In celebration of Drinking Water Week, which will be recognized May 6-12, 2007, the City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works Department’s Utilities Division is sponsoring the Drop Savers Water Conservation Poster Contest for Fort Lauderdale public and private school students, grades K-12. Students are invited to create a “T-Shirt” poster using their own creative water conservation ideas and designs to promote water conservation awareness.
Contest Rules and Guidelines
1. Posters must be created on the official 11" x 17" entry form provided by the City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works Department/Utilities Division or downloaded from this website (entries printed on paper sizes other than 11" x 17" CANNOT be accepted). There is no entry fee for the contest! To obtain official contest entry forms, please download the form from this web page or call Shannon Graham at 954-828-7882 or e-mail sgraham@fortlauderdale.gov.
2. Poster design must portray a water conservation drawing, slogan or preferably both. Students may use crayons, pencil, markers, paint, etc. Entrants must demonstrate their understanding of the importance of water conservation and methods used to conserve water.
3. The information section at the bottom of the entry form must be filled in completely and legibly (please print). Entries that cannot be read or are incomplete will be disqualified.
4. Posters must be submitted on the entry form by Monday, March 12, 2007 to:
City of Fort Lauderdale, Public Works Department,
Attn: Monique J. Damiano, Public Information Specialist
949 N.W. 38 Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Winners
The City of Fort Lauderdale’s Utilities Division will select winners from each grade category (K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12) from the posters submitted and will enter them in the Florida Section/American Water Works Association’s (FS/AWWA) state competition.
Prizes
Fort Lauderdale winners will receive a T-shirt with their winning design reproduced on it, a Barnes & Noble gift card, and a plaque. Their designs will be posted to the City’s website and may be reproduced in other City of Fort Lauderdale publications. In addition, the winners will be invited to attend a televised City Commission meeting to be publicly recognized for their achievement.
Students selected as state winners by the FS/AWWA will receive a gift card, a T-shirt with their winning design reproduced on it, and a certificate.
For more information, please contact Monique J. Damiano, Public Information Specialist 954-828-7808 or e-mail mdamiano@fortlauderdale.gov. |
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