Peace Poster Contest - ANNUAL ART CONTEST

Annual Art Contest for Kids

Each year, Lions clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. For more than 25 years, millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest.

The theme of the 2014-15 Peace Poster Contest is "Peace, Love and Understanding."Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate.

DATES AND DEADLINES

• January 15: Kits go on sale from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.

• October 1: Deadline to purchase kits from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.

• November 15: Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to the district governor.

• December 1: Postmark deadline for a Governor to send one winning district poster to multiple district council chairperson.

• December 1: Postmark deadline for a Governor not belonging to a multiple district to send one winning poster to the Public Relations Department at International Headquarters.

• December 1: Postmark deadline for a Club not belonging to a district to send one winning entry to the Public Relations Department at International Headquarters.

• December 15: Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning poster to the Public Relations Department at International Headquarters.

• February 1: International winners notified on or before this date.

Further details are available on-line: 

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/our-work/youth-programs/peace-poster-contest/

By Lion Sara

Peace Poster Chairperson Tanzania