Bring YOUR BIG Idea To Life! We know you have some really great BIG Ideas about making the world a better place! Maybe you have a BIG Idea (or a small idea with BIG potential) that you’ve been thinking about? Now is your chance to put that Big idea into action. If you have a BIG Idea that demonstrates Clifford’s BIG IDEAS and helps make your community a better place, tell us!

Clifford wants to hear about your BIG ideas. The BE BIG in Your Community Contest will award $75,000 in community grants* to BIG ideas that best demonstrate Clifford's BIG Ideas which are Share, Be Kind, Help Others, Be a Good Friend, Play Fair, Have Respect, Be Truthful, Believe in Yourself, Work Together and Be Responsible.

BIG Awards! One (1) Grand Prize honoree, Ten (10) first place honorees and Nineteen (19) second place honorees will be selected. The grand prize entry will be honored with a $25,000 community grant, the first place honorees will each be honored with a $2,500 community grant and the second place honorees will each be honored with a $1,315.79 community grant (via HandsOn Network affiliate organizations or designees) from the BE BIG Fund to be used towards implementing the winning proposals.

Scholastic, HandsOn Network and American Family Insurance will work with the winners to bring their Big Ideas to life! Everyone is invited - parents, kids, teachers or community leaders - to submit their ideas now through June 30, 2010.

For contest entry forms and official rules visit www.scholastic.com/cliffordbebig/contest. Please continue to encourage your network and partners to submit applications for their Big Ideas.