Congratulations to our 2009 Teacher Grant Winners!
The following teachers have been awarded the $250 Al's Formal Wear 2009 Teacher Grants.
- Heidi Patton -- Ranum High School (Denver, CO)
- Betty Brignac -- Redemptorist Diocesan Regional Catholic High School (Baton Rouge, LA)
- Nicole May -- Ryan High School (Denton, TX)
- Tracy Rolfe -- Highland High School (Ault, CO)
- Jeaneen Harris -- Clear Lake High School (Houston, TX)
- Christine Badger -- O'Connell College Preparatory (Galveston, TX)
2009 High School Teacher Grant Rules
- All monies awarded must be used to benefit and further the education of the recipient's students.
- No purchase is necessary to enter the contest.
- One entry per person. Applications are available through your high school.
- Six (6) $250 Teacher's Grants will be awarded. They shall be made payable to the individual teacher. The recipient shall sign a contract and provide receipts to prove that the money did indeed go towards education. The grants are not assignable or transferable and there shall be no changes or substitutions.
- All entries must be original, unpublished work.
- Your essay must be typed, not handwritten, in the English language.
- Decisions of the judges are final.
- The author retains all copyrights and ownership of their essay.
- All entries become the property of Formal Specialists, Ltd.
- The odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received at the conclusion of the contest.
- The contest begins on October 1, 2008 and ends on December 19, 2008. Entries must be postmarked by December 19, 2008 to be accepted.
- To be eligible to win, participants must be a high school teacher or counselor at an accredited high school in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, or Wyoming.
- The contest to determine the winners will be held at the executive corporate offices of Formal Specialists, Ltd., 7807 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77030 on or before January 31, 2009.
- The winners are fully responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, licensing and any other fees.
- All employees, officers, directors and/or any relatives of any employee, officer or director of Al's Formal Wear and Formal Specialists, Ltd. and any related entities are not eligible to enter.
- THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE HEREOF. Further, Formal Specialists, Ltd. makes no express or implied representations about the contest and/or the grants and shall award the grants "AS IS", "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES AND/OR GUARANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY.
- The winners need not be present to win. Within one (1) week after the judging, Formal Specialists, Ltd. will make all reasonable attempts to notify the winners in writing. If any of the six (6) winners cannot be contacted after reasonable attempts or fail to claim the grant within thirty (30) days of the drawing date, another winner will be selected in their place, at a later date to be determined, which will also be held at the executive corporate offices of Formal Specialists, Ltd., 7807 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77030. Formal Specialists, Ltd. is not responsible for illegible or erroneous information written on any entry form. Sponsor reserves the right to interpret these rules and to make decisions concerning the award, acceptance and use of grants in situations not covered by these rules.
- This offer is void where prohibited by law.
- Before the grants are awarded, each winner must sign a full and complete release and indemnity enabling Formal Specialists, Ltd. and/or any of its related entities to reprint, distribute and/or use the winner's name, picture and/or likeness in any press releases, advertisements, promotions and promotional materials without any recourse against such entities and each winner agrees to hold such entities harmless for such use.
- All questions and/or correspondence pertaining to this contest shall be addressed to Allie Albrecht, Formal Specialists, Ltd., 7807 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77030.