Prizes up for the taking in ‘I Love UNMC’ contest

Wait! Before you go through that insurmountable e-mail inbox full of messages from people who don’t understand what an “out of office” auto reply means, answer me this. Did you create your “I love UNMC” video yet?

If so, congratulations. You win 172 unread e-mail messages and the chance to win one of the monthly prizes in the upcoming January drawing if you haven’t won already. You’ve also positioned yourself to win a grand prize come February when the finalists for the Viewer’s Choice, 1st, 2nd and 3rd runner-up prizes are chosen from the top 10 most viewed videos as of Jan. 30.

Track the contest To watch the latest video submissions and vote on your favorites, become a fan or subscriber to UNMC’s social media pages: For YouTube, click here. For MySpace, click here. For Facebook, click here or visit Facebook.com and search for “University of Nebraska Medical Center.”

For those of you kicking yourselves for not sending in a video thus far, stop. There’s still time. You could even do it now, before you go through all those e-mails. The videos only need to be about two minutes or less and need not be professional. We will accept those made with your cell phones and/or digital cameras. Just tell us why you love UNMC so much and then send your videos to this site.

For added incentive, here’s what those who are eligible for the Jan. 15 drawing can win:

• A health and wellness package that includes three one-month passes to the UNMC Center for Healthy Living, and two one-hour massages and a one-hour dietary consult at the Olson Center for Women’s Health;
  
• An auto package that includes four oil changes at Charlie Graham Body and Service and two $20 gift certificates at Quick Trip;
  
• A Tri-City Hockey Package for Kearney participants that includes a Little Caesar’s pizza party for 10 and two tickets to any Tri-City Storm hockey game during the 2008-2009 season;
  
• Four oil changes at Prime Auto Sales;
  
• Three $25 gift certificates to the Dundee Dell;
  
• Fifteen $5 gift certificates to The Nebraska Cafe;
  
• A Husker Basketball package that includes two Husker Men’s Basketball tickets for the Feb. 18 home game with Colorado;
  
• A $40 gift certificate to Applebee’s in Scottsbluff for participants in the Panhandle;
  
• Four reserved seats to any Omaha Royals home game; and
  
• One $10 gift certificate to Katie’s Greek Restaurant.

In order to qualify for the January prizes, videos must be received no later than midnight on Jan. 15.

The online video contest is open to all alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of UNMC. To view previous submissions, visit the Web sites listed in the box to the right.

For a complete list of prizes, contest rules, sample videos and instructions, visit our Web site at www.unmc.edu/iloveunmc.