Raw Recipe Challenge

Contest Rules & Regulations :

1. Contest open to all members of Avena Originals with active memberships.
2. Staff of Avena Originals are ineligible to participate.
3. Participants must have purchased their Raw Chocolate and Goji Berries from Avena Originals in order to participate, or be eligible to win.
4. Recipes must be original, and not a duplication of someone else's work. So be creative!
5. Submit as many entries as you like (however, each of your entries must be unique from any other entries you submitted).
6. All recipe ingredients must be 100% raw, using only live plant foods.
7. No soy, yeast, grains, maple syrup, artificial sweeteners, or animal products permitted. For more information in this regard, contact Charlene toll-free 1-800-207-2239 at ext. 107.
8. Avena Originals reserves the right to edit, publish, promote and otherwise use recipe entries and photos without further permission or notice.
9. Failure to comply with contest rules may result in a contestant's disqualification.  
10. All entries are subject to verification prior to awarding of prizes.

Contest Details:

1. Recipes are posted online as received, complete with photo submitted with entry.
2. QUALIFIERS: Thirty (30) Qualifiers will be selected by Avena Staff — ten (10) in each of the three (3) categories. Recipes will be judged based on taste, texture, overall level of creativity, originality, presentation of recipe in photo, available of ingredients used, etc. Qualifying recipes will be announced on Monday, February 5, 2007 at 11:30 am M.S.T. Note: Only one recipe per household will advance to the semi-finalist round of voting to ensure the integrity and fairness of this recipe challenge. In the case of multiple recipes per household, the recipe with the highest number of votes will be selected. In the event of a tie, the participant will be contacted and asked to select their recipe of choice.
3. SEMI-FINALISTS: Online interactive voting for our semi-finalist round will begin on Monday, February 5, 2007 at 11:30 am M.S.T., and ends Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:00 am M.S.T. Based on results from the first round of online voting, entries will be narrowed down to nine (9) Semi-Finalists — three (3) in each of the three (3) categories. date changed to Tuesday, February 20, 2007 as Monday, February 19 is a statutory holiday in the Province of Alberta .
4. FINALISTS: Online interactive voting for our finalist round will begin on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 11:30 am M.S.T., and ends Monday, March 5, 2007 at 9:00 am M.S.T. Based on results from the second round of online voting, entries will be narrowed down to three (3) Finalists — one (1) in each of the three (3) categories.
5. NOTE: Semi-finalist and finalist voting will be interactive, and will take place online via Avena's website! Anyone with internet access will be able to vote (limit of one vote per IP address for each of the two stages of online voting). Online voting will be open to the general public, and not restricted to Avena members — so please invite your family, friends, co-workers, friends in online bulleting boards, or acquaintances in online raw communities to join our contest by submitting their vote for their favorite recipe! Even if you do not have a recipe entered, the online voting portion of our contest is an awesome opportunity to introduce your family, friends and co-workers to Avena Originals!
6. GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Our Grand Prize Winner will be selected through an anonymous, prestigious live food education centre by their certified live food instructors! Each of the three (3) finalist recipes will be prepared and individually graded. Once selected, Avena's Raw Chocolate and Goji Berry Grand Prize Winner will be contacted via telephone by the President of Avena Originals. Our Grand Prize Winner will be announced online, and published in our subsequent quaterly newsletter.

63 Prizes To Be Awarded:

Thirty (30) Qualifiers will each win their choice of:

1. one (1) 16 oz. package of Avena’s Raw Pristine Cacao Nibs. or
2. one (1) 12 oz. package of Avena’s Raw Pristine Goji Berries

Nine (9) Semi-Finalists will be gifted with:

1. an autographed copy of Ron Garner’s latest book “Conscious Health” — just released! (previous titles “After The Doctors… What Can You Do?” and “The 4 Keys to a Long Life”)

Three (3) Finalists will each receive:

1. a Champion Juicer, Heavy-Duty Commercial Model (your choice of colour)
2. a complete set of the Boutenko “Raw Family” books, including:
3. one (1) book Green For Life, by Victoria Boutenko
4. one (1) book 12 Steps to Raw Food, by Victoria Boutenko
5. one (1) book Eating Without Heating recipe book by Sergei and Valya Boutenko
6. one (1) book The Raw Family, A True Story of Awakening, by the Boutenko Family
7. one (1) book “Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine” by Dr. Gabriel Cousens

One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive:

1. an Excalibur 9-Tray Food Dehydrator, complete with 26 hour timer, 9 teflex sheets and 10 year warranty (your choice of colour)
2. one (1) DVD “Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine” by Dr. Gabriel Cousens
3. one (1) DVD “Greens Can Save Your Life” by Victoria Boutenko
4. one (1) book “Spiritual Nutrition” by Dr. Gabriel Cousens (his newest release!)
5. one (1) book “Conscious Eating” by Dr. Gabriel Cousens
6. one (1) book “Depression Free For Life” by Dr. Gabriel Cousens

Note: All prizes will be awarded at the end of the contest.

Updated: March 8, 2007

Contest rules are subject to change without notice as the company sees fit to ensure the integrity of this recipe challenge.