All of you in the Animation Mentor community are so loyal and awesome. It’s incredibly humbling for us. That’s why we want to take this moment to say THANK YOU. We can’t just give out any old thank you — we have to do it BIG.
Maya Workshop Giveaway
So we got to thinking … let’s make this a celebration/giveaway/thank you. To mark the amazing occasion of our reaching 30,000 Facebook fans — we’re giving one lucky Animation Mentor friend free tuition to our Maya Workshop: Animation Basics. That’s right, one grand prize winner receives the free spot in our Maya workshop … and five runner up winners win an Animation Mentor T-shirt.
All You Have to Do Is Enter
You know what they say: You can’t win if you don’t enter. Be sure to check out the rules and complete the form to enter.
Wait, there’s more! We’re also doing a live Q&A with Bobby Beck on Monday, December 10 at 2:30pm PST. You’ll get to meet Bobby, seek advice and ask all your burning questions! Mark your calendars and be sure to jump in here.
And if you’re late to the party, you can still Like us on Facebook. You’ll get the scoop on industry news, school announcements and you’ll get to mingle with other fans and students.
— The Animation Mentor Crew
Note: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Open to English-speaking adults who are at least 18 years old or of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, are legal residents of countries where such Sweepstakes are legal and do not require registration and have an internet connection. Void where prohibited. To enter, please go to http://bit.ly/VQ095P and complete the online registration form. Odds of winning depend upon number of entries received. Starts any time after Sponsor receives 30,000 “likes” on its Facebook page, located at http://www.facebook.com/animationmentor and ends at 11:59 pm PST on January 31, 2013. ARV of Prize is $499. Complete rules at http://bit.ly/VsJinj. Sponsored by Next Education, LLC, 1400 65th Street, Suite 250 Emeryville CA 94608.
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