Congratulations to the Winners of our 2010 Lots2Give Video Contest!

We asked participating schools to submit a short video and brief essay explaining why their school is in need of financial support. Then we turned to the public to vote for their favorite video. More than 200,000 votes were cast to determine the 46 winners below, which include one $10,000 grand prize and forty-five $2,000 first place prizes.

In addition to the video contest, Big Lots collected in-store donations to help the 192 schools participating in the Lots2Give program. Thanks to the generosity of the public, this initiative raised thousands of dollars to help participating schools.
See the complete list of participating schools.

Special thanks to all Lots2Give participants and the thousands of Big Lots shoppers who voted!

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Feature video and videos below are displayed in random order.

$10,000 Grand Prize
De Anza Elementary School
De Anza Students...On the Road to College

$2,000 First Prize
Alcovy High School
Alcovy High School Save the Fine Arts

$2,000 First Prize
Rocky Plains Elementary School
COW-a-Bunga!

$2,000 First Prize
Burnett Elementary School
Makeover our playground!

$2,000 First Prize
Eastside Elementary School
Eastside Rewards Outstanding Performance!

$2,000 First Prize
Francis M. Leahy School
Rainy Trailer

$2,000 First Prize
School for Exceptional Studies
Materials needed to build sucess

$2,000 First Prize
Wurtland Elementary School
We Are The Future

$2,000 First Prize
Fred L. Wilson Elementary School
Life in the Fred L. Zone

$2,000 First Prize
Shady Brook Elementary School
Little Angels

$2,000 First Prize
Cotton Belt Elementary School
Help Make Us Awesome at Cotton Belt Elementary

$2,000 First Prize
Hyde Park High School
To Every Beat of my Heart

$2,000 First Prize
Roosevelt
Roosevelt School Blues

$2,000 First Prize
Cicero East School
Cicero East video for our playground.

$2,000 First Prize
Glenn O. Swing Elementary School
lots2give

$2,000 First Prize
Lorain Admiral King High School
Lorain High Titans

$2,000 First Prize
Academic Enrichment Academy
Creative Activities Mentoring Program

$2,000 First Prize
Franklin Heights High School
Be the Change

$2,000 First Prize
Finland Middle School
Finland Middle School

$2,000 First Prize
Groveport Madison Middle School South
Groveport Madison Middle School South.. Help Our Students Succeed!

$2,000 First Prize
Brandenburg Elementary School
We Need Your Help!

$2,000 First Prize
Keyes Elementary School
Books for Kids

$2,000 First Prize
Reinhardt Elementary School
We Need a Playground

$2,000 First Prize
Pontiac Middle School
Pontiac Middle School - We’re All All-Stars

$2,000 First Prize
Inman Intermediate School
Lots2Learn Techno-Rap

$2,000 First Prize
O'Donnell Middle School
19th Century Learning to 21st Century Learning

$2,000 First Prize
Liberty Park Elementary School
Liberty Park Instructional Books

$2,000 First Prize
Ben Davis High School
Ben Davis High School Band

$2,000 First Prize
Montebello High School
WE NEED YOUR HELP!

$2,000 First Prize
Foster Elementary School
Foster Elementary School

$2,000 First Prize
Olive Middle School
Olive Middle School needs...

$2,000 First Prize
Felix Varela Senior High School
Bigs Lots 4 Vipers

$2,000 First Prize
Vena Stuart Elementary School
Vena Stuart Stars

$2,000 First Prize
Sam Houston Elementary School
Lots of Big Dreams

$2,000 First Prize
Fleetwood Elementary School
Do you believe in Fleetwood Elementary?

$2,000 First Prize
Chesterfield Academy
Engineering the Future

$2,000 First Prize
Pittsburgh Stevens K-8 School
We’re Thinking About Our Futures

$2,000 First Prize
Pittsburgh Carrick High School
Cardboard Computing

$2,000 First Prize
Lowe's Grove Middle School
Lowe’s Grove: I have a Lot 2 Give

$2,000 First Prize
Franklin Elementary School
Save our Library!

$2,000 First Prize
Sheldon High School
Support the Arts

$2,000 First Prize
Taylor Street School
Nightmare on Taylor St.

$2,000 First Prize
Fairmount Elementary School
Help Us Bridge the Digital Divide

$2,000 First Prize
Woodlawn Elementary School
Tell Me, Show Me, Involve Me!

$2,000 First Prize
Spring Hill Elementary School
Spring Hill ELementary Technology Survival

$2,000 First Prize
J.D. Floyd K-8 School
Dreaming of Kayaking

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Lots2Give Contest Official Rules

