Grand & Toy® Launches Capture Your Creative Contest To Encourage Canadians to Have Fun at Work

Top prize of $5,000 in Grand & Toy product up for grabs

TORONTO, April 13, 2015 /CNW/ - Grand & Toy, an affiliate of global office products provider Office Depot, Inc., today launched the Capture Your Creative contest, encouraging Canadians to think outside the 'office box' and come up with exciting ways to use their Grand & Toy office products. Entries should focus on creating and capturing something new, innovative, or decorative.

"At Grand & Toy, we like to have fun and make a positive impact on our customers, partners and communities," said Gaurav Sharma, Senior Director of Marketing and eCommerce at Grand & Toy.  "Our goal with the Capture Your Creative contest is to bring people together while they think up cool and innovative ideas for items we all use every day in our workspace – it's about celebrating the creativity in all of us."

To enter the contest, take a photo of what you created with office products purchased from Grand & Toy and upload it to the contest Facebook page before June 5^th, 2015. If you need a little encouragement, check out our inspirational video. Submit your entry early to maximize your chances of winning. You are free to submit your entry as an individual or as part of a team (get your office mates together!).

Like the Grand & Toy Facebook page to follow all the contest updates, and be sure to use the hashtag #captureyourcreative when sharing your favourites on social.

Winners will be chosen based on the number of votes, creativity and the number of office products used by a panel of judges. Runner-up prizes will be chosen from the remaining entries. Contest winners will be announced on June 18th on facebook.com/grandandtoy.

The grand prize winner will receive $5,000 in office supplies from GrandandToy.com, with five runner-up prizes of $1,000 each.

So, what does the $5,000 grand prize at GrandandToy.com get you? A lot!  Everything from noise cancelling headphones, speakers and ergonomic chairs, to height adjustable tables, cameras and printers. The best part is that YOU get to go on a $5,000 shopping spree! If you want to spend all of it on paper clips and thumb tacks, that's entirely up to you.

Last but not least – don't forget to invite your friends to vote! They can vote for your photo entry by simply clicking the vote button on the contest page.

About Grand & Toy

With a heritage that dates back to 1882, today's Grand & Toy is committed to offering sustainable solutions to Canadian businesses in the areas of interiors, technology, and imaging and professional services, in addition to office and facility supplies. We are one of the largest B2B office products and services providers, operating one of the country's biggest distribution networks serving customers coast-to-coast via our direct sales force and e-commerce platform. Grand & Toy also demonstrates a firm commitment to corporate social responsibility through a comprehensive sustainability strategy that is manifested through numerous internal and external environmental and social outreach programs. For more information, visit www.grandandtoy.com.

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Media Contact: Amy Dickson, Senior Consultant, Environics Communications, Inc. (for Grand & Toy), [email protected], 416-969-2758