Back-to-school challenge: GreenDay video contest

 A $500 cash prize for best classroom video; iPad3 prize for best individual video

Farmington, Conn– Hartford County junior high and high school classes: create a video showing what you do to help the environment, and you could win a $500 cash prize for your classroom. Enter your own video as an individual participant, and you could win an iPad.!

ebm-papst Inc.'s Farmington, Conn.-based U.S. headquarters has extended to November 6 the deadline for its Every Day is a Green Day video contest and opened the contest to classes. The contest invites all middle and high school students (age 13 or above) and classes (grades 7 to 12) in Hartford County to submit brief videos demonstrating the creative ways they incorporate green practices into their lives at home and/or school.

Individual students and classroom leaders can upload their video to ebm-papst's drop box at https://www.filesanywhere.com/Dropbox/db.aspx?v=896e628758666eb771af. The videos must: Be no more than two minutes in length; Include students talking about their ideas for energy saving, recycling, conservation and green living; Include footage demonstrating at least one example of the above practices; and be a Windows Movie File (.wmv) or Quicktime format.

The videos will be judged by members of ebm-papst's executive and marketing teams. Awards will be announced on Tuesday, November 20, and the winning classroom and individual videos will be posted on ebm-papst's Faceboookpage.

The classroom that submits the most compelling green video will receive a cash prize of $500.

The individual student who submits the most compelling green video will receive a grand prize of an iPad 3 (16GB WiFi model).

The winning classes and individuals will be invited to a luncheon ceremony and tour at ebm-papst Inc.'s North American headquarters in Farmington, Conn. in late fall.

About ebm-papst Inc.

ebm-papst is the world's leading source for engineered air movement products, providing a "total solution" approach and extensive in-house resources.

With its U.S. headquarters in Farmington, Conn. and offices in major cities throughout North America, the company's highly-skilled and experienced team of professionals solve heating, cooling and ventilation challenges for industries and applications including HVAC, refrigeration, gas and heating, household appliances, IT and telecom, industrial, drive systems, automotive and rail technology and more.