For Immediate Release

Date: March 11, 2010 Contact: Suzanne Wiener Phone: 631-715-2569 Fax:

Commack, NY— Entries are now being accepted for the Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s (Commack) Annual Photo Contest. Amateur photographers may submit a maximum of five entries, at $5 per entry, in the following categories: Landscapes, Travel, People, Pets, Children, Nature, Wildlife, Still Life, and Computer Manipulated. This year, a student category was added for photographers under the age of 18, or those who are 18 but are still in high school. The deadline for submissions is April 15.

Photographs will be judged by professional photographers at the close of the contest, and winners will be chosen based on clarity, composition, subject matter and suitability for display at the Center. Winning photographers will be awarded various cash prizes at a reception held in June, and winning photos will be enlarged and permanently displayed at the Gurwin Center for the enjoyment of residents and visitors to the facility.

For the fourth consecutive year, The Tiffen Company (Hauppauge) will sponsor the contest, making it possible for Gurwin to enhance the lives of its residents through the breathtaking photography that is shared each year by amateur photographers from all across Long Island. The contest is sponsored in memory of founder Nat Tiffen.

Applications for the Gurwin Photo Contest are available from the Gurwin Center’s Public Relations office, or at www.gurwin.org. For more information or to request an application, call 631.715.2568.

2009 Best-in-Show - Leopard by Steve Green