Posted by admin on March 17th, 2010 in Contests/Promotions, Fashion

If your teens shop like mine, you are very familiar with Aéropostale.  In fact, I think they’re edging out The Gap for teen’s top of mind.  But that’s just MY opinion.

They’re doing something creative this Spring and have introduced a  “Real Teens”  contest.  They are “searching for everyday guys and girls between the ages of 13-19 years old who aspire to do the right thing in life, utilizing qualities of compassion, integrity and teamwork. Whether that means helping others, caring for the environment or just being a good person, Aéropostale appreciates all teenagers for what they do, no matter how big or how small.”  Whew. Tall order but I know plenty of kids that would fill the bill – don’t you? 

Eight Grand Prize winners (8 Real Teens: 4 male, 4 female) will each receive a $5,000 personal college scholarship and have the chance to represent Aero in their Fall advertising campaign!

Here’s how it works:

Go to www.RealTeens2010.com to complete the sign-up process and submit your profile. Aéropostale will screen it for inappropriate content, and an email will be sent to you confirming that your profile is in the process of being approved. Your profile will be reviewed within 2 business days, and once it has been approved you will receive a 2nd email confirming its acceptance into the contest. At that time, your profile will be posted to the website and can be viewed, voted on and shared with your friends and family.

Aéropostale’s judges will award the top 87 teens who fit the criteria ( Aéropostale was founded in 1987) a $100 Aéropostale gift card and a Flip Video™ Camcorder. Winners will be contacted and prizes will be sent by Aéropostale during the week of April 5, 2010.

Winners will be required to record and submit additional video content using their Flip Video™ Camcorder by 11:59PM on 4/12/10. Submitted content will be used by the judges to help select the 8 Grand Prize winners. (Winners who do not submit video or submit video after 11:59PM on 4/12/10 will be discarded, and contestants will be eliminated from the running to win a Grand Prize.)

Winners will be contacted by Aéropostale during the week of April 26, 2010.

Official rules are also posted at www.RealTeens2010.com.