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Winning entry to be aired during the December holiday season

Dailymotion and One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education in the developing world, announce a holiday contest to support OLPC’s Give One, Get One campaign.

The contest, which runs from November 17, 2008 to December 15, 2008, calls for Dailymotion users to upload original commercials for the Give One, Get One campaign. One winning commercial will be selected from among the submissions. Along with bringing greater attention to this important campaign, the winning commercial will be aired on a major network or cable TV channel during the period of December 15th to December 31st.

To Enter:
Join the Give One Get One group on Dailymotion and add your video to the group:
One Laptop Per Child

Get inspired by the concept of connecting children around the world.
Need a prompt? How about the G1G1 tagline:
Give a laptop, Get a laptop, Change the world

You can be as creative as you want! But remember, the commercial should be kid friendly. In fact, kids are encouraged to participate, along with the guidance and support of a parent or legal guardian.

Contest begins November 17, 2008 and closes December 15, 2008. Only US residents are eligible for prize consideration.

One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit organization established to bring the benefits of technology to the developing world today. To learn more about OLPC, visit laptop.org. Dailymotion and OLPC recently partnered to launch a child-safe Web video portal for users of the OLPC’s XO laptop. The site, olpc.dailymotion.com, uses free and open video formats. Combined with the built-in video camera and software, this makes it easy for children using the XO laptop to find and share videos.

The contest, which runs from November 17, 2008 to December 15, 2008, will select one winning commercial to promote OLPC’s annual Give One Get One (G1G1) campaign. The G1G1 program starts November 17, 2008, will be on-going through 2009. For $399, people can give one XO Laptop to a child in a developing nation and get one laptop themselves, which makes the perfect holiday gift for a child in their family or community. To make your donation, visit XO on Amazon.com.

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