At Global Agents for Change we believe that no dream is too big and nothing is impossible, that inspired and motivated young people can truly change the world.

This summer 26 of our friends are embarking on an epic, 3000km (2000 mile) cycling tour to raise funds and awareness about how trust-based microcredit can empower the world’s most disadvantaged families to escape poverty.

We want to hear from you! What would you do to change the world? Send us a video clip of your inspiring idea or project for a chance to win $500 to support the cause or organization of your choice. Win the chance to make a positive impact on our world.

Create a short video of your own footage explaining an idea you’ve dreamed up or a real-life project you’ve taken on, which truly changes the world for the better. Be creative and original but most importantly inspire and be inspired!

Remember, you have from May 31, 2008 to October 31, 2008 to submit your video entry. Winners will be announced November 14th, 2008.

Riding to Break the Cycle 2008:

Peddling towards a poverty free world

Follow this year’s twenty six member, mobile youth leadership camp, as they engage and inform communities along the Pacific Coast. Covering 3000 km (approximately 2000 miles), the cyclists’ final destination is Tijuana, Mexico. Find out when they are visiting your community!

Destinations:

Canada

Day 1 Saturday May 31, 2008 – White Rock, BC

United States

Day 2 Sunday June 1, 2008 – Bellingham, WA

Day 3 Monday, June 2, 2008 – Stanwood, WA

Day 4 Tuesday, June 3, 2008 – Seattle, WA

Day 5 Wednesday, June 4, 2008 – Day off in Seattle, WA

Day 6 Thursday, June 5, 2008 – McCleary, WA

Day 7 Friday, June 6, 2008 – Bay Centre, WA

Day 8 Saturday, June 7, 2008 – Seaside, OR

Day 9 Sunday, June 8, 2008 – Nehalem State Park, OR

Day 10 Monday, June 9, 2008 – Cape Lookout State Park, OR

Day 11 Tuesday, June 10, 2008 – Day off in Cape Lookout State Park, OR

Day 12 Wednesday, June 11, 2008 – Newport, OR

Day 13 Thursday, June 12, 2008 – Florence, OR

Day 14 Friday, June 13, 2008 – Coos Bay, OR

Day 15 Saturday, June 14, 2008 – Port Orford, OR

Day 16 Sunday, June 15, 2008 – Day off in Port Orford, OR

Day 17 Monday, June 16, 2008 – Brookings, CA

Day 18 Tuesday, June 17, 2008 – Elk Prairie Campground, CA

Day 19 Wednesday, June 18, 2008 – Arcata, CA

Day 20 Thursday, June 19, 2008 – Humbolt / Redwood National Park, CA

Day 21 Friday, June 20, 2008 – Leggett / Standish-Hickey State Park, CA

Day 22 Saturday, June 21, 2008 – Day off in Leggett / Standish-Hickey State Park, CA

Day 23 Sunday, June 22, 2008 – Ford Bragg / Mendocino , CA

Day 24 Monday, June 23, 2008 – Gualala, CA

Day 25 Tuesday, June 24, 2008 – Bodega Bay / Doran Park, CA

Day 26 Wednesday, June 25, 2008 – San Francisco, CA

Day 27 Thursday, June 26, 2008 – Day Off in San Francisco, CA

Day 28 Friday, June 27, 2008 – Day Off in San Francisco, CA

Critical Mass Cycling Event

Day 29 Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Half Moon Bay, CA

Day 30 Sunday, June 29, 2008 – Santa Cruz, CA

Day 31 Monday, June 30, 2008 – Monterey, CA

Day 32 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 – Kirk Creek, CA

Day 33 Wednesday, July 2, 2008 – Cambria, CA

Day 34 Thursday, July 3, 2008 – San Luis Obispo, CA

Day 35 Friday, July 4, 2008 – Day off in San Luis Obispo, CA

Day 36 Saturday, July 5, 2008 – Lampoc, CA

Day 37 Sunday, July 6, 2008 – Santa Barbara, CA

Day 38 Monday, July 7, 2008 – Oxnard, CA

Day 39 Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - Santa Monica, CA

Day 40 Wednesday, July 9, 2008 – Day Off in Santa Monica, CA

Day 41 Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Dana Point, CA

Day 42 Friday, July 11, 2008 - San Diego, CA

Day 43 Saturday, July 12, 2008 – San Diego, CA to Tijuana, MX

Pacific Coast cycling tour concludes!