No Purchase Required to Enter or Win

1. ELIGIBILITY: Your school has been selected as a participant ("Participant" or "you") in the Lots2Give Contest (the "Contest"). Only those schools selected by Sponsor based upon geographic location and level of need are eligible to participate in the Contest.
2. SPONSOR: The Contest is sponsored by Big Lots Stores, Inc., 300 Phillipi Road, Columbus, OH 43228 (the "Sponsor").
3. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in the Contest constitutes the Participant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules, Sponsor's User Agreement and Privacy Policy, and the decisions made by Sponsor in its sole discretion, which are final and binding (including, but not limited to, Sponsor's determination as to an Entry's compliance with the Entry Requirements). Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
4. ENTRY PERIOD: The Entry Period begins on April 5, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. EST and ends on May 24, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Entries that are submitted before or after the Entry Period will be disqualified.
5. CREATE AN ENTRY: To enter, each Participant must create a video and write an essay explaining why the Participant needs financial support. Together, the video and essay constitute your "Entry." The Entry must meet each of the following requirements (collectively, the "Entry Requirements"):
   1. Essays must be 50 words or less. Videos must be 90 seconds or less and no larger than 100 megabytes. Videos must be in one of the following file formats: (i) QuickTime .MOV; (ii) Windows .AVI; or (iii) .MPG with MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid).
   2. The Entry may not contain any trademarks, logos, or copyrighted elements other than elements owned by the Participant. Any elements that appear in the Entry, including without limitation, images, music, audio, speech, or other audiovisual materials used must be entirely original, created and performed solely by the Participant, or be in the public domain. Use of any elements that are not original or in the public domain will result in disqualification of the Entry, in the Sponsor's sole discretion.
   3. The Entry may not be obscene or indecent, it must not contain defamatory statements, it must not include threats to any person, place, business, or group, it must not invade privacy rights or any other rights of any person, business, or group, and it must not name or depict any third party without his/her permission.
   4. The Entry may not depict or encourage any dangerous, life-threatening, or otherwise risky behavior.
6. SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY: Once you have created an Entry that meets each of the Entry Requirements set forth above, visit www.lots2give.com (the "Website"), fill out the required information, and follow the instructions to submit your Entry. Each Participant may submit only one (1) Entry. Subsequent submissions will be disqualified.
7. PARTICIPANT’S WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS: By submitting an Entry, each Participant warrants and represents:
   1. The Entry (i) is original to the Participant, (ii) does not infringe the intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or any other rights of any third party, (iii) does not violate any law or regulation, (iv) has not previously been entered in any other contest or festival, and (v) has not been previously published in any medium.
   2. To the extent the Entry depicts any individual or features the voice of any individual, the Participant has obtained permission from each person appearing in the Entry or, if that person is a minor, permission from that person’s parent or legal guardian, to grant the rights to the Sponsor described in the "Sponsor's Rights to Entries" section below, and can make written copies of such permissions available to the Sponsor upon request.
8. SPONSOR’S RIGHTS TO ENTRIES: By submitting a Entry, each Participant:
   1. Irrevocably transfers to the Sponsor all rights and title to the Entry, including, but not limited to, the right to copyright, reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, modify, create derivative works of, exhibit, and otherwise use the Entry as-is or as-edited (with or without using the Participant's name) in any media throughout the world in perpetuity for any purpose, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from the Participant or any other party.
   2. Forever waives any rights of copyrights, trademark rights, privacy rights, and any other legal or moral rights that may preclude the Sponsor's use of the Participant's Entry, or require the Participant's permission for the Sponsor to use the Entry.
   3. Agrees not to instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action, claim, or lawsuit against the Sponsor or the Released Parties (as defined below) on the grounds that any use of the Entry, or any derivative works, infringes any of the Participant’s rights as creator of the Entry, including, without limitation, copyrights, trademark rights, and moral rights.
9. SELECTION OF WINNERS: From approximately June 7, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. EST through July 5, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. EST, the Entries that satisfy the Entry Requirements will be posted on the Website and members of the public will be invited to vote for their favorite Entries. There is a limit of three (3) votes per user per day. The Grand Prize and First Prize winners will be determined based on the voting results. In the event of a tie, the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will select the winner from the tied Entries based on the following criteria, which will be equally weighted: (1) Entry originality, and (2) Entry persuasiveness. Winners will be announced on or about August 14, 2010.
10. REQUIREMENTS OF A POTENTIAL WINNER: Except where prohibited, an authorized representative of a potential winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and a publicity release form in order to receive the prize. Documents must be signed and returned to the Sponsor within seven (7) days of being notified.
11. PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive $10,000. Forty-five (45) First Prize winners will each receive $2,000. Any prize details not specified above will be determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Prizes are not transferable or refundable and must be accepted as awarded. Each winner will be responsible for any taxes resulting from prize receipt and/or use.
12. GENERAL CONDITIONS: In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, or other technical problem, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules, (b) award the prizes according to the public votes received as of the time of the impairment, or (c) terminate the Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Participant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner (for purposes of this Section 12, "Participant" includes any representative of any Participant). Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be in violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that, or any other, provision of these Official Rules.
13. RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Contest, Participant agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and its affiliated companies and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors that may prevent a participant from submitting an Entry; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, or undeliverable mail; (e) errors in the administration of the Contest or the processing of Entries; or (f) injury, death, or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize. Participant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorneys’ fees. Participant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
14. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, Participant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Franklin County, Ohio. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, Participant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Ohio or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio.
15. CONTEST RESULTS: To request a list of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Big Lots Stores, Inc./Advertising Department/"Lots2Give" Contest Winners List, 300 Phillipi Rd., Columbus, OH 43228. Requests must be received by October 11, 2010.