What is the "Pepper Your Community" promotion?

People all over the country are doing great things to improve on their communities and the lives of the people in them. Dr Pepper and an independent panel of judges want to recognize these people for their efforts and the positive impact they make. We need your help to identify these individuals. Then we need your help selecting the best ones. Two grand prize winners will receive $23,000 to be awarded to the charities of their choice. The remaining 21 finalists will receive $2,300 to be awarded to the charities of their choice.

The promotion takes place in three phases:

Phase 1 - Nominate yourself and/or other people by completing the online nomination form.
Phase 2 - Vote online for your favorite of the Top 23 Finalists.
Phase 3 - View the winning entries and video highlights.

When does the "Pepper Your Community" promotion begin and end?

The promotion runs from Wednesday, June 7, 2006 through Friday, July 7, 2006 and takes place in three phases:

Phase 1 - Nominate yourself and/or other people by completing the online nomination form.
Phase 1 begins on Wednesday, June 7, 2006, and ends on Friday, July 7, 2006.
Phase 2 - Vote online for your favorite of the Top 23 Finalists.
Phase 2 begins on Thursday, July 27, 2006, and ends on Friday, August 11, 2006.
Phase 3 - View the winning entries and video highlights.
Phase 3 begins on Friday, August 25, 2006, and ends on Friday, September 15, 2006.

What criteria are used to judge the entries?

All entries will be judged based on the following criteria: leadership, change advocacy, and community/humanitarian effort and appropriateness to theme and Official Rules.

How do I participate in the "Pepper Your Community" promotion?

The promotion takes place in three phases, and you can participate in any or all phases of the promotion:

Phase 1 - Visit http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/drpepper/getpeppered between June 7 and July 7, 2006 to nominate yourself or other people. You will be asked to register with your first name, last name, email address, daytime phone number, home phone number, address, and date of birth. You can then complete the online nomination form with information about your nominee, including first name, last initial, city, state, your relationship to the nominee, charity of choice (if known) and reason for nomination.
Phase 2 - Once the finalists are chosen, return to http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/drpepper/getpeppered between July 27 and August 11 2006 to vote online for your favorite of the Top 23 Finalists. Limit one (1) vote per person. You will be required to log in to Yahoo! to vote. If you do not already have a Yahoo! ID, follow the instructions to create one. There is no purchase or other obligation incurred by creating a Yahoo! ID and a credit card is not required. Limit one (1) Account per person.
Phase 3 - Return to http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/drpepper/getpeppered between August 25 and September 15, 2006 to view the winning entries and video highlights. Registration is not required to view the winning entries.

How do I register on line?

Go to http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/drpepper/getpeppered and enter the required fields. You will need to enter your first name, last name, email address, daytime phone number, home phone number, address, and date of birth. Once you have registered, you can nominate yourself and/or other people.

Can I nominate myself?

Yes. You can nominate yourself provided that you are 13 years old or older and a resident of the United States.

Can I nominate more than one person?

Yes. You can nominate an unlimited number of people provided that both you and the nominee are 13 years old or older and are residents of the United States.

Why do I have to register to nominate someone?

Privacy laws prevent us from contacting your nominee directly. We will contact you - the nominator - on or about July 8, 2006 if your nominee is selected as a finalist. Then, you can share the good news with your nominee! Once finalists have signed and returned the affidavit allowing us to post their entry on the web site, we can then contact them directly.

I don't know my nominee's favorite charity. What do I do?

If you do not know the nominee's favorite charity, you can leave this field blank. The nominee's charity of choice will be selected and verified during the finalist notification process.

Can I vote more than once?

No. You must log in to Yahoo! using your Yahoo! ID and password to vote. Each Yahoo! ID can only vote one (1) time.

Why do I have to log in to Yahoo! to vote?

You need to log in to Yahoo! because they are hosting the promotion and need to validate all votes.

Who picks the finalists and winners?

An independent panel of judges and a team of community leaders will review all entries and select the Top 23 Finalists. Users will vote online for their favorite finalist. All finalists will receive $2,300 to be awarded to the charity of their choice. The two finalists receiving the most votes will be chosen as grand prize winners and will instead receive $23,000 to be awarded to the charity of their choice.

What are the odds of winning?

Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received during Phase 1 of the promotion. For Phase 2, the top 23 finalists will be selected by judges and posted on the website for voting. Of the top 23 finalists, two will be chosen as grand prize winners.

How many winners are there?

There will be a total of 23 winners, including two grand prize winners and 21 finalists.

What are the prizes?