Microcredit Education

Day 44 Sunday, July 13, 2008 – San Diego, CA

Day 45 Monday, July 14, 2008 – Visit microcredit institution in Mexico.

Day 46 Tuesday, July 15, 2008 – Visit microcredit institution in Mexico

Day 47 Wednesday, July 16, 2008 – Travel back to San Diego and follow up on Mexico visit

Day 48 Thursday, July 17, 2008 – Group leadership camp splits to head home

The "Judges Pick" and "Peoples Choice" winners will each receive $500 to support a cause or organization of their choice.

A panel of youth judges at Global Agents for Change will select winners of the "Judges Pick" category. The "Peoples Choice" award will be selected by tallying the votes submitted by users on the Contest Website.

The youth judges will grade entries using the following criteria:

• General appeal
• Creativity and innovation
• Effectiveness of communication
• Clarity and efficiency

The "Judges Pick" and "Peoples Choice" winners will each receive $500 to support a cause or organization of their choice.
A panel of youth judges at Global Agents for Change will select winners of the "Judges Pick" category. The "Peoples Choice" award will be selected by tallying the votes submitted by users on the Contest Website.

And since we want to run a safe and fair contest, votes will be secure and all steps will be taken to prevent cheating.

So to get you started....Here are the top 10 things to remember:

1. Entries must be between 30-120 seconds.
2. All entries must be received by October 31st, 2008 midnight PST.
3. Entrants must be at least 14 years of age.
4. Video to be taken with camera phones, video camera, or any other digi-format.
5. There is no cost or purchase required to enter this contest. 
6. Entrants MAY submit as many times as they would like. But keep them creative.
7. No still photo entries will be accepted.  
8. Get the family involved and get creative!  Share your story in the best way you know how!
9. Tell a friend! You need votes to win so pass it on and get your friends voting for you! Just remember: Only one vote per person per video will be accepted.
10. Have fun!  Be inspired!  Think BIG!
    

And now.... as promised, the fine print:

CHILDREN AND MINORS: Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent. Additional information can be found on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission website. Any entrant who is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of legal residence will be required to obtain the permission of his/her parent or legal guardian to participate in this Contest. Entrant must also have obtained all necessary permissions from anyone else featured in his/her Submission, including permission from parents or legal guardians of minors included in such Submission (written proof of such permission must be made available to Sponsor upon request).  

Your participation in the Contest, including your submission of a video to Memelabs.com shall be

deemed to be your complete acceptance of the terms and conditions set out below by Memelabs.com (hereinafter referred to as Organizer) and Wisconsin Dells Visitor and Convention Bureau (hereinafter referred to as Sponsor).   

1. Video.s must be between 30-120 seconds long. 
   
2. All entries must be received by October 31st, 2008 midnight PST.   
   
3. Videos can be shot with camera phones, digital video cameras or any other digital moving image format. No still photo entries will be accepted.  
   
4. There is no cost or purchase required to enter this Contest.  
   
5. Entry to the Contest is only open to persons of at least 14 years of age.
6. Employees and relatives of employees of Sponsor and Organizer and any entities affiliated or related to Sponsor and Organizer are not eligible to enter the Contest. For this purpose, the term "relative" shall mean spouse, partner, parent, child or sibling.  
   
7. By submitting your contribution to the Organizer in relation to the Contest you agree to and thereby waive any and all moral rights that exist in your contribution to the Contest and any derivate works made there from.  
   
8. By submitting your contribution to the Organizer in relation to the Contest you represent, warrant and undertake to Sponsor and Organizer that your contribution (i) is your own original work and that you have the sole right to submit it to the Contest (ii) does not violate in any way rights of third parties including copyright and other intellectual property rights and (iii) does not violate any applicable laws.  
   
9. In the event that you breach any of your representations, warranties or undertakings contained herein Sponsor and Organizer shall be entitled to and may seek indemnification from you for recovery of all legal fees, damages, claims and other expenses that may be incurred by Sponsor or its affiliated entities as a result of your aforementioned breach.   
   
