice of four Choice Literacy Workshop DVD kits (a $650 value)


• Free annual memberships for you and the winner to the Choice Literacy website (a $200 value)

• A $50 selection of Godiva chocolates


• A Choice Literacy Workshop DVD kit (a $200 value)


• Free annual memberships for you and the winner to the Choice Literacy website (a $200 value)

You can download the one-page entry form by clicking on the link below, and fax it back to us at 207-433-1012:

http://www.choiceliteracy.com/entryform.pdf

OR you can send us an email with your narrative within the body of the message. No attachments please - all materials must be included within the body of your email. Be sure to include:

• your name;
• school affiliation;
• mailing address; and
• daytime phone number where you can be reached.

OR you can simply type in your entry in our handy contact form here:

No self-nominations are allowed, but there is no rule against downloading the entry form and putting it in the mailboxes of a few colleagues who think you are a great literacy leader. Maybe with a subtle hint like "Yum yum - I sure love chocolate!" scrawled across the top?

If you've got an hour to spare and a great story to tell about a literacy leader, you've got a really good chance of winning this contest. We've timed the contest to end at the exact moment research shows most literacy leaders abandon their weight-loss New Year's resolutions, and are feeling too broke to purchase new professional development materials.

Be a literacy hero - or at least tell the world about one by entering the Choice Literacy "Why My Literacy Leader is Better Than Chocolate" contest today.

[Click here to download the entry form.]

CONTEST RULES

• You must me a resident of the U.S. and 21 years of age or older to enter.
• Entries must be received by midnight, January 30th 2007 to be considered.
• No purchase is necessary to enter the contest.
• Only one entry per individual allowed.
• No self-nominations are allowed.
• Prize winners will be determined by a panel of Choice Literacy contributors.
• Employees of Choice Literacy and contributors to Choice Literacy (or immediate family members of employees or contributors) are not eligible to enter or be awarded any prize.
• Choice Literacy is not responsible or liable for entries that are lost, misdirected, delayed, destroyed or lost in delivery.
• Entries that are late, incomplete, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified.
• Winners will be notified by telephone and/or email, and announced on the Choice Literacy website and in The Big Fresh e-newsletter.
• Chances of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
• Choice Literacy reserves the right to amend these rules as and when they deem necessary, and is not responsible for any typographical, production or distribution errors that may occur during the contest or in any contest material.
• Decisions of Choice Literacy are final in all cases.
• Winners agree to allow their names, winning entries, and photographs to be used for promotional purposes without compensation.
• Prizes must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned or redeemed for cash. Choice Literacy reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the described prize cannot be awarded for any reason.
• All entries become the sole property of Choice Literacy.
• By entering this contest, you acknowledge that you accept and will abide by these rules and regulations.