2. Why is Volvo doing this?
Volvo established the Volvo for life Awards in 2002 in honor of its 75th anniversary to celebrate the core values of our company – Safety, Quality, and the Environment – by celebrating everyday Americans who bring these values to life. In the five years since the beginning of this program, Volvo has donated nearly five million dollars to charitable organizations around the country that are taking action to make the world a better place.

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Nominations
1. Who is eligible?
Nominees must be citizens or legal residents of the United States, including territories of the United States, or United States citizens living abroad. Nominees for the Butterfly Award must meet the aforementioned criteria and be of the age of 16 or under by October 15, 2007. Volvo employees, employees of its agencies and affiliates, and Volvo retailers and their employees are not eligible to receive a Volvo for life Award. An organization or group may be nominated for a Volvo for life Award, provided a single individual is designated by name to accept any and all awards on behalf of the group. Recipients of funding from any previous cycle of the Volvo for life Awards are not eligible for this year's awards.

2. How do I nominate someone?
Anyone may nominate a person for a Volvo for life Award. An organization may nominate someone, provided they specify an individual within their organization to serve as a contact for verification purposes. Nominations may be made only through the Volvo for life Awards Web site (www.volvoforlifeawards.com). Click here to preview the nomination form questions.

3. Why should I nominate someone?
By nominating your hero for the Volvo for life Awards, they become eligible to receive $100,000 for the charity of their choice; increased national exposure for their cause and/or organization; and a Volvo for life. Child nominees (16 and under) become eligible to receive $25,000 for the charity of their choice and increased national exposure for their cause and/or organization.

4. What is the deadline for submitting a nomination to this year’s Volvo for life Awards?
October 15, 2007 is the last day for submitting a nomination. If you have nominated someone for a Volvo for life Award, remember to check back on November 1, 2007 to see if they are semifinalists and vote for them at this Web site during the voting period: November 1, 2007 through January 7, 2008.

5. What if I submit an incomplete nomination?
If you mistakenly sent an incomplete nomination, or want to add new information to a nomination, you may fill out and submit a new nomination at any time during the nomination period. Your new nomination will be evaluated and scored independently of the old nomination

6. Should I send additional materials, such as press clippings, in support of my nomination?
Please do not send additional materials.

7. How do I contact one of the nominees featured on the Web site?
If you are interested in contacting one of our nominees about their work, e-mail us at nominate@volvo4lifeawards.com and we will do our best to put you in touch, as long as the nominee consents.

8. How do I know whether my nomination was submitted successfully?
Once your nomination has been submitted, you should instantly receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive such an e-mail, your nomination did not go through. Please re-submit your nomination.

9. What should I do if I am having technical difficulties in submitting a nomination?
www.volvoforlifeawards.com has been designed to work well for the widest range of users. Nonetheless, you may encounter problems caused by your web browser, your computer, or traffic issues with your Internet service provider (ISP). If you are experiencing consistent problems with the site, we want to help. To do this, please send the following information to nominate@volvo4lifeawards.com: a detailed description of the problem; the specific address of the page where the problem occurred; the times when the problem occurred; the name and version of your web browser software (Netscape 4.X, Explorer 5.X); the computer you use with processor speed and RAM (Dell Pentium III with 256 Mb RAM; Mac G4 with 512 Mb RAM); the operating system and version your computer is running (Windows 2000; Mac OS 10.1); and your ISP (America Online; Earthlink).

America Online users Note: AOL's method for providing web access "caches" web pages. This can create problems when you fill out a form and receive an error message. If you see the same error message even after refilling out the form, then press the "refresh" button on the AOL browser, and it should correct the problem.

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Voting
1. Who is eligible to vote?
Anyone anywhere is eligible to vote in the Volvo for life Awards program.

2. How do I vote for someone?
Votes may be cast solely through the Volvo for life Awards Web site: (www.volvoforlifeawards.com).

