Here’s a program worth borrowing — Pittsburgh’s Experienced Dreamers:
Pittsburgh is looking for Experienced Dreamers™ – people with a bit of experience under their belts and a desire to do something different with their lives. And the Experienced Dreamers™ contest is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win $100,000 to move here and realize your dream!
Pittsburgh is a place with a long history of dreamers – pioneers in arts and culture, business, medicine, robotics, and more. It’s also a place where people care about their community, with a legacy of philanthropy that rivals any region in the country. It’s a place where ordinary citizens work hard to build businesses and a better community for future generations. One visit, and it’s no wonder Pittsburgh has again and again been named “America’s most Livable City” by publications such as Forbes, The Economist and Places Rated Almanac. Pittsburgh is a place where we honor our past and constantly look to the future – a place that encourages dreamers to imagine what they can do here … and then to do it.
The Experienced Dreamers™ contest is all about getting you to think about your dream – whatever it is you believe you were born to do – and asking if you have the courage to pick up your life, move to Pittsburgh and make it real. If you’ve got a dream and the passion to follow it, we want to hear about it. And – for one dreamer – we’re going to give you the resources to help you do it.
From October 19 through December 16, 2011, we accepted applications for the contest. There was no fee to enter, but you must be 45 or older and you must not have lived within 100 miles of Pittsburgh in the last 10 years. (See the Terms and Conditions for complete contest rules.)
In the spring of 2012, 20 semifinalists and five finalists will be chosen based on the originality, creativity, passion and clarity demonstrated in their applications. And the winner will be chosen from among the five finalists by a vote of the people of Pittsburgh.
