Got 2B Safe! Classroom Awards Contest
Official Rules

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

Got 2B Safe Classroom Awards Contest (“Contest”) starts on October 24, 2007 at 12:01 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on January 15, 2008 at 11:59 PM ET (“Contest Period”).

ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside (and at least 18 years of age) and who are certified teachers currently employed as teachers at a public or accredited private school grades K-12, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Employees of Honeywell International, Inc (“Sponsor”), The Regan Group, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and promotion and advertising agencies, and members of their immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household of such employees, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited by law. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

HOW TO ENTER: During the Contest Period, to enter, you must submit an essay of no more than 250 words explaining how you have taught or can teach the following four (4) safety tips and how then the children have used or can use these tips:

1. Check First - Children should always check with parents and guardians before accepting gifts, rides or invitations from anyone, including friends, acquaintances and people they don’t know.
2. Go With a Friend - Simple and straightforward - never go anywhere alone. Being with another person in public is safer and more fun.
3. It’s My Body - Teach your children they have the right to say NO to any unwelcome, uncomfortable, or confusing touch or actions by others.
4. Tell a Trusted Adult - Teach your children to TELL a trusted adult - parent, teacher, etc. - if anyone or anything makes them feel scared, uncomfortable or confused.

Submit your essay and the entry form online at www.got2bsafe.com by following the directions provided. All entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on January 15, 2008. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. Limit one (1) entry per person/email address/household. All entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

Entry must be entrant’s own original work, previously unpublished and cannot have been submitted in connection with any other contest, be in keeping with the Sponsor’s image and may not be offensive or inappropriate, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person’s personal or property rights or any other third party rights.

JUDGING: All eligible entries received by Sponsor will be judged by a panel of qualified judges equally on the following criteria: adherence to theme, creativity in how to teach the tips and how children can use tips, involvement of outside resources (e.g., local police officers) and involvement of other teachers and school officials. In the event of a tie, an additional, “tie-breaking” judge will determine the winner(s) based on the criteria listed herein. Sponsor reserves the right to not award all prizes if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries. Judges’ decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest.

WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential winners will be notified by telephone, mail and/or email and may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release and Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law), which must be returned within fourteen (14) of date appearing on prize notification. Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable, failure to execute and return requested documentation within fourteen (14) days of issuance, or noncompliance with these Official Rules by the any potential winner will result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s discretion, the prize may be awarded to the runner-up.

PRIZES: Grand Prize (5): Each Grand Prize winner will receive a classroom makeover valued at $10,000. Makeover will be conducted by designer selected by Sponsor. Makeovers may include without limitation the following services and goods: technology resources, such as a laptop or Smartboard, applying new paint; the purchase and installation of new furniture, lighting, accessories (such as artwork and curtains), subject to approval of the applicable school. Designer will consult with each winner regarding the makeover, but all final makeover decisions will be in designer’s sole discretion. If the winner agrees to accept the prize, the winner must agree to allow Sponsor’s crew to make all suggested changes. Designer will work with each winner to consider his/her personal tastes and needs in developing the makeover plans. While a winner is not obligated to retain the changes made to the winner’s classroom as part of the prize, Released Parties are not required to restore the winner’s classroom to its original conditions or to remove any lighting, accessories or painting installed as a part of the prize package. Each winner will be asked to provide written assurance of the his/her willingness to accept the makeover plan, and to provide a waiver of any liability in connection with the makeover as a condition of winning this Contest, including release of any liability relating to any damages that may occur in connection with the makeover. First Prize (100): $500 gift card to a supply store selected by Sponsor. Gift card is subject to terms and conditions as specified by issuer. Approximate Retail Value of all prizes: $100,000. No substitution or transfer of a prize is permitted, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Any and all taxes as well as all other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use are the sole responsibility of the winners.

OWNERSHIP/USE: By submitting an entry, entrant agrees Sponsor shall own the entry submitted (including all rights embodied therein) and that it and its designees may exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the entry and all elements of such entry, in any and all media now known or not currently known, throughout the world in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification to entrant or any third party.

GENERAL: By participating, each entrant agrees: (a) to abide by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Contest; (b) to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, The Regan Group, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and the respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives of the forgoing (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant’s participation in the Contest, the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any awarded prize or Released Parties’ use of any of the rights granted herein; and (c) to the use by Sponsor and its designees of his/her name, voice, performance, photograph/video, image and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide in perpetuity, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from entrant or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, and to execute specific consent to such use if asked to do so.

Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, misdirected, undelivered, garbled, illegible or postage-due mail, entries or email; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of the prizes or in any Contest-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the web site. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or website or who are in violation of these Official Rules or who attempt to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intend to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or Sponsor’s representatives, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest and, if terminated, at their discretion, select the potential winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken using judging procedure specified above.

REQUEST FOR WINNERS LIST: For a list of winners (available after 2/19/08), visit www.got2bsafe.com, or send a self-addressed, stamped, envelope by 3/19/08 to: Got 2B Safe Classroom Awards Contest, 4895 W. 147th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250.

Sponsor: Honeywell International, Inc. 101 Columbia Rd. Morristown, NJ 07962

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