• This competition is open to ACE DC Student/Mentor Teams. The student/Mentor team submission is separate from the Professional Fundraiser. SXtudents DO NOT fundraise!

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• Mentors will buy materials, but should not spend more than $80 on supplies (to be reimbursed by ACE DC). Edible materials can be donated to the team. When submitting a reimbursement, it would be ideal to have one mentor be reimbursed. 

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• Teams can work as a whole on one large design, or on several projects. However, the total budget is for the team, not the projects.
   

• The “footprint” (i.e. base) of your edible model should be no larger than 11 inches by 17 inches. 
   

• Teams can bake their own gingerbread, or use a pre made kit. They can cut the gingerbread pieces as they choose- and “glue” them together as they choose (as long as the glue is edible!) 
   

• All parts of the final product must be edible (except the board that the project rests on). ​

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• The 2023 Gingerbread Design prompts are

  • Put your own tasty twist on an national or international monument​

  • Design and build a sweet structure of the future

  • Recreate an edible rendition of your school (or portion of your school - i.e. football field, cafeteria, etc.)

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• Upon completion, teams will take 4 pictures of their project (no people in the photos please) and send them to ACE DC before December 22nd.

  • ​All teams and any team projects will be entered into the Judge's Choice Competition. Our Panel of judges will award First, Second, and Third place to teams, along with other optional awards (depending on submissions).

  • Please note - we are NOT entering any student team entries into the popular vote fundraiser. If your Firm wants to enter the project as their submission and raise votes, please email me!

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• ACE DC will send information to teams when photos are posted to social media and our website. There is NO Social media popular vote competition, but we would love for mentors, students and teachers to tag and share their team's design!
   

• Photos must be submitted by December 22 at 5pm. Please note, teams can work on their Build project anytime before December 22nd.