HensonFuerst Expands Annual Bicycle Safety PSA Contest for North Carolina Students
North Carolina law firm invites community to vote online; winning entry airs on television
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., March 21, 2011—The HensonFuerst Bicycle Safety PSA Contest is back—and better than ever! The members of the law firm are again challenging North Carolina students to use their imaginations and create videos about the importance of bicycle safety. And for the first time, a second age category is being added to the contest. In addition to students in grades 9 to 12, students in grades 6 to 8 are welcome to enter the contest.
“The time and energy students invest in their entries are amazing," said avid cyclist and attorney Thomas Henson, Jr. "Thank you to the students, educators, and parents who continue to support cycling safety and our video contest.”
Last year’s winner, a student at Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, received a Mac laptop for his outstanding entry and donated it to his video production class, known as The TAG Crew. “We’ve been using the laptop for more videos, public service announcements, educational bits, and more,” said the high school senior, who hopes to attend the New York Film Academy and to someday produce feature-length films.
More Categories and New Rules
This year, the contest is expanding to include two age categories: grades 6 to 8 and grades 9 to 12.
Students must enter video PSAs, which should be 29 seconds long and address the importance of bicycle safety. Entries must be submitted no later than Monday, April 18, and will be judged on students’ abilities to analyze the topic and produce a quality video.
Look Mom—I’m on TV!
Prizes will be given to the students who produce the first-place entries in each age category. The winning students can choose between Apple MacBooks with movie-making software OR $1,500 gift cards to a local electronics store. The winning students’ schools also will receive monetary donations. Of the two winning entries, one will be selected to air on local television during May.
To see a complete list of rules, watch last year’s entries, and vote for your favorite videos, visit www.LawMed.com/contest.
About the HensonFuerst Annual Bicycle Safety Contest
Three years ago, the firm represented the husband of a local cyclist who was killed by a motorist while riding her bike. Members of the firm pledged all of the attorney fees from the case to fund bike safety awareness programs, such as the PSA contest and a series of cycling safety videos. To learn more, visit www.LawMed.com/contest.
About HensonFuerst
HensonFuerst, P.A., is a North Carolina-based law firm specializing in catastrophic injury, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, and mass tort cases. For more than 30 years, the lawyers at HensonFuerst have represented those injured by the negligence of others. With successful multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements throughout the state of North Carolina, the team of 11 lawyers and 35 staff members at HensonFuerst offer considerable experience and resources for their clients. For more information about the firm, visit www.HensonFuerst.com.
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Jerry Smith
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