EPA Invites Students To Participate In Earth Day Poster Contest

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is co-sponsoring an Earth Day Poster Contest for students in kindergarten through grade 12 in EPA’s mid-Atlantic region, which includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

            Entries must be postmarked no later than Earth Day, April 22.
            Students are invited to submit hand-created drawings on plain letter-sized paper using markers, colored pencils, crayons, pens and/or paint.  Computer-generated images will not be accepted.
            Students can choose one of the four themes: Protect Habitats, Endangered Species; Help Protect the Earth from Climate Change; The Meaning of Earth Day; and Bays, Estuaries, Oceans and Coasts.
            Entries will be divided into four categories: K-2nd grade; grades 3-5; grades 6-8; and grades 9-12.  The top three winners in each category will receive prize packages.  Winning entries and others will be displayed at various locations throughout the region including EPA’s Public Information Office.  Posters will also be posted on EPA’s website.    
            The back of the poster should include the competition theme, name, age, school name, grade, parent/guardian’s name, address, telephone number and email.
            The contest is co-sponsored by EPA, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Philadelphia Zoo and the National Aquarium at Baltimore.
              Entries must be mailed to: Earth Day Poster Contest (3PA00), U.S. EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
            For more information, download the contest announcement or call 215-814-5100 or send email to: EarthDay@epa.gov.

3/7/2011

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