Greater Lehigh Valley Red Cross Sponsors Second Annual Drawing Contest for Students in Grades 1 - 6
News Release: January 23, 2009
Contact: Janice Osborne, Director-Communications and Marketing; American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley (610) 865-4400, ext. 262; pager (610) 830-9771

"Volunteers are the heart of the American Red Cross" is Contest Theme

The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley will hold its Second Annual Drawing Contest for students in first through sixth grades in Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties to commemorate March is Red Cross Month. Students of public, private, parochial, and home schools are eligible to participate.

Submitted artwork should address the theme "Volunteers are the heart of the American Red Cross." Artwork must be original and drawn on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper and may be done in the student's artistic medium of choice (crayon, marker, paint, ink, pen, etc.) Posters must be two-dimensional - no glitter, construction paper, stick-ons, etc. may be attached to the paper. No stencils or copyrighted characters may be used.

Deadline for artwork submission is March 2. Each student is permitted to submit only one piece. One winning entry will be selected from each grade level. Winners will be notified by March 5 and invited to a March 7 Red Cross community event at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall to receive their awards.

Submissions may be mailed to American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley, 2200 Avenue A, Bethlehem, PA 18017, or dropped off at the Red Cross Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The student's name, address, school, grade, and home telephone number must be included on the back of the artwork.

All entries become the property of the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley and will not be returned. The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley reserves the right to reproduce all posters in whole or in part, and to use the names of the winners in public announcements of the contest. Employees of the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley and the members of their immediate families (residing in the same household residence) are ineligible to participate or win.

The drawing contest is one way the American Red Cross hopes to educate parents, teachers and students about the humanitarian organization.

For more information, contact Janice Osborne, director of communications and marketing, at (610) 865-4400, ext. 262, or osbornej@usa.redcross.org.

The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley serves nearly 690,000 residents of Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties. Last year the Red Cross provided health and safety education training; Lifeline, a personal response service for seniors; and emergency relief to more than 24,000 greater Lehigh Valley residents. For more information about the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley or volunteer opportunities, call (610) 865-4400 or visit www.redcrosslv.org.