Habitat for Humanity Allegheny Valley's
Building Block Blitz 2011

Rules & Registration

NOTE THE DATE CHANGE TO MARCH 19th!

Rules:
Students in the Allegheny Valley area between 2nd and 10th grade* may participate in Habitat's Building Block Blitz on March 19, 2011.

Teams will consist of 3-4 students.

Each team will have registered and will have their own page on www.habitatav.org that they can share with friends and family to raise funds. Students can collect funds by having donors use the PayPal link on their page, which will apply funds directly to that individual's and that team's collection. A status bar will be available to notify the team of how much they have raised. **

The minimum to participate is a $25 registration fee which ensures a t-shirt and participation in the competition.

To be eligible for main prizes, the team as a whole must have raised a minimum of $225, or $75 per member. All participants will still receive recognition prizes if chosen by judges but were not able to raise the minimum.

The event will take place at the Galleria of Pittsburgh Mills mall on March 19, 2011 from 12:30pm until 3:30pm.

Each team will be given the same number and size of Legos in which to build their house. The students will have two hours to build their houses, and the final 30 minutes will be for awarding prizes.

Students will build their Lego houses as a team for a chance to win prizes for "Most Creative" and other categories to be determined. ***

In addition, a savings bond will be given to the individual student who raises the most funds for Habitat for Humanity Allegheny Valley, with a minimum of $250, and prizes will be awarded to the team who raises the most funds with a minimum of $300. T-shirts will also be awarded to every student that raises at least $25 (Please be sure to fill in the size chart on the registration form).

Students are encouraged to wear school t-shirts or otherwise represent their school and/or team.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the event begins, so that the full building time can be utilized for creating a Lego house.

Students should not bring any materials to the event, with the exception of a one page picture of a house, if they so chose. However, instructions and/or writing will not be permitted.

* Exceptions may be made. Please contact diane@habitatav.org for more information.
** Updates to the status on each team's page will occur each evening. It is not automatic.
*** Categories will be determined based on the ages and number of students to participate.

Registration:
To register fill out the Registration Form, save it, and send it to lmcravey@hotmail.com with your Team Name in the subject line. At least one parent needs to sign the form for the team to be eligible.

The deadline to register is March 14, 2011

A page will be created for that team with a link to PayPal that will collect funds specifically for that team. Also a Status Bar will be available for the students to track how many funds they have collected.

Any pictures or other text available on the students' page will be at the sole discretion of the parents of the students. With parental permission, whatever information the students want to include will be added.