Corporate America has been very naughty this year... YOU can be nice by supporting Fair Trade this holiday season

Winter 2008, Global Exchange will present Fair Trade caroling to raise awareness and support for the benefits Fair Trade brings to farmers of coffee, cocoa, and other commodities and craft producers working for the hope of a better future for their families!

To get ready for this jolly event, Global Exchange is holding a very merry contest: Write your own Fair Trade-themed lyrics to the tune of your favorite holiday song!

Prizes!!! Grand prize winners: Global Exchange's own unique Fair Trade truffles! The Grand Prize winners AND up to a dozen of our favorite songs will also be published in the caroling songbook, with the authors acknowledged in the songbook and on our website.

Rules: • Lyrics will be judged in two categories: adult and kids under 12, with one grand prize winner in each category • Songs can be religious or secular • Lyrics should accompany the melody of a well-known song • Submissions must be original lyrics drafted by the author, focused on Fair Trade certified products

How to enter: • Email your entry to fairtrade@globalexchange.org with "Holiday Song Submission" in the Subject line BY JULY 21st • Include in your submission: The name of the tune your holiday song is set to (such as Silent Night, Rudolph, I Have a Little Dreidl, You Are My Sunshine or whatever song you choose), full names of the Fair Trade lyrics' authors, phone number, email address, full mailing address (so we can contact prizewinners and send prizes), your age (optional for adults), and permission for Global Exchange to publish the song.

Want to receive information about Christmas caroling when it happens? Visit www.globalexchange.org/subscribe and subscribe to our Fair Trade National listserv!

Please let others know about this contest!