Club unveils new logo for Thanksgiving Day 5K race in Shelton, Derby

SHELTON - The Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley has unveiled the new design for its Commodore Hull Thanksgiving Day 5K Road Race. 
Created by Peralta Design of Shelton, the new logo provides a fresh look while keeping a connection to the race’s namesake.
Registration is still open for the race but closes automatically at 800 registrations. 
Grammar and high school students receive a discounted rate of $10 and seniors (age 70+) run free of charge (but must register). All other runners are $25. 
If space is still available, registration fees for all runners goes up to $30 on Nov. 20. Registration is nonrefundable; however, should something change and you can’t run, you can transfer your registration to another runner for a $5 fee.

Divisions are (male and female): 18-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60-69. Special Divisions: Grammar School, High School, Holstein (male - 200 pound minimum, female – 160 pound minimum), and 70 and over. Disposable bib chip technology will once again be provided by Fast Track Timing, LLC, and race results will be available almost instantaneously through their phone app.

Awards will be presented to the first-place male and female runners overall, and the top three male and female finishers in each division. Special awards will go to the top three male and female runners in the High School Division.
Race packet pickup will be held at the Boys & Girls Club at One Positive Place Nov. 18 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and Nov. 21 from 4-7 p.m. 
Runners are strongly encouraged to pick their packets up on these days. Goody bags are guaranteed to the first 500 runners to pick up their race bibs.
Greco & Haines, flagship sponsor since 2002, will once again provide a quality race shirt to all the runners.
Diane Stroman has been named honorary starter of this year’s race. Diane has served our community for more than 35 years and retired this year as Vice President of TEAM, Inc. 
She is deeply passionate and very knowledgeable about the community’s needs. Stroman lives in Ansonia, where she grew up and has two children and two grandsons.

Jimmy Tickey, chair of the race committee, says, "I am thrilled to serve as Chair of our Commodore Hull Thanksgiving Day Road Race in downtown Shelton. Every year, about 800 runners - with their friends and family cheering them on - join us on Thanksgiving morning for a special 5k road race. The morning is always filled with gratitude and our strong Valley spirit, and I am so pleased to be a part of this great Valley tradition," he said.

To keep up to date about all race happenings, visit www.BGC-LNV.org/commodore-hull-5k and sign up for our newsletter, or contact Ann Wheeler, 203- 924-7462, AnnWheeler@BGC-LNV.org.
For more information visit www.BGC-LNV.org.


This is a press release from the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley.

Valley Council for Health and Human Services launches logo contest

The Valley Council for Health and Human Services is giving its current logo (see above) a makeover and wants your ideas that visually communicate community, collaboration, empowerment and diversity.

The logo is not just creative, but strong, lasting and can grow with the organization over time. 

The new logo should address the graphic needs of social media and other marketing purposes.

Contest Guidelines
Timeline:
Contest Start Date: Aug. 23, 2016
Questions and Answers: Questions may be posted to the contest’s Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/vchhso/events
Submission Deadline: Nov. 4, 2016
Finalist Selection: Nov. 22, 2016
Voting Period: Dec. 6, 2016 through Dec. 13, 2016 (tentative)
Winner Announcement: Jan. 2, 2017

Eligible participants: There are no eligibility limitations. The contest is open to all.

People can have great ideas but not possess the technical skills or equipment to develop the finished product. The Valley Council anticipates that the winning design will be recreated by local graphic professionals.

Desired Logo Criteria:
1. Community-focus: must have appeal to the general community both current and future. The logo should speak to their interests and needs in a universal way that is easy to understand.
2. Relevant: should convey the desire to identify needs and/or solve community problems
3. Distinct: convey a strong and unique impression. In dealing with logo symbolism, form, typography and color, it is almost impossible to be completely unique. The Valley Council would like distinction from other community social services providers.
4. Memorable: to leave an impression as to be recognizable in the future
5. Simple: flat format is desired to be clean and high-impact; works well either in color or black and white (examples of flat format)
6. Staying power (10+ years of relevance): more strategic and timeless than trendy
7. Meaning: imaginative and abstract, yet simple, for audience interpretation is desired over being literal.

Intellectual Property
1. Entrants affirm their submissions are their own original work, have not been copied from others or from previous designs, including their own, and do not violate the intellectual property rights of any other person or entity.
2. Submissions become the sole property of the Valley Council for Health and Human Services (Valley Council) and may be used for any purposes, including, but not limited to, display on websites, business cards, letterhead, posters, and other materials.
3. The Valley Council shall have the right to adapt, edit, modify, or otherwise use the winning submission in part or in its entirety in whatever manner it deems appropriate.
4. The Valley Council reserves the right to choose not to use the winning entry as described in these contest guidelines.
5. The Valley Council reserves the right to use any other entry for promotional or business purposes in the future.
6. If the winner is determined to have violated any rules, he/she will be required to forfeit or return the prize, even if the determination is made after the prize has been awarded.

Submission
We understand that you may have terrific ideas but not the technology needed to develop the design fully. 
As noted above and if needed, the winning design will be professionally recreated to meet the Council’s needs.

Electronic submissions are preferred in PDF or JPEG formats.

NOTE: The completed Contest Entry Form must be included with your submission.

Submissions may be sent at any time prior to the Nov. 4, 2016, submission deadline to: valleycouncillogo@gmail.com.

If you are unable to submit your design electronically, it may be mailed to:

Valley Council – Logo Contest
54 Grove St.
Shelton, CT 06484

Determination of Winner and Prize
1. Entries will be judged on their visual appeal, adherence to the concept prompting the contest, quality of design, and ease of reproduction for the purposes stated above.
2. Three finalists will be selected by a panel comprised of members of the Valley Council.
3. The finalists will be announced at the Valley Council annual meeting, tentatively scheduled for December 6, 2016.
4. The winning entry will be selected by the community through online voting between Dec. 6 and Dec. 13, 2016.
5. The winning entry will be announced at the Jan. 2, 2017 meeting of the Valley Council.
6. The prize for the winning entry is one $250 VISA prepaid gift card.
7. The winner will be notified via email or telephone call and announced on the Valley Council’s Facebook page and website, and through press releases.

Disclaimer
1. The Valley Council is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or otherwise unusable entries, including entries that are lost or unusable due to computer, Internet, or electronic problems.
2. The Valley Council reserves the right to cancel or modify the contest and award the prize by alternate means if fraud or technical failure is determined at any time by the Valley Council, including after the submission window has closed.
3. The Valley Council is not liable, for the purpose of winner and prize notification and delivery, in the event the contest winner has provided incorrect, outdated, or otherwise invalid contact information.

Information shared from the Council's website.