Drug Free Poster Contest
This national calendar
project is designed to involve children from kindergarten through
high school in a joint effort to educate the nation's youth on the
dangers of substance abuse. The contest is sponsored by AHMAs throughout
the United States and the National Affordable Housing Management
Association. With the support of the U.S. Department of HUD and
USDA Rural Housing Services, the scope of the competition has increased
dramatically, along with the number of calendars distributed to
residents of affordable housing, thereby exposing at-risk children
to positive role models and drug-free messages. The theme for the
2004 contest will be announced soon.
Contest Rules
Who is eligible to enter the calendar contest?
All children who are residents on a property which is owned or managed
by a member of Mid-Atlantic AHMA.
How
does the contest work?
Mid-Atlantic AHMAs selects three winning posters from each grade
category. The four grade categories are based on the grade level
the contestants have completed by June.
Kindergarten
- 3rd grade
4th grade - 6th grade
7th grade - 9th grade
10th grade - 12th grade
All
winning posters will be submitted to NAHMA where a panel of judges
will select 14 winning posters that will appear inside the pages
of the annual dru-free poster calendar. One special entry will be
selected as the grand prize winning poster which will appear on
the cover. All posters submitted to Mid-Atlantic AHMA become the
property of Mid-Atlantic AHMA and we reserve the right to use the
posters for publicity, publications and advertisements.
How
are the posters judged?
Entries are judged on the artist's ability to create a poster with
the "AHMA Drug-Free Kid" message that portrays the contest's
theme (to be announced soon). Specifically judges consider:
Interpretation
of the theme
Originality
Quality - Is the poster appealing to the eye?
Are the lines clean and are they colored in well?
Overall artistic ability - Does the poster show some degree of creativity
and skill for its age group?
Will the colors be able to be reproduced with reasonable quality
and clarity?
What
specifications must the posters meet to enter?
- Posters
must be done on poster board (or heavy art paper) measuring 28x22
inches.
- Any
media may be used including paints, crayons, color pencils, chalk,
and collage, but contestants are advised to ensure that the media
selected be adequately protected against damage.
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The poster must be created by the child without help from an adult.
Cartoon
characters, names of individuals, product brands, or the name of
the property/development or Mid-Atlantic AHMA are not permitted
on the poster. All posters displaying these items will be disqualified.
The
official form with the following information must be legible and
secured on the back of each poster:
- Name
- Age
- Grade
completed in June of 2004
- Grade
level indicated (i.e., K-3, 4-6, 7-9 or 10-12)
- Name
of school
- Name
of development where child lives
- Child's
address and phone number
- Name
of Child's parent or guardian
- Name
of resident manager and phone number
- Name
of management company for development
- Name
of AHMA
The
official forms outlining the above information will be distributed
to each AHMA in an electronic format no later than January 31, 2003.
When
is the deadline?
The deadline for entry to the Mid-Atlantic AHMA is June 18, 2004.
We will forward our winning entries to the national contest at NAHMA
in late summer.
What
are the contest prizes?
The winners of Mid-Atlantic AHMA's contest receive U.S. savings
bonds. Winners of the national contest receive educational scholarships
in the form of U.S. Savings Bonds awarded by the NAHMA Educational
Foundation. The national contest's grand prize winner, whose poster
art appears on the cover of the calendar, receives an educational
scholarship and a trip to Washington D.C., where he or she will
be honored at the NAHMA Fall Meeting.
To be
eligible, posters submitted must come from properties managed or
owned by a Mid-Atlantic AHMA member company. Please email us if
you have any questions. |
