May 2, 2014
AIB Now Accepting YouTube Contest EntriesSource: AIB

Any past or present America in Bloom participant can record their communitys involvement with the program for a chance to win $1,500 cash.

Any past or present America in Bloom (AIB) participant can record their communitys involvement with the program for a chance to win $1,500 cash. The video must be posted on YouTube and should be between 2 and 3 minutes long.

AIB suggests the content for the video includes:

Benefits of AIB involvement
Before and after photos/videos
Perceived economic benefits of AIB to the community
Elements that can be used for grants, promotion or marketing

Judges will evaluate each video on:

Effectiveness of summarizing the benefits of AIB Effectiveness in achieving the goal(s) of the video
Use of the video in promoting the community
Number of views
Video quality

The top three finalists will be featured and the winner announced at the 2014 America in Bloom Symposium & Awards Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2-4. To enter, email aib@americainbloom.org.