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Koko's Haiku Twitter Contest
Write a Haiku to Celebrate Koko's Birthday (July 4th) announced on July 4, 2011.
Submit via Twitter and you may win a PRIZE!
Contest begins June 8, 2011 and closes June 30, 2011. Three winners announced on July 4, 2011
The contest prizes are:
| 1. | Write an inspiring Haiku poem (17 syllables total with three lines of 5-7-5 syllables) to express the impact Koko has had on you or the world at large.
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| 2. | Each Haiku line must be separated by a period, comma or slash. | |||||||
| 3. | To be eligible, all entries must be submitted via Twitter, where you will need to tweet to the @kokotweets account with the hashtag #kokohaiku in your message. For example, one person Tweeted:
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| 4. | Entrants must follow Koko on Twitter here:
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| 5. | Additionally, become Koko's fan on her official Facebook page here:
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| 6. | Remember, all entries must be submitted via Twitter, though you are also encouraged to post them on Koko's Facebook Wall. | |||||||
| 7. | Entrants may submit as many Haiku poems as they like. | |||||||
| 8. | Three (3) winners will be announced on July 4, 2011. |
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so, im gonna enter..wold be SOOOOO AWESOME to actually have a KOKO painting!
part of the reason i was so stoked about getting the Gorilla Painting i did from the OKC ZOO, was because id always thought it would have been so cool to have an original painting from KOKO herself.
shes the reason i painted a chimpanzee in highschool, in my painting class.
shes the reason i LOVE primates.
shes the reason i wanted to learn sign language.
shes the reason i wanted to work with Primates.
so, heres a HAIKU...for KOKO
1st one i rattled off my mind. ive never done one before this is my 1st one, ever:
You inspired me,
To paint a primate painting,
Im still inspired.
heres another:
Koko its your day,
Happy birthday Koko,
Enjoy your day well.
and one more (i think its the best one)
Youre an example,
To all humans everywhere,
Primates teach humans.
KOKO HAIKU CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
Help Koko celebrate her 40th birthday on July 4th by participating in a Haiku Contest
(Contest) on Twitter sponsored by The Gorilla Foundation (Sponsor). To follow Koko on
Twitter, visit http://www.twitter.com/kokotweets.
1. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest begins June 8, 2011 at 12:01
am PT and ends on June 30, 2011 at 11:59 pm PT (Contest Period). To enter, write a Haiku
poem (17 syllables total, with three lines of 5-7-5 syllables) expressing your birthday wishes to
Koko, and submit your poem via Twitter during the Contest Period by way of tweet to the
@kokotweets account with the hashtag #kokohaiku in your message. Contestants must “follow”
Koko on Twitter at some point during the Contest Period. Each line of the Haiku poem must be
separated by period, comma or slash mark. Haiku must be original (not copied from any person
or source), and must not have been previously published in any form. No limit on number of
submissions; multiple entries per person are allowed.
2. ELIGIBILITY: Contest open to all legal residents of fifty (50) United States and the District
of Columbia, who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Employees and
volunteers of The Gorilla Foundation and its advertising and promotional partner(s), and their
immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each, as well as any
persons involved in the design, administration and/or implementation of this contest, are not
eligible to participate or win. MUST BE 18 OR OLDER TO QUALIFY.
3. PRIZES (3): Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
Three prizes will be awarded, as follows: FIRST PLACE: Fine art reproduction of Koko’s
“Love” painting, ($100); SECOND PLACE: Koko-Love book signed by Dr. Francine “Penny”
Patterson, plus PBS/NATURE documentary A Conversation with Koko ($50); and THIRD
PLACE: 12” Koko Plush toy, ($35). Total approximately retail value of all prizes: $185. All
federal and state taxes on prizes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winners.
4. SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS. Eligible entries will be judged by
The Gorilla Foundation or its designee(s) based on criteria including (i) creativity and originality of
haiku, (ii) content, clarity and style of haiku, and (iii) the haiku’s relevance to Koko. Sponsor’s
decision on winning poems shall be final. The three highest scoring submissions as determined
by Sponsor in its discretion shall be deemed to be the winning entries, with First Place going to
the highest scoring submission, and Second and Third place prizes going to the respective next
highest scoring entries. Winners will be selected on or about July 4, 2011. Winners will be
notified by email within 30 days. If prize notification is returned as undeliverable or winner cannot
be located or fails to timely respond, an alternative winner may be chosen. Prize winners must sign
an affidavit of eligibility and release, and where not limited by law, a publicity release, within
fourteen (14) days of prize notification or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.
Prize will only be awarded if winner complies with these Official Rules. In the event of a dispute
regarding the identity of a winner, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the account holder of
the email address or Twitter account. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry that they
deem unacceptable. Winner’s List: To obtain a winner’s list, please visit Koko.org/haiku between
July 4, 2011 and August 4, 2011.
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ok, so ive submitted these 3. i might come up with more later.
MICHELLE
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