Homer Tribune
May 7, 2008
FireWise children’s art contest announced
Youth on the Kenai Peninsula in grades kindergarten through fifth are encouraged to break out the colored pencils, paints and markers this month, get FireWise and win an iPod Shuffle.
A poster contest on the theme “Fires in the Forest and Houses in the Forest: What Can We Do” is sponsored this month by Alaska Division of Forestry and the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Winners in each of three age categories will be publicly recognized for their efforts, and their artwork will be used in a variety of settings, including a mural, posters, educational materials and placemats in restaurants across the Peninsula. One grand prize-winner will win an iPod Shuffle.
Age divisions are kindergarten and first grade (Little Spotters), Second and Third grade (Little Jumpers), and Fourth and Fifth grade (Jr. Hot Shots.)
Contest deadline is May 16 with winners announced May 23. Artwork can be between 8.5-by-11 inches and 16-by-22 inches and should be on stiff paper or cardboard. All artwork should be identified in the upper left corner with the artist’s first and last name, age and grade level, school or student’s address and phone number.
Submissions can be sent to Alaska Division of Forestry, 42499 Sterling Highway, Soldotna, Alaska, 99669. For more information, contact the Kenai Peninsula FireWise Team at (907) 260-4262 or visit www.firewisek