Welcome to the 1st Annual Emerson Rose Heart Warrior Photo Contest!
This Photo Contest is a meaningful and fun way to honor your heart warrior while supporting the mission of the Emerson Rose Heart Foundation. We welcome photo submissions of heart warriors of any age or if you'd like to submit a photo in memory of your heart warrior. At the end of the photo contest, the ERHF will present a colorful, full-sized calendar honoring all of the amazing heart warriors. You can now submit a photo of your heart warrior to be featured in the 2025 calendar, and you and your friends can vote for your photo to win great prizes.
Photo submissions and votes require a minimum tax-deductible donation to support the mission of the Emerson Rose Heart Foundation. Please check out our official rules for complete participant guidelines and eligibility requirements.
*Please note: If a heart warrior is 17 years or younger, the person entering the photo in the contest must be their legal guardian, or have the legal guardian's permission to submit the heart warrior's photo.
Thank you for partnering with us in a fun way as we continue to help those affected by CHD.
Prizes
At the end of the contest, the twelve photos with the most votes will win their photo on a month of their own! The photo with the most votes will win their picture on the front of the calendar along with some incredible prizes!
1st place wins $100 Visa Gift card
2nd place wins $50 Visa gift card
3rd place wins $25 visa gift card
All photo entries are a guaranteed inclusion in the calendar on the day blocks of each month. You can also win special prizes by encouraging friends and family to vote for your heart warrior's photo.
Want to Order Your Calendar(s)?
Please consider ordering a calendar. This will help us purchase the right amount of calendars so we don't waste valuable funds on extra stock.
Calendar Order →About Us
The Emerson Rose Heart Foundation (ERHF®) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity. The ERHF® was started in August 2011 by Jason and Susan Smith, of Clemson, SC, following the death of their first child, Emerson Rose Smith, from a CHD at 76 days old. During the Smith's time in the hospital, God gave them the desire to make an impact on children and families affected by congenital heart defects (CHDs) by meeting needs and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The mission of the Emerson Rose Heart Foundation is to change the future for those affected by congenital heart defects as we share the love and hope of Jesus Christ. This is accomplished by providing support to families in need, advancing patient care and medical research, and increasing awareness about the most common birth defect in the world.
The ERHF® serves an average of 350 families each year in the Carolinas and is funded solely by individual, community, and corporate contributions with no federal or state funding. The ERHF® has directly assisted approximately 4,000 families financially, emotionally, and prayerfully who have a CHD warrior in the hospital and has funded over $250,000 in research and quality improvement projects.
How to submit Photographs
- All eligible photos submitted by 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, July 26, 2024 will be included in the 2025 Calendar, in days of the 12 month calendar.
- Donations are fully tax-deductible as permitted by law. The Emerson Rose Heart Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
- Submissions will be accepted on-line from 8:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Monday, July 8, 2024 until 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, July 26, 2024.
- Photos can be voted on by the public during the submission period and/or until 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, July 26, 2024 for $1 per vote ($5 minimum).
- The minimum donation for submitting a photo to be included and voted on in the Emerson Rose Heart Foundation Calendar is $5 per photo submitted. You may submit as many photos as you like.
- To submit photos online, click on the Participate tab above and follow the directions to upload a photograph of your heart warrior. We are only accepting online entries this year.
All photos become the property of Emerson Rose Heart Foundation.Eligible Photographs
- Your heart warrior does not have to be involved with the Emerson Rose Heart Foundation in order to submit a photograph.
- Photos must be high resolution. 3650 pixels X 2740 pixels is preferred for printing purposes. Generally, photos taken with mobile phones are not high enough resolution.
- Acceptable photo formats are: .jpg and .png
- Photos must contain only your heart warrior.
- Horizontal (landscape) format is preferred.
- Any image that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent or obscene, as determined by the Executive Director of Emerson Rose Heart Foundation, will be removed from the Photo Contest.
Vote For Your Favorites
- Once a photo is submitted, it will appear in the online gallery at gogophotocontest.com/erhf, and be open to voting until 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, July 26, 2024. Votes are $l.00 each with a minimum of 5 votes. You can vote as many times as you'd like.
- All votes for photo submissions will be tabulated and displayed online.
- To vote online, click on the Participate tab above. The online voting period will end at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, July 26, 2024.
- Ending time for the Photo Fundraiser will be determined by the host website's server, which will show prominently on the Photo Fundraiser website as a countdown clock on the last day of the fundraiser.
- All votes are donations to Emerson Rose Heart Foundation and are fully tax-deductible as permitted by law.
- Voters are prompted to make a donation (minimum 5 votes) at the time of voting. Entries will receive one vote for every $1 donated during the voting process. After you submit your entry, you have the opportunity to ask your friends and family members to donate-to-vote by sending them the URL for your entry or using the "Tell-A-Friend" form when you log in to your account on the Contest website. Keep in mind that you cannot combine votes from separate photos/entries.
- Voters do not have to use all votes at the time of donation. Upon donation, voters will be given the option of applying all of the votes to one image or storing the votes in an account. If voters choose to store votes, they can be accessed and voted with a User ID and password at any time during the contest-voting period.