Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies Photo and Art Contest

 

We need your help!

The mission of the milk bank is to help premature and vulnerable infants with safe donor milk when mothers’ own milk is unavailable. Promoting, protecting, and supporting breast/human milk feeding is vital to the health of infants. The ability of milk banks to provide donor milk to medically fragile infants in need relies on the success of breast/human milk feeding. Images and stories are powerful tools to raise awareness, educate, and promote the importance of lactation and donating extra milk to help others in need. To increase our bank of images, we are holding our first photo and art contest.

We invite you to share your photos and artwork that celebrate the stories of breastfeeding families, milk donors and recipients. The images obtained through this contest will be used to raise awareness about what the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies does, encourage community involvement, celebrate breastfeeding, and honor the impact of milk donation. By participating, you’ll help educate others about the impact of human milk feeding and milk donation, showcasing how these practices support vulnerable infants and promote a healthier future for all.

Contest Duration:

  • Submission Period: October 1, 2024 – October 31st, 2024
  • MMBB Voting Period: November 1, 2024 – November 8th, 2024
  • Final Social Media Voting Period: November 11th, 2024 – November 15, 2024
  • Winners Announced: November 18th, 2024

Eligibility:

  • Open to all individuals, including donors, recipients, and supporters of the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies.

How to Enter:

  1. Submit Your Entry: Email your images directly to info@mnmilkbank.org with CONTEST in the subject line. Each image will be reviewed as separate entries. Your submission should reflect your story of breastfeeding/human milk feeding, pumping, donating and/or receiving donor milk.
  2. Include Caption: Include a brief caption that describes the meaning of your submission. Captions may be edited for length and clarity.
  1. Permission: All submissions must include a Media Release form by the person who took the photo(s) or created the art. Media Release Form. By submitting, you grant us permission to use your work for promotional, online, and print materials. Entries without this form will not be considered.

 

Entry Rules:

  1. Photo Requirements:
    • Quality: Photos can be new or vintage.  High-quality images are encouraged. If professionally created, the photographer must submit the image with release form.
    • Resolution: Minimum 300 dpi.
    • Format and Size: JPEG or PNG files, at least 3000×2000 pixels, under 10 MB.
  1. Art Requirements:
    • Artwork image can be in any form (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)

Prizes:

  1. First Place: $100 gift card to TARGET + a featured post on MMBB’s website.
  2. Second Place: $50 gift card to TARGET.
  3. Third Place: MMBB-branded gift basket.

Voting Process:

  • Voting: A panel from the Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies will select winners from the top 15 entries to advance to final judging.
  • Final Public Judging: The top 15 entries will be posted on social media and the photo or art that receives the most like will be the winner!

Winner Notification:

  • Winners will be contacted via email and announced on MMBB’s website on November 18, 2024.

Additional Information:

  • By entering, participants grant MMBB permission to use submitted works for promotional purposes.
  • For questions or more information email info@mnmilkbank.org with the Subject: CONTEST Question
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