N.Y. Fire Museum Seeks Help With Mascot's Name
Long Island, N.Y. -- Youngsters up to the age of 12 are invited to name the new, official mascot of the Nassau County Firefighters Museum & Education Center – an adorable Dalmatian puppy dog who appears as a 20-foot tall figure on the façade of the Museum, and is featured on the Museum’s gifts and promotional items.
The contestant with the winning name will be given a children’s firefighter-themed party at the Museum for the winner and his or her classmates (up to 30 children aged 12 or under and four adult chaperones). The party will include a light lunch courtesy of Mac & Melts of Garden City plus Dalmatian party favors, a special Dalmatian cake with the names of the winner and the Mascot. The contest winner will also receive another, special, firefighting-themed gift.
Contestants are encouraged to learn about the history of Dalmatian dogs’ long association with firefighters, and their special personality, appearance and characteristics, beforehand, in order to nominate an imaginative and appropriate name for the Museum’s puppy Mascot.
The kids may want to view the front of the Museum building, on Museum Row in Garden City, NY, to see the puppy and gain inspiration to name the Museum Mascot. No purchase or payment is necessary to enter the contest or claim a prize.
Submit an email to the Nassau County Firefighters Museum & Education Center, at [email protected], including contestant’s name, age, date of birth, school name and current grade, home address, telephone number and the name you have chosen for the Dalmatian dog.
This contest is open to residents of New York State who are 12 years of age or younger at time of entry.
Contest begins November 9th, 2015 and the last entry will be accepted on January 15, 2016. Winners will be notified by e-mail approximately the second week of February 2016.
The Selected Winner (or Parent or Guardian) will be required to reply to the e-mail within seven days to accept the prize and arrange a mutually acceptable date for the prize party.
The winner and all party guests will be required to allow photography of themselves at the event for publicity and Museum-promotion purposes and participate in interviews; a signed release is required.
One Name will be chosen by the Contest Holder by their reasonable discretion. The Name must also be legally cleared through a comprehensive trademark clearance process; if the Name cannot be legally cleared through this clearance process, an alternate Winner will be selected.
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS TO NAME: You agree that, by entering the Contest, you irrevocably assign and transfer to the Contest Holder all right, title and interest in the Name throughout the world, including, without limitation, all trademark rights, and you agree to execute any additional documents the Contest Holder may deem necessary to evidence or effectuate such assignment. the Contest Holder's rights with respect to the Entry include, but are not limited to: (a) the exclusive right to use, publish, display or reproduce the proposed Name on products, packaging, advertising for purposes of trade and any other lawful purpose; (b) the exclusive right to alter, revise or change the Entry in any way; (c) the exclusive right to secure trademark and copyright registrations and other rights in the entry anywhere throughout the world; (d) the exclusive right to license, exploit, sell, assign, or otherwise dispose of the entry or any of the said rights included therein for any purpose which the Contest Holder may see fit; and (e) any and all subsidiary rights in the Entry.
The mission of the Nassau County Firefighters Museum & Education Center, located at One Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY, is to educate and inform the public about fire safety and prevention and to display the proud history of volunteer firefighting in Nassau County.
For more information, please visit: http://www.ncfiremuseum.org/
