Guam Visitors Bureau celebrates Chamorro culture with photo contest

TUMON BAY, Guam – The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) is sponsoring a Chamorro Culture photo contest and invites Chamorros to enter it by sharing images of their favorite Chamorro musicians, Chamorro dancers, or Chamorro artists and craftspeople. The winning entry will win a $100 Visa® Gift Card.

Here is how the Chamorro Culture photo contest will work. The contest is open for photo submission April 1-April 26. To submit a photo, visit the contest website, complete the entry form and upload up to 8 photos. Photo contest entries can also enter በ Facebook በኩል by going to http://www.facebook.com/VisitGuamUSA and clicking on the CONTESTS tab at the top of the page. No purchase is required to enter the contest. Entrants must be at least 18 years old. The top 10 finalist photos will be selected by a panel of judges; the prize-winning photo will the one that receives the most votes from Chamorro friends, family, and the general public.

This is the first of 2 photo contests that the GVB will sponsor in 2013. They are a part of the GVB’s “Show Us Your Chamorro” campaign intended to celebrate the Chamorro spirit and connect with Chamorros to keep them apprised of special activities on Guam in 2013. These include the 50th anniversary of the GVB, the Micronesian Island Fair, and Guam’s Liberation Day in July.

“The Chamorro community based in the U.S. and around the globe is very special to us,” said Ms. Pilar Laguana, GVB Marketing Manager. “The goal of the campaign is to encourage U.S.-based people of Chamorro heritage to connect via social media to share their special stories and memories about Guam and being a Chamorro. We are excited to see the photo contest entries.”