To Participate

• Take a clear, sharp photo of your baby (no professional photos - digital photos are encouraged).
• Register online, by mail or in person. All entries can include a $5.00 donation payable to The Signal:


• To register online: click on the Submission tab above.
• To register by mail, click this link, download the form and mail it with the photo and your donation to:

Signal Multimedia 2014 Baby Calendar Contest,
24000 Creekside Rd,
Valencia, CA 91355

• To register in person, drop off the form and photo at:

Signal Multimedia Circulation Office,
24000 Creekside Rd.,
Santa Clarita, CA 91355.

• Registration starts - Friday, September 13, 2013
  

• Mail-in registration ends - postmarked by Thursday, October 17, 2013
  

• Walk-in and email registration ends - Friday, October 18, 2013 @ noon
  

• Website registration ends - Sunday, October 20, 2013 @ 11:59pm
  

• Must live within 60 miles or subscribe to e-edition

Voting

• Voting begins Monday, October 21, 2013, look for the 2014 Baby Calendar Contest ads in The Signal and online at signalscv.com.
• View the entries and vote for your favorite.
• Anyone can vote for their favorite baby with a $1.00 NIE donation.
• Each $1.00 donation counts as one vote, and you can vote as many times as you like.
• Voting may be done online by purchasing votes on the Registration page and going to the Vote page (Votes are prepaid at the Registration page. To purchase more votes go back to the registration page).
• Voting may be done by phone. Please call (661) 259-1000 between the hours of 6:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• Votes may be dropped off at Signal Multimedia Circulation office at 24000 Creekside Rd. in Valencia between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Saturday and Sunday.
• Votes may be mailed to The 2014 Baby Calendar Contest at 24000 Creekside Rd, Valencia CA 91355.


• Mail-in votes end -- postmarked by Thursday, November 14, 2013
• Walk-in and Phone-in votes end -- Thursday, November 21, 2013 @ noon
• Website voting ends -- Thursday, November 21, 2013 @ 11:45pm

Make sure you apply your votes properly (see image below)

• First, check the baby you want to vote for
• Second, designate how many votes you want to apply to this baby
• Third, click "Save" to apply your votes
• You can check how many votes you have left and your voting history at the top of the page.

Winners

• Winners will be determined by the overall number of votes received.
• The overall winner will be featured on the cover of the 2014 Baby Calendar, and on one individual month. The other top 11 vote getters will be featured on the individual month pages; and prizes will be awarded to the top 3 contestants.
• Each baby that receives 100 votes or more will be featured in the calendar on a day of the month closest to their birthday or the month represented by their costume.