Cash prizes in the amount of $23,000 and $2,300 will be awarded. The charities of choice for the two grand prize winners will receive $23,000; the charities of choice for the remaining 21 finalists will receive $2,300.

Is there a list of approved charities, or can I pick any?

Prizes will be awarded to charities that appear in Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which deems them eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. This list of approved charities can be downloaded from the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96136,00.html.

When will I be notified if I have won?

Finalist Notification:
Privacy laws prevent us from contacting the nominees directly. Dr Pepper will contact the nominators of the twenty-three (23) finalists by phone or email in order to obtain a brief biography and photos of the finalist as outlined in the Official Rules, as well as a required signed affidavit of eligibility and release of liability/publicity. See the Promotion Rules for additional details.

Selected Finalists will be contacted in order to schedule a video shoot in the Finalist's city and state. Videos of the Finalists and 2 Grand Prize Winners may be posted to the Microsite on or about August 25, 2006.
Grand Prize Winner Notification:
The two Grand Prize Winners will be notified directly on or about August 12, 2006. See the Promotion Rules for additional details.

Will I be notified if my nominee has won?

Yes. If your nominee is selected as a finalist, Dr Pepper will notify you by phone or email on or about July 8, 2006. Then you can share the good news with your nominee! The potential finalists must provide a brief biography and photos, as well as a required signed affidavit of eligibility and release of liability/publicity. Once finalists have signed and returned the affidavit, Dr Pepper can then contact them directly.

Grand Prize Winners will be contacted directly on or about August 12, 2006. A complete list of winners will be made available online on August 25, 2006.

How will I know if I am a winner?

Finalist Notification:
Privacy laws prevent us from contacting the nominees directly. Dr Pepper will contact the nominators of the twenty-three (23) finalists by phone or email in order to obtain a brief biography and photos of the finalist as outlined in the Official Rules, as well as a required signed affidavit of eligibility and release of liability/publicity. See the Promotion Rules for additional details.

Selected Finalists will be contacted in order to schedule a video shoot in the Finalist's city and state. Videos of the Finalists and 2 Grand Prize Winners may be posted to the Microsite on or about August 25, 2006.
Grand Prize Winner Notification:
The two grand prize winners will be notified directly on or about August 12, 2006. See the Promotion Rules for additional details.

How do I obtain a winner's list at the end of the promotion?

You may obtain a winner's list at the end of the promotion by sending a separate, stamped, self-addressed (#10) envelope to the Winners List Address below. All requests must be received by August 31, 2006. Winners list will be sent when winner has been verified and prize has been awarded.

Winner's List:

How long does it take to receive the prize?

Grand Prizes will be awarded within the two weeks following the conclusion of the voting period. Finalist Prizes will be awarded within the six weeks following the conclusion of the voting period.

Where can I see the Official Rules?

The Official Rules are available on the promotion website at: http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/drpepper/getpeppered/rules.php

Yahoo! Account Questions

How can I update my personal information? Can I update my account?

If you wish to update the information associated with your Yahoo! ID, please visit http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile

I received an invalid Yahoo! ID error, what should I do?

If you are receiving an "Invalid Yahoo! ID" error, please look at the following common causes of "Invalid ID" errors. Please review this information prior to searching for your Yahoo! ID as explained below.

Yahoo! IDs usually do not contain spaces or special characters. The only special character accepted is the underscore (like person_88).
Please do not add the "@yahoo.com" to your ID when signing in. [Exception for partner domains: Yahoo! now has relationships with some partners where the Yahoo! ID is an email address in a domain belonging to a partner. For example, AT&T customers have "AT&T Yahoo! IDs" ending in "@sbcglobal.net" that they need to type at login.]
For Yahoo! Mail users, your Yahoo! ID is the first part of your email address. For example, if your Yahoo! Mail address is person@yahoo.com then your Yahoo! ID is "person".
If you have forgotten your Yahoo! ID, you can search for it online by following the steps below:
Return to the Sign In page: http://edit.yahoo.com/.

Click the "Forget your password?" link.
Confirm your identity by entering your date of birth, ZIP or Postal code and country.

Enter your email address in the "Forgot your Yahoo! ID" box on the right side of the screen.
Click the "Find Yahoo! ID button. The address you enter as item number 4 must be the same address (non-Yahoo!) that you entered during registration with Yahoo!. The search results will be emailed to the same address. If you did not provide an email address or you no longer have access to the account, you will be unable to receive the search results. Please see Yahoo! Account Questions section if you need to update this address. Please take some time to locate the correct Yahoo! ID. If you are unable to find this Yahoo! ID you will have to open a new account.