Looking for a nice chunk of change? Share your best story of a good time in downtown Victoria.
In celebration of Canada 150, I Belong Downtown is offering a cash prize for Canada’s most creative downtown story.
According to its website, I Belong Downtown is a “nation-wide conversation about Canada’s downtowns… celebrat[ing] our downtowns as vibrant, welcoming places that embrace diversity of all kinds – and how this makes our communities, cities and country thrive.”
Through pictures, videos and written submissions, Canadians of all ages who live, visit or work downtown are encouraged to share their stories before November 30, 2017.
The top 20 finalists will be showcased and one winner will receive $500.
How to Share a Story:
There are two ways to share an I Belong Downtown story.
1. Social Media: Post a photo or video with a caption on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
using the #iBelongDowntown hashtag.
2. Through the Website: Go to ibelongdowntown.ca and click on “submit a story’. Use the form to submit your written story and attach your photos or video.
Story Tips (According to I Belong Downtown)
Highlight how downtowns are:
• vibrant, welcoming places
• places where people value and appreciate diversity
• have a strong sense of belonging and community
Stories can be about an experience, a feeling, a place, person, group of people or even a building.
Story Examples:
• How you arrived downtown for the first time and how it made you feel.
• Your favourite park or public space downtown.
• An organization that you belong to.
• A downtown business where everyone knows each other.
• A memory of the moment you first felt at home downtown.
• The story of immigrating to Canada and how people took you in or cared for you.
• Something about your downtown that helped you learn to be yourself.
Things to Remember:
• All stories should include a picture or a video and a caption/written component.
• You are welcome to submit stories as a group – with friends, colleagues, classmates,
etc.
• You don’t need to live downtown to share a downtown story.
• All entries must be submitted before November 30, 2017.
Entries assessed based on the following criteria:
• Focus – how well the story highlights the inclusive nature of Canadian downtowns.
• Voice and Clarity – is the story and the message behind it clear and concise.
• Creativity – is the story unique and interesting.
• Likes and Views – which posts on social media and stories on our website have the
most likes/views.
Click here for the full submission guidelines.