3. Can I vote for more than one person?
Yes, you may vote for as many nominees as you like.

4. Is there a limit to the number of times I can vote for a nominee?
No, there is no limit to the number of times you may vote for a nominee. However, Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reserves the right to disqualify any votes that appear, in its exclusive judgment, to be generated by any automated system, including robotic, automatic, mechanical, programmed, or similar entry duplication methods, or which in any way disables or evades the technology in place to prevent such automated voting. Please review our Rules for further information.

5. Are there any restrictions as to how I can vote?
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reserves the right to disqualify any votes that appear, in its exclusive judgment, to be generated by any automated system, including robotic, automatic, mechanical, programmed, or similar entry duplication methods, or which in any way disables or evades the technology in place to prevent such automated voting. Please review our Rules for further information.

6. Can I change my vote?
No. Votes are final once submitted.

7. What should I do if I experience technical difficulties in submitting a vote?
www.volvoforlifeawards.com has been designed to work well for the widest range of users. Nonetheless, you may encounter problems caused by your web browser, your computer or traffic issues with your Internet service provider (ISP). If you are experiencing consistent problems with the site, we want to help. To do this, please send the following information to nominate@volvo4lifeawards.com: a detailed description of the problem; the specific address of the page where the problem occurred; the times when the problem occurred; the name and version of your web browser software (Netscape 4.X, Explorer 5.X); the computer you use with processor speed and RAM (Dell Pentium III with 256 Mb RAM; Mac G4 with 512 Mb RAM); the operating system and version your computer is running (Windows 2000; Mac OS 10.1); your ISP (America Online; Earthlink).

America Online users Note: AOL's method for providing web access "caches" web pages. This can create problems when you fill out a form and receive an error message. If you see the same error message even after refilling out the form, then press the "refresh" button on the AOL browser, and it should correct the problem.

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Judging
1. How are semifinalists selected?
An initial screening panel chooses the top ten semifinalists for each of the categories – Safety, Quality of Life, Environment, and the Butterfly Award – from the nominations submitted by the American public.

2. How are finalists selected?
An online public vote – from November 1, 2007 through January 7, 2008 – will determine three finalists in each category. Only votes made through the online ballot on this Web site will be counted.

3. How are winners selected?
A panel of independent judges will select the winner in the categories of Safety, Quality of Life, Environment, and the Butterfly Award. The Grand Award winner will be selected by the panel of judges and Volvo Cars of North America, LLC from the winners in the categories of Safety, Quality of Life, and Environment. The winner of the Butterfly Award will be selected by Volvo and the family of Alexandra Scott. The decision of the judges is final, and the selection of all semifinalists, finalists, and winners is within the sole discretion of Volvo Cars of North America, LLC.

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Results
1. When are the winners for the Volvo for life Awards announced?
Winners will be posted to the Web site immediately after the Gala Awards Ceremony on March 19, 2008.

2. What do the winners receive?
Winners in the categories of Safety, Quality of Life, and Environment receive $100,000 for the charity of their choice. The winner of the Butterfly Award receives $25,000 for the charity of his or her choice. One Grand Award winner (selected from the winners in the categories of Safety, Quality of Life, and Environment) receives a new Volvo every three years for the rest of his or her life. Winners will also have a starring role in a Volvo for life Award documentary and receive an all-expense paid trip to New York City as a guest of honor at our Gala Awards Ceremony.

3. What do the finalists receive?
Each finalist in the categories of Safety, Quality of Life, and Environment receives $25,000 for the charity of their choice and a certificate of merit. Each finalist in the Butterfly Award category receives $10,000 for the charity of their choice and a certificate of merit.

4. What do the semifinalists receive?
Each category semifinalist receives a certificate of merit.

5. When and where will the Gala Awards Ceremony take place?
The Gala Awards Ceremony will take place in New York City on March 19, 2008.

6. Can anyone attend the awards ceremony?
Unfortunately, space at the event is very limited, requiring us to make it by invitation only. However, you may view highlights of the Gala Awards Ceremony at this Web site.

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