Only four days remain for readers of The Courier  to win a fabulous, first-class trip for two to New York City simply by nominating their choice for the “Best Real Estate Agent in Beverly Hills 2009.”  The winning reader will receive a grand prize of two first-class tickets to Manhattan on American Airlines and a two-night stay at The Waldorf=Astoria. The prize also includes two tickets to After Miss Julie starring Sienna Miller at the American Airlines Theater and dinner each night hosted by Ark Restaurants. The winner will also receive a flip-cam for use on the trip for a video feature on The Courier and American Airlines Web sites.

To date The Courier has received more than 50 submissions from residents throughout the City. Real estate agencies represented include Coldwell Banker, Prudential Realty, Nourmand & Associates, Nelson Shelton & Associates,  Rodeo Realty, Hilton & Hyland, Keller Williams, Ferraro & Associates, Sotheby’s and several others. The Courier invites all Beverly Hills residents and former Beverly Hills homeowners to submit their nominations to one of the entry boxes at real estate offices throughout Beverly Hills or to e-mail their nominations to ssmith@bhcourier.com.

To enter, readers must explain in 100-200 words why their choice is the “Best Real Estate Agent in Beverly Hills 2009.” The deadline for nominations is Sept. 28.

Format
The essay should be 100-200 words and must be submitted on an entry form printed in the Beverly Hills Courier. Entries may be typed or handwritten.  All submissions must include name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of contestant.

Entering
Deliver all entries to one of the contest drop-boxes located at real estate offices throughout Beverly Hills. See attached list for exact locations.

Prizes
For the Winning Contestant:
You’ll win 2 roundtrip first-class tickets to New York City on American Airlines and enjoy a 2 night stay at The Waldorf-Astoria and 2 tickets to After Miss Julie starring Sienna Miller at the American Airlines Theater. You’ll also win dinner for 2 at one of the Ark Restaurants locations each night, as well as being featured in a promotional video on the Beverly Hills Courier and American Airlines websites with footage from a video log you’ll take of the prize trip while in New York City.

For the Winning Real Estate Agent:
A feature story in The Beverly Hills Courier.
$1000 donation to PBS station KCET  by The Beverly Hills Courier in the winning agent’s name.

Entry Deadline:
All entries must be received by September 28, 2009.



Complete Official Rules

Section I - General Rules
1. By participating, applicants agree a) to the Official Rules, and the decisions of the Contest’s judges, which shall be final in all respects; and b) to release, discharge and hold harmless The Beverly Hills Courier and American Airlines, as well as their respective officers, directors, and employees from all claims or damages arising out of their participation in the Contest.
2. Contestants must submit original work that is not protected by copyright and that has not been published elsewhere.
3. The Beverly Hills Courier will have the right to edit, publish or otherwise duplicate any essay entered into the contest, as well as their names and/or likenesses, without payment to the author or person photographed.
4. The Beverly Hills Courier will have the right to edit, publish or otherwise duplicate footage of the prize trip filmed by the winner for video promotional features, as well as their names and/or likenesses, to be posted to The Beverly Hills Courier website, American Airlines website, and other internet video sites such as YouTube.
5. There is no cost and no purchase necessary to enter the contest.

Section II - Qualifications for Contestants
1. The contest is open to all Beverly Hills residents and their families and any former residents who purchased or sold a home with the assistance or participation of a real estate agent who serves the Beverly Hills community. However, employees, agents or brokers of a real estate firm, lender, loan service, or escrow company are not eligible.
2. A contestant may submit more than one nomination.

Section III - Contest Rules
1. Each contestant must include their name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
2. Each entry must be written on or attached to the contest entry form printed in The Beverly Hills Courier.
4. Essays may be typewritten or legibly handwritten.
5. Essays should contain between 100-200 words and must be written in English.
6. The contestant must write about a real estate agent who does business in Beverly Hills, though the reader’s experience with the agent need not to have taken place in Beverly Hills.

Section IV - Judging and Timing
1. Entries must be received by September 28, 2009 at an approved drop-off site.
2. The Beverly Hills Courier editorial staff will select the winning submission.
3. In an effort to conceal the identity of each contestant, each entry will be assigned a number. The judges will be given the essay bearing only the assigned number.
4. Judges will not discuss or compare essays being judged until all essays have been judged.

Section V - Scoring of Contest
Scoring procedures by all judges will be identical. They will consider the overall submission, focusing on the contestant’s description of the real estate agent’s level of customer service, thoroughness, and reputation for integrity, as well as the real estate agent’s involvement in the community of Beverly Hills.

Section VI  - Prizes
For Winning Contestant:
2 roundtrip first-class tickets to New York City on American Airlines.
2 night stay at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
2 tickets to After Miss Julie starring Sienna Miller at the American Airlines Theater in NYC.
Dinner for 2 at one of the Ark Restaurants New York City locations each night.
Featured in a promotional video on the Beverly Hills Courier website, American Airlines website, and other internet video sites such as YouTube, with footage from a video log of the prize trip taken by the winning contestant while on their trip to New York City.

For Winning Real Estate Agent:
A feature story in The Beverly Hills Courier acknowledging the award
$1000 donation to PBS station KCET  by The Beverly Hills Courier in the winning agent’s name.
 

Section VII - Entry Locations:
Coldwell Banker East •9388 Santa Monica Blvd. • 90210
Coldwell Banker North • 301 N. Canon Drive • 90210
Coldwell Banker South • 166 N. Canon Drive • 90210
Hilton & Hyland • 250 N. Canon Drive Ste. #2 • 90210
Keller Williams • 439 N. Canon Drive • 90210
Nelson & Shelton • 355 N. Canon Drive • 90210
Nourmand & Associates •421 N. Beverly Blvd. • 90210
Prudential Realty • 9696 Wilshire Blvd. • 90210
Rodeo Realty • 266 N. Beverly Drive • 90210
Sotheby’s International Realty • 9665 Wilshire Blvd. • 90210
Teles Properties • 9811 Santa Monica Blvd. • 90212

Questions?
For further information contact Slade Smith at 310.278.1322 or e-mail at ssmith@bhcourier.com.