Peace Poster Contest Sponsored by Lion's Club

Students 11-13 years old on Nov. 15, are invited to enter the Lion's Club International annual 2009/2010 peace poster contest, "The Power of Peace." Students whose birth dates fall between Nov. 16, 1995, through Nov. 15, 1998, are eligible to enter the contest. Deadline for submitting entries is Oct. 30, 2009. The three winners will be invited to a Carson Valley Lions Club meeting. The 1st place winner will be awarded $50; 2nd place $30 and 3rd place $20.

The first place winner will be entered in the Lions Clubs International District 46 contest (basically the state of Nevada). The District 46 winner will be submitted to the Lions Clubs International to determine the Grand Prize winner as well as 23 merit awardees worldwide. The International Grand Prize recipient receives a trip to the award ceremony at Lions Day with the United Nations in New York City, a cash award of U.S. $2,500 and an engraved plaque.

Each year, Lion's Club International conducts this contest in the interest of motivating students of all nationalities to think about the positive effects of a peaceful world community. Students are encouraged to view previous grand prize and merit award winners on the Lions Club International website at www.lionsclubs.org/English/YPPWnrs.html in order to get an idea of the past winners designs.

Students at the public schools should check with their school principal for further information. The principal and teachers have been asked to select the best three posters from their school no later than 10 a.m. on Oct. 28 and forward them to the Douglas County School District office to arrive no later than 5 p.m. Oct. 29. The Carson Valley Lions Club Peace Poster Contest Committee will then pick up all of the entries submitted to the Douglas County School District office.

For home-schoolers or students enrolled in private schools, please obtain a copy of the rules and place of submission by contacting Linda Hiebert Sekiguchi, Carson Valley Lions Club Peace Poster Contest co-Chair at 782-1296 or co-chair Miki Jones at 782-7070.