| FAQsAnd America’s Favorite Park Is...
Updated: 8/9/2011
Q. What is America Is Your Park?
A. America Is Your Park is a program that encourages people of all ages to get active in the park this summer. In the process, people can vote for their favorite national, state or local park to win a recreation grant up to $100,000 from the Coca-Cola Live Positively initiative. These grants will be used to restore, rebuild or enhance places within the park to play or be active.
Q. Is there only one winner?
A.Only one park will receive the title of "America’s Favorite Park" but grants will be given to the three parks that receive the most votes by September 6, 2011. Grants will be awarded in the following amounts: First place – $100,000, Second place – $50,000 and Third place – $25,000. These grants are made possible by the Coca-Cola Live Positively initiative.
Q. Can the parks use the grants for anything?
A. The grants will be used to restore, rebuild or enhance places within the park where people can play or be active. But it’s ultimately up to winning parks to determine exactly what their needs are — maybe it’s a new bike path or bike racks, perhaps a new hiking trail or nets for the basketball courts.
Q. When does the contest begin?
A.Voting officially begins at 12 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
Q. When does the contest end?
A.Voting officially ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 6, 2011.
Q. When will the winning parks be announced?
A.Once the voting ends on September 6, 2011, the votes will be tallied and verified. Winning parks will be notified, and the winners will be announced publicly by mid-September.
VOTING QUESTIONS
Q. How can I vote?
A.There is a variety of ways you can vote for your favorite park, from June 29 to September 6, including:Voting online at LivePositively.comUploading photos from your favorite park to LivePositively.com"Checking in" via Facebook Places from your favorite park
Q. Can I log on to see how my park is doing throughout the contest?
A.Yes. If you visit LivePositively.com, there are two ways that you can see how your park is doing. If you click on the "Vote" screen, you can find and select your park. Each park’s total votes and standing will be listed. Additionally, if you click on "Top 10 Parks," there will be a leaderboard where you can view the point values for the 10 leading parks.
Q. How many times can I vote?
A.You can vote as many times as you’d like by finding and clicking on your favorite park on LivePositively.com or you can upload up to 20 photos per day to LivePositively.com for your favorite park.
Q. How do I tell my friends about the program and ask them to vote?
A.There are several ways to encourage your friends to vote. First, you can share which park you voted for or your park photos via Twitter or Facebook. Second, you can download the digital toolkit from LivePositively.com and work with your favorite park to hang campaign posters in the park encouraging others to vote.
Q. Why do you need to know my age?
A.Only those who are 13 years old at the time of participation are eligible to nominate, vote, check in, submit photos of a park.
Q. How will I know if someone else is using my user name?
A.You will not be able to register under a user name that is already being used by another site user.
Q. What is Facebook Places?
A.You can use Facebook Places to share where you are, what you’re doing and who you’re with right from your mobile. You can also use Facebook Places to connect with friends nearby and find local deals.
Q. How can I use Facebook Places to vote for my favorite park?
A.Register, create an account and accept permissions for the Facebook Places application on our site.
Q. Why must I register to check in through Facebook Places to vote?
A. Registering will allow us to connect your Facebook account to your user information on LivePositively.com. This way, each time you check-in to a park that is in our database using Facebook Places, those votes will count toward your overall program activity.
Q. Why isn’t my park check-in showing up on Facebook Places?
A.Unfortunately, there are newly added and duplicate versions of the same park in Facebook Places. Although we do our best to enter the most accurate park names in our system, be sure to check in to the park name that is displayed on the "Your Favorite Park" map to ensure it will be recorded.
PARK QUESTIONS
Q. What if I can’t find my favorite park on LivePositively.com?
If you don’t find your park in our database, you can email us at parks@allidura.com and we will confirm the park and make sure it meets our guidelines. Check back on the "My Activity" page to see if your park’s votes are accruing.
Q. What is the source of the parks reviews on LivePositively.com?
A.Park reviews are pulled into our site from Google.com.
Q. Where can I submit a park review?
A.Please visit Google.com to add reviews for your favorite parks.
Q. What are the guidelines for a park being included in the contest?
A.Only public parks or public recreational facilities located in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia are eligible for nomination.
Q. My park wasn’t originally included in the list on your site and now it’s behind in voting. Will votes be reset?
A.Unfortunately, once the contest has begun, we are not able to reset votes for any park.
PHOTO QUESTIONS
Q. Why must I register on LivePositively.com to upload photos?
A.Registration on LivePositively.com is required to upload photos so that we can authenticate who you are, confirm that content is your original work, limit the number of photos a user can upload, and prevent fraudulent activity.
Q. What type of pictures can I submit?
A.You may submit photos that depict and include some portion of a park and it must be your own original work. Photos must be submitted in the following formats and must not exceed 5 MB in size: .jpg, .jpeg, .bmp or .png.
Q. How can I upload my photos?
A.You can upload your photos through your Facebook account or directly from your computer. Please note, once you upload the photo(s) to the site, you are agreeing to allow Coca-Cola and its partners to use the photo(s) in promotional materials if selected.
Q. After I upload my photos, will they be immediately posted to the community?
A.After you upload your photos, they will go into our moderation cue for approval. Allow up to 48 hours for the photos to be approved and posted to the community.
Q. What are the limits on file sizes or types for photo uploads?
A.Photo submissions must be in .jpg, .jpeg, .bmp or .png format and must not exceed 5 MB in size.
Q. Can other community members comment on my uploaded photos?
A.No, other community members will not be able to comment on your photos.
Q. Can I upload photos from my mobile device?
A.Unfortunately, you cannot upload photos to our site from your mobile device.
Q. Can I upload photos to Twitter, Facebook or Flickr to vote for my favorite park?
A.Only photos uploaded directly to LivePositively.com or those uploaded from your Facebook account will be considered and posted for this contest.
Q. Why was my photo not accepted for the site?
A.Although we appreciate your efforts to share your photo(s) on the site, they can be rejected for a number of reasons, including (but not limited to) irrelevant content, explicit language or images, spam and/or threatening messages.
WEBSITE QUESTIONS
Q. How do I update my email, user name, password or preferences?
A.If you are registered, please visit the "My Profile" section of www.LivePositively.com.
Q. How can I access my account on my mobile device?
A.Please visit www.LivePositively.com using the web browser on your mobile device to log in to your account.
Q. Can I vote from my mobile device?
A.Yes. Please visit www.LivePositively.com using the web browser on your mobile device, find your park and click on the "vote" button.
Q. What is the digital toolkit?
A.The digital toolkit includes downloadable materials for you to share with your friends, family and community encouraging them to vote for their favorite park.
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