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Do You Like to Make Other Kids Happy?

(Or Do You Know Someone Like That?)*


If so, then have your parents enter you in a TDmonthly Charitable Kid Contest to win $6000 worth of  Schoenhut toy pianos to keep and give away!


CONTEST #1: Ends July 1

Give Away 100 My First Piano IIs by Schoenhut Piano Company!
A $6000 Value!!
(...  you'll get one, too! Plus a few other toys!)

Tell us why you should be the TDmonthly Most Charitable Kid by either emailing us or making a video and sending us the link.



My First Piano II by SCHOENHUT PIANO CO. INC.
Tell us in an email ([email protected]) or video why you are the right kid to give away 100 25-key Schoenhut My First Piano IIs to needy children in your community, and you will have the chance to be named a TDmonthly Charitable Kid! 

What do you get if you win?

A Schoenhut My First Piano II for yourself, plus four other Schoenhut musical toys!
Your picture and articles about you in TDmonthly! (Only your first name will be published)
The chance to give dozens of children a wonderful present!


Here's how you enter:

1. Either  make a video of yourself, or send us an email, explaining:
  • Why you love music
  • How needy children in your neighborhood will benefit by receiving Schoenhut My First Piano II (for children ages 3 to 5)
  • Why you (or the child you are nominating) should be the one to give away  Schoenhut My First Piano IIs.
If you need help with your script, have your parents download our Script Guidelines here.

2. If you are 14 or younger and have made a video, have your parents check your video and upload it to YouTube. (www.youtube.com)

3. If you made a video or are sending photos of yourself, have your parents fill out a Release Form for you. Anyone else who is in the video or photos with you must also sign a Release Form and/or have one filled out by his or her parents or guardians. If you send us a written entry, you don't need to have a Release Form, unless you also attach photos (everyone in the photos should sign a Release Form). Download Release Form here.

4. By July 1, have your parents send Sponsor both a letter and an email ([email protected]) with:
  • Link to your video or an email with your written story
  • Signed Release Forms, if applicable

PLEASE READ THE OFFICIAL RULES BY CLICKING HERE.


Contest Closes on  JULY 1 .... Winner Announced JULY 15!

If you choose to make a video submission, watch the following video for tips:

Get the Flash Player to see this video.


[RETAILERS: Click here to download a PDF press release with contest details that you can mail/email to your local media and client list. If you hold a TDmonthly Charitable Kid event at your store to help your customers enter, please let us know ... and don't hesitate to contact us for help.]


If You Are Named a TDmonthly Charitable Kid:
Your parents will mail to Sponsor the file of your winning video or email for publication in TDmonthly. Your last name will not be published.
Products will be shipped to a specialty toy store near you in your name or directly to an approved charity of your choice, at Sponsor's discretion.
The giveaway process will receive editorial coverage by TDmonthly either in the form of a video article. Your last name will not be published.
If you cannot videotape the giveaway process, ToyDirectory may assign a videographer to tape the giveaways for you.
Your parents or the videographer will mail to Sponsor the finished video file plus all of the necessary Release Forms.

PLEASE READ THE OFFICIAL RULES BY CLICKING HERE.

If you're entering on your child's behalf, please follow all of the above rules and explain why the child you are nominating loves music, has helped someone by sharing music, and why this child should be named a TDmonthly Charitable Kid.

DISCLAIMER: Sponsor maintains sole rights over winning videos and emails and may edit them according to its discretion.

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Alison MarekWriter's Bio: ALISON MAREK is an award-winning writer, director and cartoonist whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks, and viewed worldwide in film festivals. See her short films and print work on www.alisonmarek.com. Watch her nefarious villains in the web series www.MuggsMovers.com. Get inspired by her cartoons "Daily ARFFirmations to Unleash Your Inner Fido" at www.ARFFirmations.com. Phew! And then ...  Read more articles by this author


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