THE BETTER HOUR Contest

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:

THE BETTER HOUR Contest for High School Students

$10,000 First Prize; $50,000 in total prizes

Cash awards from the John Templeton Foundation

Contest run by The Wilberforce Project

Why? In commemoration of this 200th anniversary of the 1807 abolition of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Inspired by the vision and character of leading activist, William Wilberforce, and his crusade to end slavery and transform culture.

What To Do: Craft a project that will make your world a better place. Enlist others to help, execute your plan, and document it online.

Project areas include: Modern day forms of slavery, poverty, political or legislative action, education, and/or health. The project should reflect the issues and concerns of the 69 societies founded or assisted by William Wilberforce (listed at www.thebetterhour.com).

Sponsored by: The Wilberforce Project, with cash prizes from the John Templeton Foundation. In addition to an overall first prize winner, there will be prizes for projects in the following categories, and possibly a runner up for 2nd and 3rd place prizes.

At www.thebetterhour.com/tbh/Video2/viewing2.htm watch the trailer for the documentary film, coming in fall 2007 to national television, The Better Hour: William Wilberforce, A man of character who changed the world.

Project Submission: Project presentations will be submitted entirely online and can take a wide variety of creative forms, but only one or the other - moving visual or print, not both. Moving visual, video, and PowerPoint or audio presentations will have strict 5-minute time limit. Written, print, or photographic presentations will have a 1000 word limit AND 5-page limit.

Prizes: A total of $50,000 in cash prize money, which includes the $10,000 first place prize, provided by the John Templeton Foundation.

Final Project Deadline: March 1, 2008. Awards presented in Congress in May, 2008.

Register NOW at www.thebetterhour.com/contest to get full downloadable guidelines and contest rules as soon as they are available. Students are encouraged to register as soon as possible in order to have time to plan and organize, but registration must be made by January 15, 2008 with a final project deadline of March 1, 2008.

The Wilberforce Project 122 W. 14th Street, PMB 331 Front Royal VA 22630