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I HEART PISGAH VIDEO CONTEST 

WE'RE GIVING AWAY OVER $1,500 IN PRIZES FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES!

Share a video expressing what it is you love about the Pisgah and Nantahala Forest, and you're eligible to win prizes from our I HEART PISGAH partners. The video that has the most shares on Facebook by the end of the contests will win a grand prize valued at over $1,500. By posting a video and tagging us, you are automatically entered in our sweepstakes with many prizes. Your videos will help show the Forest Service how much we love our national forest and want to see it protected. 

Why are we putting on this contest? Our beloved Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests need your voice right now! The Forest Service is finalizing a forest management plan that quadruples lands available for logging, loosens protection for springs and water resources, fails to protect thousands of acres of old-growth forests, and offers little increase in protected lands. This plan will guide the next three decades of forest management, and our community loses big if we do not come together before it is too late.

STEP 1

POST A Video

Make a short video, between 10-60 seconds, describing why you love the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest and why it is worth protecting. Encourage others to create and share their own videos supporting these forests. You can post to both Facebook and Instagram. NOTE: Posting to both Instagram and Facebook enters you TWICE in the sweepstakes.

STEP 2

USe the hashtags

These hashtags are necessary to enter the contest and sweepstakes! #protectpisgah #protectnantahala

By using these hashtags, you grant permission for I HEART PISGAH to use and share your photo to help protect Pisgah National Forest.

STEP 3

Tag the Nc Forest Service

If you share your video on Facebook tag the NC Forest Service: @nfsnc. Don’t worry about this tag when posting on Instagram, the NC Forest Service doesn’t have an IG account.

STEP 4

link to our event page

We want to let people know what is at stake here! Help share this contest and opportunity to support our beloved forests with others: https://forestkeeper.org/i-heart-pisgah-video-contest

Feel free to use our sample post:

Hello everyone! Please watch and SHARE this video I made talking about why the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest is so important to me. This is part of a contest that not only lets the @nfsnc know that I want to #ProtectPisgah and #ProtectNantahala, but also gives me an opportunity to win major prizes donated by local businesses. Entering qualifies you for random sweepstakes, and the most shared video wins a grand prize valued at over $1500! Join me and make your voice heard! For contest details, visit: https://forestkeeper.org/i-heart-pisgah-video-contest

 

CONTEST ENDS JUNE 29, 2020

 

GRAND PRIZE

OVER $1500 IN VALUE

One grand prize winner will receive items such as:

6 month subscription to our Popcorn of the Month Club from Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn

Portrait Session, valued at $500, from Rachael McIntosh Photography

$100 in chocolate for grand prize Mandala Naturals, LLC

$500 value of apparel at Recover Brands

$100 gift card to Ginger’s Revenge

 Old Growth Forest Guided Hike for 2 adults, a $140 value from Snakeroot Ecotours

A matching necklace, bracelet and earring set in Rose Quartz for LOVE from SoulKu, an $80 value.

$250 from Aashna Living

  

Sweepstakes prizes include:

$100 chocolate gift set from French Broad Chocolates

Necklace and Bracelet pair from SoulKu

Frey Field Blend Biodynamic Red Wine

$25.00 gift card to West Village Market and Deli

6 packs from of Buchi Kombucha

Sampler pack from Silverback Beverage

$20 gift cards to Ginger’s Revenge

Chocolate from Mandala Naturals, LLC

Assorted popcorn from Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn

A trio of our 8 oz bottles from PURE FIRE FOODS


How to be involved as a local business

  • Donate items to be included in the sweepstakes giveaway by filling out this form.

  • Share information on your social media and listservs about how to participate in the sweepstakes giveaway when we launch the campaign.

  • Most importantly, make a video for you and your business! We want to hear why you love Pisgah-National National Forest.

Thanks to the following businesses and organizations for stepping up to support our forest:

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