Munster Support “What’s Your Story?” Campaign
22nd March 2016 By Munster Rugby
Munster’s Niall Scannell, James Cronin and Cian Bohane visited St. Vincent’s Secondary School in Cork to talk to students about Trend Micro’s 2016 “What’s Your Story?” video and poster competition.
“What’s Your Story?” is a digital safety competition which awards up to €;8,000 in cash prizes and encourages individuals and schools, as well as youth and community groups, to share their personal online experiences. This year they will be addressing the question: “What does the Internet mean to you?”
Celebrating its 5th successful year this year, the “What’s Your Story?” competition gives young people the opportunity to consider the power of the internet.
“We’ve asked many questions and tackled many themes since the launch of the Irish competition in 2012. This year we want to know how the Internet impacts young people’s lives – for better or for worse,” said Avril Ronan, Global Program Manager for Internet Safety at Trend Micro EMEA.
“Munster Rugby is happy to be here today in St. Vincent’s Secondary School supporting the ‘What’s Your Story?’ competition and finding out what the internet really means to young people; everything from the good to the bad, the necessary and the not so needed. The internet is a great place to be and this competition really highlights that,” said Enda Lynch, Commercial and Marketing Manager with Munster Rugby.
“There are often gaps or misperceptions between the reality of the internet for a young person verses what we as adults perceive or worry about. The internet is a very powerful tool but that can be harnessed in a very creative and positive way and that’s what we want our young people to show us this year,” added Avril Ronan.
All video and poster submissions are available on the competition website for public viewing, rating and comments. Those with the highest views and ratings will be shortlisted for competition judges from Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook, Smart Futures, TY Ireland and Webwise.
This competition is a fun activity for families, classrooms and youth clubs around the country. Closing date for entries is 12 April 2016.
Public viewing and rating will close on April 26th with winners announced the week of May 16th 2016.
To learn more about the competition, submit a video or poster, or be inspired by past winners, visit https://whatsyourstory.trendmicro.ie and follow @TrendISKF_IE on Twitter or Instagram #WhatsYourStory2016
