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3rd Annual You Be the Tour Guide Photo Contest

Friday, February 17, 2012

(Frisco, Texas) February 17, 2012 ~ Taking a camera and shooting a picture is an easy deal for most people. What about going further? What about using the pictures to help potential visitors discover what's unique and fun about Frisco?

The Frisco Convention & Visitors Bureau will be accepting entries online for the 3^rd Annual You Be the Tour Guide Photo Contest from students and amateur photographers age 15 or older March 9 through April 20. The most striking color images will be considered for prizes to be awarded during a National Travel & Tourism Week event 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at a TBD location inside Stonebriar Centre.

Here are a few ideas to emphasize:

Shopping, entertainment/concerts, festivals, sporting events and attractions such as Main Event, Dave & Busters, Heritage Museum & Village, Frisco Athletic Center, The Ice at Stonebriar Centre, Fieldhouse USA, etc.
Arts & Culture
Interesting angles on landmarks, streetscapes, skylines or familiar places
Maybe you have a great photo that doesn't fit the above. We'd like to see it, anyway.

Prizes include:

Grand Prize (Worth $425.00)

(1) Weekend stay at a Frisco hotel (Friday & Saturday night based on availability)
(4) tickets to see the Frisco RoughRiders
(1) one hour free photography lesson from Style Creative Photography

2^nd Place Prize (Worth $300.00)

(4) tickets to see FC Dallas
(1) one hour free photography lesson from Style Creative Photography
$50 Randy's Steakhouse gift certificate

3^rd Place Prize (Worth $260.00)

$50 Stonebriar Centre gift card
(4) tickets to see the Texas Legends NBA D-League Team
(1) one hour free photography lesson from Style Creative Photography

The FISD high school with the most entries will receive a $500 donation to the photo journalism department from Stonebriar Centre. There will also be one grand prize winner from the FISD high school entries that will be chosen to receive a $250 gift certificate from Stonebriar Centre.

CVB Executive Director Marla Roe says, "We're expecting to get a broad range of photographs reflecting everything that make Frisco special. We want people to be inspired to visit when they see the images."

For anyone who wants to enter the contest but is not sure what to enter or who want to get an idea of the events that are coming up and to familiarize yourself with attractions throughout the city, take a look at our online visitor's guide.

Shutterbugs interested in or who have already captured the sights, the scenes and the people of Frisco can begin submitting entries online March 9^th. Contest rules will be posted online at www.visitfrisco.com on March 1.

ABOUT THE FRISCO CVB:

Founded in 2003, the Frisco, Texas, Convention & Visitors Bureau has grown in tandem with the extensive growth of leisure travel, sports, and meeting facilities within the city. It's our mission to generate a positive awareness of Frisco as a premiere destination for meetings, sporting events, conventions, trade shows, leisure travel, and to positively impact the economic base of the City of Frisco. Official accreditation recognizing excellence and achievement was awarded in 2009 by the industry organization Destination Marketing Association International. For more information, visit our website visitfrisco.com or call 877-GO-FRISCO.

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