Poster Contest...Win Awesome Prizes!!!

I came across this wonderful opportunity for my "little artists" to participate in.  If they work on this at home or during recess time, I will be glad to register them and mail in their poster.  Usually not many students get involved in these types of contests so the chances of winning are that much greater.  Let me know if you need any help, supplies, etc.  This is NOT mandatory but if you want your child to participate, their poster must be turned into me before spring break!!!  Good luck!

CONTEST:
You are invited to par­tic­i­pate in the 2010 SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest. Entry is open to kinder­garten through 8th grade stu­dents in the United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The poster con­test is a fun way to rein­force sun safety edu­ca­tion in your class­room and win cool prizes for the stu­dents, class­room and even the school.

Prizes:
Kindergarten through 3rd Grade

•5 win­ners will receive a Crayola Digital Camera Scrapbooking Kit, includ­ing an EZ Grip Digital Camera, a hard shell match­ing cam­era case, a photo edit­ing CD, USB cable and a scrap­book with col­ored paper, mark­ers and stickers.
•The class­rooms of these 5 win­ners will receive a UV Index Sun Station, UV color change beads, a UV color change Frisbee and a gal­lon of Blue Lizard Suncream.

National Winner

•The win­ner of the on-line vot­ing for the 2010 SunWise with SHADE National Poster Contest will receive a fam­ily trip to Walt Disney World.
•The school will win a WeatherBug Weather Station and software.
•The class­room will receive a smart-board.

Rules:
1.Each poster must be hand drawn on 8½″ × 11″ paper.

2.The teacher must complete the entry form and attached it on the back of each poster.
3.Posters should include at least five of the following SunWise action steps:
•Seek Shade
•Wear a Hat
•Wear Sunglasses
•Check the UV Index
•Do Not Sun Tan or Use Tanning Beds
•Use Sunscreen of SPF 15+
•Cover Up
•Limit the Sun Between 10am and 4pm
4.Posters must be received by April 7th, 2010.
5.Mail your posters to:
SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest
c/o Linda Rutsch
13502 Round Tree Court
Silver Spring, MD 20906

Register:
Register here and you will get an entry form already filled out with your infor­ma­tion that you can sim­ply print off for each stu­dent. You will also receive occa­sional reminders and updates about the poster con­test. You will also have the oppor­tu­nity to learn more about the SunWise pro­gram and requestt a free SunWise toolkit.


The cri­te­ria for poster judg­ing will be based on how well the poster expresses the sun safety mes­sages in an orig­i­nal, cre­ative and thought­ful man­ner. Crayons, mark­ers and paints make more col­or­ful posters than do pens and pen­cils. Posters should illus­trate the mes­sages rather than write them. Judging will take place in Washington DC on April 13, 2010. State win­ners will be announced on April 16, 2010.