Rockville Centre Announces Second "I Heart RVC" Contest

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — This week, the Village of Rockville Centre announced the second "I <3 RVC" contest, which will give residents a chance to show off all the reasons they love their village.

The first "I <3 RVC" contest was held in 2015, and groups from around the village submitted videos about why the loved it. The winning video was submitted by the Sandel Senior Center.

Instead of video, this year's competition is a poster contest.

Residents can submit an 8.5 by 11 inch vertical drawing or painting showing what they love most about living, working or playing in Rockville Centre. All artwork must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2021. The contest is open to residents of all ages.

The winning entries will be selected by Mayor Francis X. Murray and the village's Board of Trustees, and will be announced at the February 2021 Board of Trustees meeting. The winning submission will also be featured on the cover of the village's 2020 annual report, which is distributed to all residents.

Here are the full rules:

• You must be a resident of Rockville Centre or the Rockville Centre School District.
• All submissions must be accompanied by the completed and signed submission form and the artwork release form.
• Artwork will be judged according to the following criteria: creativity, originality and overall impact.
• Your entry must obey all laws, including all applicable copyright and privacy laws.
• Submissions by a minor must be accompanied by the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
• Submission of an entry constitutes consent to let the Village of Rockville Centre place the entry on the village website, social media sites and printed material.
• Artwork should be a vertical piece that is 8.5” by 11”
• Entries must be received by Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. to be eligible. No extensions. Anything submitted after this day will not be considered.
• You may work individually or in groups.
• Entries may not contain commercial, sexually explicit, disparaging or defamatory content; promote any product or service, or contain any trademarks, copyrighted works, including intellectual property not owned by the submitter(s).
• The Village of Rockville Centre reserves the right to reject and/or return any artwork that doesn’t comply with these guidelines.
• Selection of winning artwork, and the determination when and how often to show or display the artwork, shall be in the sole discretion of the Village Board of Trustees.

Contestants may submit artwork either through mail or in person. In-person submissions must be delivered in an envelope to Village Hall at 1 College Place, Rockville Centre, NY 11571 no later than 4 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2021.

Mail submissions must be in an envelope addressed to the Village of Rockville Centre ATTN: Julie Scully, P.O. Box 950, Rockville Centre, NY 11571-0950, and postmarked no later than Jan. 11, 2021.

Inside the envelope, all submissions must include the artist's name, address, email and phone number.