10. Your contribution to the Contest should not include any content whatsoever which would reasonably be understood to be defamatory, threatening, distasteful, racist, unlawful or otherwise objectionable.
11. Sponsor and Organizer reserve the right to alter or modify your contribution to the Contest without notification or consent from you.  
    
12. Sponsor and Organizer reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and at its sole discretion.   
    
13. Entrants agree to grant to Sponsor and Organizer an everlasting, royalty-free, assignable, exclusive license to use, utilize, replicate, alter, adapt, modify, publish, broadcast, translate, produce derivative works from, distribute, present, play, sublicense and exercise all copyright and other intellectual property rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to include your contribution in other works in any media now known or later created forever. Each entrant agrees and grants Sponsor and Organizer permission to make available and display/perform and otherwise distribute entrant's name and video submission in all media in perpetuity without compensation. Except where legally prohibited, submission of an entry into this Contest constitutes permission for Sponsor and Organizer to use the entrant's name, photograph, likeness, voice, address (city and province/state) and testimonials, in printed, broadcast media or new media, in perpetuity, in any manner they deem appropriate in connection with promoting the video submission itself or this Contest, without further compensation in connection with this Contest or the prize awarded.   
    
14. Each entrant agrees to indemnify Sponsor from any third party claims arising from or related to that entrant's participation in the Contest. By participating, entrants agree that Sponsor, Organizer involved in the development, production, implementation and distribution of this promotion and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, service providers, and agencies, and their directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys, and any other person or entity associated with such  entities and/or promotion shall not be liable for any and all claims, damages, losses or injuries, including any third party claims, arising  from or relating to, in whole or in part, this Contest, including entry and participation in this Contest and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes. All entrants further agree that in the event  of any third party claims, damages, losses or injuries, arising from or relating to this Contest, they will indemnify Organizer and Sponsor from any and all such claims, including the attorneys' fees related thereto. Organizer and Sponsor shall not be responsible for any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer on-line system, computer equipment, software, program malfunctions or other failures, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature, or any combination thereof, including any injury.   
    
15. Entrants participating in this Contest are liable for any copyright infringements caused by their videos.  
    
16. Entrant is responsible to secure permission from all talent included in the video. Sponsor and Organizer assume no responsibility for royalties or fees associated with talent performances in the entered videos.  
    
17. Sponsor and Organizer assume no responsibility for lost or late entries or for incomplete computer transmissions or technical failures.   
    
18. Sponsor and Organizer reserve the right not to accept entries that are considered inappropriate for the Contest.   
    
19. If fewer than 15 videos are submitted, prizes will not be distributed.

Notification

. The winner will be contacted at the phone and/or e-mail provided during registration.

. The winner and title of their entry will be announced on the Web site.

.  The winning video will be featured on the contest website. 

. Prize will be delivered shortly after the winning videos are announced.   Video Creation Requirements 

.  Acceptable source video includes sources that are not copyrighted. Contestant takes responsibility that all images and soundtracks are not copyrighted material. This means, do NOT use commercial copyrighted music or images. 

.  Videos may not contain obscene language or content, including but not limited to: nudity, profanity, or graphic violence.

.  Video must between 30 seconds and 120 seconds in length. 

.  Video can be in any format. A 1 minute project should be under 6MB. Files larger than 8 megabytes will not be accepted.

. Videos must be submitted via the web as instructed after registration. If you have problems uploading, please contact us at info@memelabs.com. If you are having problems uploading, you must contact us before the contest has expired. 

Video Creation Requirements 

.  Acceptable source video includes sources that are not copyrighted. Contestant takes responsibility that all images and soundtracks are not copyrighted material. This means, do NOT use commercial copyrighted music or images. 

.  Videos may not contain obscene language or content, including but not limited to: nudity, profanity, or graphic violence.

.  Video must between 30 seconds and 120 seconds in length. 

.  Video can be in any format. A 1 minute project should be under 6MB. Files larger than 8 megabytes will not be accepted.

. Videos must be submitted via the web as instructed after registration. If you have problems uploading, please contact us at info@memelabs.com. If you are having problems uploading, you must contact us before the contest has expired.