We, along with our partner the Vancouver Ultimate League, are proud to present an opportunity for local youth to express their values of equality creatively. Learn more about the VUL on their website, and show your support by sporting their awesome VC apparel from the VUL Collection!

VUL Jersey Design Contest | The Task

Design a cool team jersey that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion. Check out these collections for inspiration: 

• Everyone is Welcome
• Pride
• Respect My Pronouns

Submit your sketch and a description (500 words max) of your design by midnight PST, January 15, 2024 via email to info@vcultimate.com.

Contest Period:  

• Submission Deadline: 11:59PM PST, January 15, 2024
• Winner selected: February 1, 2024
• Uniforms will be shipped within 25 business days of confirming your uniform sizes and final order details.

The Grand Prize (1 winner)

15 (fifteen) VC Ultimate sublimated Short Sleeve jerseys featuring your design will be produced and shipped to you for free by March 15, 2024.

The winning team will receive a one-time 30% order discount if they require more than 15 jerseys for their team.

The Runner-Up Prize 

Second Prize is a $500 credit towards a team purchase of sublimated jerseys or shorts with VC Ultimate.

The Format

Designs must be submitted on VC Ultimate’s template. Download here or contact info@vcultimate.com for assistance/tips. If you do not have access to digital graphic design tools, the VC design team will be able to bring your artistic drawings to life!

Geographic Notes:

Contest is open to elementary and high school Ultimate programs in the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

The Rules

Absolutely no element of your design may infringe copyright. This means no taking images from the internet and reworking them, or even recreating your own version of copywritten material. 

Subject Matter

The design must be the artist's original creation and shall not be copied or duplicated from previously published art, including photographs, clip art or electronic graphic images.

Designs may include art and text, but no photographs. By entering the competition, you agree that your submission is your own work.

Content

Submissions may not promote third-party products or services, or incorporate third-party intellectual property, including, but not limited to, copyright-protected software, images, characters, logos, names, and trademarks. 

The Submission may not be offensive or otherwise unsuitable for use, as determined in VC Ultimate’s sole discretion.

Submission Procedures

All entries must be submitted on VC's template - saved as a jpeg for easy upload - and reviewed by a school-affiliated supervisor such as the coach or the teacher/sponsor prior to submission. Submission emails should be sent by the supervisor to info@vcultimate.com.

Suitability for Reproduction

VC Ultimate reserves the right to alter the design if necessary to comply with copyright laws or meet production specifications.

Judging of the Contest

A panel appointed by VC Ultimate and the VUL will serve to judge the entries. Votes received by entries will account for half of the panel’s decision.

By submitting your design, you grant permission for your design to be used by VC Ultimate and the Vancouver Ultimate League Society including, but not limited to, the VC and VUL Facebook pages and websites and future marketing materials.

Ownership and Rights

Contestants retain all ownership rights in their Submissions, subject to the licenses of any permitted included content; provided, however, that as a condition of participation, Competitors hereby grant a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to the VUL and VC Ultimate (a) to use, reproduce and publish such submissions or material in connection with the competition; (b) to publicly display, and/or feature your submission and all its content in connection with the promotion of this competition in all media (now known or later developed); (c) store your submission on the VUL and VC Ultimate’ servers, for marketing purposes, and/or for the promotion of the contest; and (d) to reproduce and sell any and all aspect of the design for their merchandising programs.

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