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2010 Prize Guidelines

Heritage Preservation has teamed with Gaylord Brothers to offer exciting incentives for participating in MayDay 2010. Submit a brief description of what your organization does for MayDay by May 21, 2010, and you will be entered in a random drawing to win one of four prizes donated by Gaylord Brothers.* The prizes include a React Pak™, a Collections Protection Kit, Rescubes®, and Leak Alert Water Detectors - all great products to have on hand in case of an emergency. Winners will be announced June 1st, the beginning of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season.

	PRIZE DESCRIPTIONS
	React Pak™ Created by a disaster professional, the React Pak™ contains the basic supplies and equipment needed to cope with water damage. Contents include aprons, gloves, boots, mops, plastic sheeting, and a Rescube® Disaster Recovery Carton. This prize was won by Lycoming College’s Snowden Library in Heritage Preservation’s 2010 MayDay drawing. Click here to see who else participated!
	Collections Protection Kit Sealed in a six-gallon bucket, this kit is stocked with enough supplies for a two-person team to protect collections in a flood-related emergency. Among the essential items: sponges, triage tags, waterproof tarp, plastic sheeting, tape, light sticks, and a waterproof document pouch. This prize was won by the Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City in Heritage Preservation’s 2010 MayDay drawing. Click here to see who else participated!
	Six Rescube® Disaster Recovery Cartons These easy to use, lightweight boxes are great to have on hand in an emergency situation. Made of durable corrugated polyethylene, Rescube® cartons are useful to transport and store water-soaked books or papers. This prize was won by the Duke University Library System in Heritage Preservation’s 2010 MayDay drawing. Click here to see who else participated!
	Two Leak Alert Water Detectors Catch leaks before they spread! The Leak Alert Water Detector will sound a 95dB alarm for 72 hours as soon as it comes in contact with water. The detectors are fully automatic; just place on the floor near vulnerable collections. This prize was won by the Balboa Art Conservation Center in Heritage Preservation’s 2010 MayDay drawing. Click here to see who else participated!

*Prize Eligibility Requirements:
While we welcome submissions from everyone, only cultural heritage institutions, associations, and agencies in the United States are eligible for the drawing, and only one prize will be awarded per organization. Heritage Preservation board member institutions are not eligible. The activity submitted for the prize drawing must take place by May 21, 2010, in order for the organization to be eligible for the drawing.

Heritage Preservation’s MayDay 2010 campaign was supported by BELFOR Property Restoration.

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