The Military Family Art Contest
Ten elementary school age children, representing each of the five military services, will receive U.S. Savings Bonds, in the fifth annual Armed Services YMCA art contest.
The top five winners will receive $500 bonds and five runners-up will receive $100 bonds each. One of the five winning drawings will be featured on the Year 2000 Military Family Week poster.
Deadline: Art entries must be submitted by Friday, June 30, 2000.
All drawings must be received by the deadline date or postmarked by that date to be considered.
Since 1996, when the contest was introduced, more than 8,000 children in military communities have participated, with entries received form children around the world. A large selection of the drawing is displayed each year in the Pentagon during Military Family. Winning works of art are featured on the Armed Services YMCA web site: www. asymca.org.
Rules: Open to elementary school-age children of military and Dod civilian employee families (K-6), including Coast Guard and Reserve and Guard components. All installation agencies that are involve din children's programs are encouraged to participate, as well as civilian agencies that serve military family members.
Theme: "My Military Family". Drawings should depict the artist's family and some aspect of their military life. Patriotic and home scenes have been popular in the past.
Submissions should be in color and drawn on 8-1/2 x 11 inch unlined paper, though black and white entries are welcome.
A cover letter must be included with the child's name, age, grade level and address along with information about parents, including full name, military unit, and especially a telephone number or e-mail address.
Families on PCS orders should include receiving command or unit information to ensure that winning children can be notified. Children in more than one participating program may submit additional entries.
Drawings may be forwarded through an Armed Services YMCA branch, through any military installation agency, or directly to the Armed Services YMCA National Headquarters, 6225 Brandon Ave., Suite 215, Springfield, VA 22150-2510.
For more information please contact: Andree Swanson of the Armed Services YMCA- aswanson@asymca.org, phone (703) 866-1260
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