OK! Hinted about this on Facebook and Twitter recently. Here’s the deal, it’s a game!!! Now, before we all get way too excited, please understand that I haven’t run something like this before and we may have some glitches etc. Please participate with the spirit of fun and friendship. Also – while I will not be monitoring the Disqus comment feed constantly 24/7, it will show me when your comments were originally posted, so don’t worry if your comment doesn’t show up immediately. Going to try and “whitelist” as many of you as possible, especially after the first very telling assignment on Tuesday…

Please read VERY carefully, as following all the rules and directions is critical to your success.  That’s part of the – reading, comprehending, using Google when necessary, and performing the necessary actions correctly.

Who:

Kettlebell and fitness enthusiasts in the USA over the age of 18.   Why USA?  Because I’m only able to ship the prize within the USA!  Participation in the contest constitutes your agreement to the Official Contest Rules*

What:

Long ago in a galaxy far far away (the 1990s and earlier) before we all had cameras in our phones, a fun thing to do was to have a polaroid “scavenger hunt”  where your team would figure out clues, and then take a picture.  At the end of the game every team would have a short stack of photos (Usually 10, since that’s how many was in one of those cartidges… see, NOW do you believe I’m 36? Otherwise, how would I know this?) to bring back for judging.  There was always lots of laughs and it was a ton of fun.   I was thinking today about how much Instagram or Vine could be used for a larger scale game of this nature…. so here we go:

Over the next few days there will be ten scavenger hunt “items” for you to capture with Instagram or Vine over a 24hr period.  Some of them will be easy, some will be difficult.   All will be very specific!  In order for your entry to count it needs to fit the criteria of the “item” and carry a hashtag of #GiryaGirlGame  YOU must be the creator of your content, and must snap the Instagram image or Vine video yourself.  Do NOT link someone else’s photo or video that you just found on the internet.  Also, your entry must be correctly linked in the Disqus comments portion at the bottom of the page of the correct “item” and day.   There will be a countdown timer on each “item” page so that you know how long you have to capture and link the item.  To be entered into the drawing for the prize, you must have at least 8 out of 10 of the items completed in time.  Get all 10 out of 10 and your name will be entered in the drawing twice!  Oooo!  Look at the comments at the very bottom of this post to see an example of a correct entry.

Following the drawing from all of those who qualify, the tenacious and lucky winner will be the recipient of a Beyond Organic Gift of Health.  It will be delivered to the winner via FedEx and includes:

• Beyond Organic Chocolate (3 bars)
• EA Live Cinnamon Raisin Granola (1 bag)
• EA Live Omega Seven Seed Crackers (1 bag)
• EA Live Gingerbread Cookies (1 bag)
• EA Live Cinnamon Pecans (1 bag)
• Pomegranate Berry Lip Balm (1)
• Live Beyond Organic book by Jordan Rubin (1)

Without doing a whole lot of math, I can tell you that the retail value of this is up there pretty high, and that everything included is very delicious (don’t eat the lip balm or the book).

When:

Contest ended in 2013 🙂 Go here after reading through everything.

Where:

https://www.giryagirl.com   There will be a special “Scavenger Hunt”graphic in the upper right of GiryGirl.com to take you to the game area in case you get lost!

Why:

Because it’s going to be a lot of fun, and because I want to encourage user engagement with GiryaGirl.com. I also want to encourage the use of social media platforms, networking, creativity, and critical thinking.  Also, whoever wins the prize will most likely become hooked on Beyond Organic products…

Huh:

I reserve the right to stop the game at any time for any reason, hopefully this won’t need to happen, but I wanted to put that out there just in case anything got out of hand.   Use your brains when playing the game, I am not responsible for any injuries or damages as a result of your participation.   Participation in the contest constitutes your agreement to the Official Contest Rules*

Let’s get this party started…

Common Questions:

1.
Q. I’m outside the USA, I know I can’t accept delivery of the prize, but can I play anyway?
A. Absolutely – just know that you’re participating for the fun of it – you’ll probably make some friends in the process and that is winning too.

