Greeting Card Contest - Intelligencer Journal/New Era

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Intelligencer Journal Holiday Greeting Card Contest
Deadline: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Delivery: Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., 8 West King Street
Mail: P.O. Box 1328, Lancaster, PA 17608-1328

Competition Guidelines:The holiday greeting card contest is open to students in grades 1-12. Students are encouraged to create and enter their original greeting card designs. The theme is “A Salute to Our Local Troops”. Cards should have a seasonal motif and an appropriate message to local troops on the inside. Upon completion of the contest, greeting cards will be shared with local troops. ATTENTION TEACHERS: This is a great classroom project that encourages student creativity. In 2008, over 1000 cards (with student messages) reached our troops serving abroad during the holiday season.

Winners are chosen in each of four competition levels:

Traditional Art:

Grades 1, 2

Grades 3, 4, 5

Grades 6, 7, 8

Computer Generated Art:

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Judging will be on the basis of originality of idea and appropriate use of materials. Attractiveness, neatness, and workmanship will be taken into consideration by judges. The inside message is NOT part of the judging process but is a requirement as the cards will be shared with local troops. Judges’ decisions are final. Prizes are given to the top three cards in each competition level. Contest winners will be announced by the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal in December.

Carefully Follow the Official Entry Rules:

1. Attach the Official Entry Form to the BACK OF EACH entry. Entries without the form attached will not be considered for judging.
2. Cards should have a seasonal motif and display an appropriate message to local troops inside. In the case of younger children, a parent may write the message.
3. All students in grades 1 through 12 are eligible to enter.
4. In the traditional art category, any form of art material may be used EXCEPT pastels, charcoal and glitter. Examples of acceptable art materials would be crayons, watercolors, poster paint, block printing, cut paper, etc.
5. All parts of the card must be designed and made by the contestant. Do not use cut outs of old cards.
6. Traditional art submissions may NOT display any form of computer generated art.
7. Computer generated art submissions may NOT display any form of traditional art.
8. Any submission with BOTH art forms displayed on the card will NOT be judged.
9. Cards must be of a suitable size for mailing. The maximum size is 8 ½ in. long x 5 ½ in. wide (when folded) x 1in. depth.
10. Cards become property of the Intelligencer Journal and CANNOT BE RETURNED. The cards will be shared with local troops.
11. The Intelligencer Journal will not be responsible for entries damaged in the mail.

Questions:
Questions concerning the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Greeting Card contest may be directed to Marketing & Education Assistant Monica Witmer at Lancaster Newspapers Inc., 717-291-8604 or email mwitmer@lnpnews.com