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When
does the competition start?
Registration
To
improve your chance of winning make sure your school registers
before Sunday July 27 when the first token appears in the
paper. Why? So you get your free Collectors Kit as
early as possible. Schools need to register in the competition
to be in the running to win. Registration can take place
at any time during the competition, however no concessions will
be made for registrations that are forwarded late in the
competition and registrations must be received at The Sunday
Times before the end of the promotion at 5pm on Friday,
October 17, 2003.
Token
Collection
Sunday July 27 - September 21, 2003. The Sunday
Times will publish readily identifiable School Bus Tokens
for the whole of Third Term from Sunday July 27 to September 21,
2003.
Token
Tally
We recommend that to make it easier for School Bus Coordinators
to forward their final total token tally at the end of the competition,
that a weekly tally is taken and recorded on the Accumulator
Wall Chart, which is free in the Collectors Kit. The final
token tally sheet, also found in the Collectors Kit or on the
website, must then be forwarded to The Sunday Times by 5pm
Friday October 17, 2003.
Winners
Details
Sunday October 26, 2003. Once the top 5 schools'
token tallies have been verified by an independent auditor, the
winners will be announced in The Sunday Times on Sunday
October 26, 2003.
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How
does the competition work?
Schools
need to collect as many tokens as they can to be in the running
to win, as the school that collects the most tokens per student
will win a 21-seat Toyota Coaster or $90,000 cash.
There
are also runner-up prizes with the second-placed school
receiving a $15,000 multimedia package, and a $10,000 package
for the third-placed school. Plus one school, selected at random
from all schools registered in the Win a School Bus competition,
will win a $5,000 multimedia package.
20
randomly selected registered schools each week will win a book
prize courtesy of HarperCollinsPublishers and Usborne
Books.
The
Sunday Times
will offer all registered schools a computer software package as
a gift for their participation. Schools will be able to choose
from four computer software packages at the conclusion of the
promotion.
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What
happens once a school is registered?
Once
the school has registered a free Win a School Bus Collectors Kit
will be forwarded. This contains all the items needed to
assist in the token collection process, including a collection
box, promotional posters, token accumulator wall chart and class
champion collector certificates.
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When
can schools start collecting tokens?
The
Sunday Times will publish School Bus Tokens in the paper over
a nine-week period. These tokens will appear in the paper every
Sunday, coinciding with the schools third term, from Sunday July
27 - Sunday September 21, 2003.
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How
do schools win?
To
win, schools need to rally kids, teachers, parents, grandparents,
friends, suppliers and local businesses to collect as many tokens
as possible for their school over this period.
The
winner of the School Bus will be the school that collects the most
tokens per total number of students.
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Can
schools help each other collect?
Tokens
are not to be pooled between registered schools at any stage
during the promotion. Evidence of collusion between registered
schools will result in all schools involved being disqualified.
Unregistered schools who are not participating in the promotion
are able to adopt and collect tokens for a registered school.
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Can
we use tokens from the 2002 School Bus Promotion?
No.
The only valid tokens are those dated July 27, 2003 up to
and including September 21, 2003. Tokens from the 2002 School Bus
promotion are invalid and will not be accepted.
The
tokens must also be original, authentic printed tokens from The
Sunday Times. Copied tokens will not be accepted. The
Sunday Times will not accept any claim that includes
non-promotional tokens, tokens that are defaced, tampered with in
any way, or from any source other than retail purchase.
Tokens
must also have the name of the registered school that the token is
being collected for. This section must be completed for the token
to be eligible.
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What
constitutes total school numbers?
At
the time of registration schools must supply their total number of
students consisting of both part-time and full-time students.
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What
if our school numbers change?
Schools
will then be asked to confirm the number of students again at the
conclusion of the promotion on the final tally sheet.
The
winners will be decided by tallying the number of tokens collected
by the school and then dividing them by the total number of
students (part-time and full-time) in the school at the time the
promotion concludes, October 17, 2003.
School
numbers will be confirmed with education authorities.
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Our
school consists of a primary and secondary school. Can we register
one or the other not both?
No.
Schools must enter the total number of students governed by the
same administration. Schools also cannot just enter individual
classes or years.
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What
are Bonus Token Weeks?
On
several Sundays over the token collection period (July 27 –
September 21) a School Bus Bonus Token Sunday will be announced.
On these Bonus Token Sundays an additional 10 bonus tokens will be
published within the paper.
The
date of the Bonus Token Sundays will be announced in the paper on
the Sunday prior so make sure you check the paper every week to
ensure you don’t miss them.
Bonus
Token Sundays are a great way to boost your school’s token
tally!
Still
got queries?
Contact
the Competition Office here.
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