2.
Q. I might be allergic to the prize, don’t like the prize, whatever….
A. See answer to question #1

3.
Q. I don’t have Instagram, Vine, etc. Can I still play?
A. No.   I’m trying to encourage user engagement and social media engagement as part of this game.  Please do google the abovementioned apps and see if you can figure them out, they are fun and if you’re a fitness professional can even boost your business a little.   We’ll have more games in the future though if this one does not appeal to you.

4.
Q. I am into cheating and worming my way around rules, can I do that here?
A. No. This is to be done in the spirit of good sportspersonship and fun.  If I think someone is being disruptive, vulgar or otherwise inappropriate, they will be disqualified.  This is my sandbox and I require you to be cool.  So be cool!

5.
Q. I don’t know how to do any of this, can I use you for free tech support?
A. No!!!!!  Part of the fun here is learning to figure out this stuff on your own – it’ll be worth it, and none of this is terribly difficult.  I promise.

6.
Q. Do I have to be like really really into kettlebells?
A. No, but it will definitely give you a real advantage if you are!

7.
Q. Do I have to be an RKC or HKC to participate?
A. Nope, but it might help to be one or know one… that’s for sure!

8.
Q. Hey! A lot of these “items” are slanted towards your interests!  That’s not fair!
A. Hey! It’s my site, and life isn’t always fair!

*Official Contest Rules

1.Introduction:
GiryaGirl.com is offering a Contest – an online social media scavenger hunt. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest may only be entered in or from the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible for winning. This Contest is governed exclusively by the laws of the United States.

2. Eligibility:
Entrant must be a legal a resident of the United States who is 18 or older. Void outside the fifty United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. All federal, state and/or local rules and regulations apply.

3. Start Date:
Contest begins at approx 12:01PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 7th 2013

4. How to Enter:
Submit a link to an Instagram or Vine entry of your own creation to 8 out of 10 required days/items. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Entries must be original, not in the public domain, factually accurate, and must not infringe or violate any law or the legal or equitable right of any person or entity, nor contain material that infringes or violates any personal property rights of others or that constitutes defamation, invasion of privacy, an infringement of the intellectual property rights of any third person, or is otherwise unlawful. GiryaGirl.com reserves the right to disqualify any entry deemed inappropriate for publication, at its discretion. The copyright in any Submission shall remain the property of the entrant, but entry in this Contest constitutes entrant’s irrevocable, perpetual permission and consent to Sponsor and others authorized by Sponsor, without further compensation or attribution, to use, reproduce, print, publish, transmit, communicate to the public, distribute, sell, perform, adapt, enhance or display the submissions and the entrant’s first name and city and state for editorial, advertising, commercial and publicity purposes, in any and all media now in existence or hereinafter created, throughout the world, for the duration of the copyright in the Submissions.

5. Winning:
Finalists who have posted 8 out of 10 required items as stated and who have satisfied all of the rules will be entered into a random drawing for the prize. 10 out of 10 posted will earn two entries into the drawing. GiryaGirl.com reserves the right to disqualify any entrant in its sole discretion. All decisions are final.

6. Prize:
The Qualified Winner will receive a FedEx delivery of a Beyond Organic Gift of Health package. Potential winner(s) will be notified by e-mail. A potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all such requirements. GiryaGirl.com makes no warranties with regard to the prizes. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions of prize allowed by winner(s), but Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value due to prize unavailability. Prizes are not redeemable by winner for cash value. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of winner.

7. Conditions:
Entry constitutes permission to winner’s name, picture, likeness, and city and state of residence for purposes of trade, publicity or promotion for no additional compensation except where prohibited by law. By participating, entrants, winner(s) agree to release and hold harmless GiryaGirl.com and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotions agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors, from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in this Contest, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Contest-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. GiryaGirl.com is not responsible if the Contest cannot take place or if prizes cannot be awarded due to travel cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of terrorism.

8. Miscellaneous:
If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, human error or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor(s) reserve(s) the right in [its/their] sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. The Sponsor is/are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor(s) on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, any combination thereof, or otherwise, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Contest. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor representatives. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR(S) RESERVE(S) THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

9. Use of Data:
Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its privacy policy. By participating in the Contest, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy.

10. Sponsor(s):
The Sponsors of this contest are: GiryaGirl.com