Contest Rules

2023 Mom on a Mission® Contest Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

ELIGIBILITY: Contest open to individuals 18 years of age or older as of date of entry and who are legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia. Contest void wherever prohibited by law, or where the registration or filing requirements of any state or local jurisdiction have not been complied with. Employees of Healthy Child Healthy World, Inc. (hereinafter “Sponsor”) and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, production and promotion agencies, as well as their immediate family members and members of the same household, are not eligible to be nominated. This contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations.

HOW TO ENTER: Nominations will only be accepted starting 00:00:01 January 1, 2023 through 11:59:59 pm (ET) on August 8, 2023. To enter, visit www.healthychild.org/mission and complete the official contest entry form including the nominee’s first and last name, the first and last name of the person submitting the nomination, and the email and phone number of the person submitting the nomination. Include a short explanation of why you are nominating the mom with details on what her mission is and how she is working to accomplish it. If a nominee is chosen as a finalist, Sponsor will contact the person who submitted the nomination for nominee’s contact information. All entrants and nominees must acknowledge receipt and acceptance of these Official Rules and all other terms and conditions governing the Contest.

Any entry, which in the sole opinion of Sponsor is deemed to be inappropriate will be deemed ineligible. You may enter as often as you wish, but this does not increase the chance of winning.
Contest Finalists will be chosen by the staff of Sponsor from a pool of nominees on a rolling basis; therefore any submission entered during the official contest dates may be chosen as a finalist at some point during the contest. The staff of Sponsor can nominate moms they come across in their work and deem worthy of nomination.

FINALIST/WINNER NOTIFICATION:  The selection of monthly finalists will be conducted by representatives and staff of Sponsor. Finalists will be chosen from among the nominees submitted and will be notified on a monthly basis through August 20, 2023. Finalists will be notified by email or telephone. All finalists will be required to respond and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability within 7 days of the date identified on notification or an alternate nominee will be selected. Finalists will also be required to submit photo(s) (300 dpi quality), and a personal story of 400 words or less, telling our community why they are a “Mom on a Mission®.”
The 2023 Mom on a Mission® winner will be notified no later than 11:59:59 pm (ET) on January 31, 2023.

FINALIST SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Once a nominee is notified that she has been accepted as a finalist, she will be asked to submit a short bio and write a short first person essay—400 words or less—about her work. Entry is deemed completed upon submission of these materials. Essays (a) must be the original and sole creation of the nominee, with the nominee owning all rights, title and interest in the content of the video and/or essay (b) may not infringe upon or violate any third party’s rights, including but not limited to rights to or in any copyright, patent, trademark, trade name, or logo, or any rights of privacy or publicity, nor may it contain material that is or may be considered defamatory, slanderous or libelous, or portray another individual in a false light; (c) may not violate any law, rule or regulation, and, (d) may not contain any virus, bugs, or other deleterious material. By entering the competition, each nominee warrants and represents that her materials comply with all of those conditions. Non-complying Submissions will be subject to disqualification. Entries cannot contain, the trademark, trade name or logo of any third party (but may contain the trademark, trade name or logo of the Sponsor) and cannot contain any material that is protected by copyright. Any entry, which in the sole opinion of Sponsor is deemed to be inappropriate for publication will be deemed ineligible. Once an essay is submitted, it cannot be changed, altered or modified. Non-complying submissions will be subject to disqualification. Submitting an entry that is copyrighted by another individual will make you solely responsible for any legal action the legal copyright holder might take against you. By entering, each entrant and nominee grants Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, license to use, reproduce, display and otherwise fully exploit all materials submitted by entrant and/or nominee to Sponsor (whether video, essay, photo, and/or the name of the nominee) in Sponsor’s sole discretion, including but not limited to posting the submissions on the World Wide Web in connection with the Contest. All submitted entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

JUDGING: The selection of monthly finalists will be conducted by representatives and staff of Healthy Child Healthy World.

Winner Selection: In January, the 2023 “Mom on a Mission®” will be chosen from our monthly finalists and formally recognized at an event ceremony in her honor. The winner for the year is chosen by our Selection Committee of Healthy Child Board Members, Advisors and Ambassadors.

ODDS: Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received and the decision of the judges. Entries will not be limited, except as expressly provided above. In the event that there is an insufficient number of qualified entries or if the judges determine in their sole and absolute discretion that no or too few entries meet the quality standards established to award the prizes, Sponsor reserves the right not to award the prizes.

GENERAL: This Contest offer is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to applicable federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations. By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these rules and by the decisions of the Sponsors, which are final in all matters relating to this Contest. Entrants and nominees consent to the use of their name, video, essay/content submission, photo, voice, and likeness for promotional, advertising, publicity or trade purposes in any and all media worldwide in perpetuity by Sponsor without further compensation to either nominees or entrant unless otherwise prohibited by law. Arrangements for the fulfillment of all prizes will be made by the Sponsor. Receipt of any prize is conditioned upon compliance with any and all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Winners of any prize(s) will be solely responsible for payment of all federal, state and local taxes. Sponsor and judges are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, incorrect, incomplete, illegible, garbled, misaddressed, or misdirected entries, misrouted or scrambled transmissions or communications, or for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of telephone, Internet, computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry materials, loss or otherwise. Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any telephone or computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with, this Contest, and Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event of any cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted and judging will take place from among all eligible entries received prior to such time. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant or nominee if his or her fraud or misconduct affects the integrity of the Contest. Entries will be considered made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. By submitting an entry in the contest, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall be permitted to use your entry data for marketing purposes consistent with its privacy policy and applicable law. All entrants and nominees further agree that in the event of any third party claims, damages, losses or injuries, arising from or relating to this Contest, they will indemnify Sponsor from any and all such claims, including the attorneys’ fees related thereto. By accepting any awarded prize, winner agrees to release Sponsor, its respective directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, its advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of any prize or any participation in any prize-related activities. Sponsor is not responsible for typographical, printing, or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials related to the Contest.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

WINNER’S NAME: For a copy of the winners’ names, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope postmarked by January 15, 2023 to: Healthy Child Healthy World c/o “2023 Mom on a Mission® Contest List,” 12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800, Los Angeles CA 90025 or visit www.healthychild.org. Requests will be fulfilled and the winners’ names will be posted after the same has been verified.

SPONSOR: This contest is sponsored by Healthy Child Healthy World Inc., 12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800, Los Angeles CA 90025.

No purchase necessary. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. To enter, visit www.healthychild.org to submit the required essay or, in the alternative, a video.  Open to legal residents of the U.S. age 18 or older as of entry date. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Void where prohibited by law. Sponsor: Healthy Child Healthy World, Inc.