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Theme for 2017-18:
“The Future of Peace”
For the last 30 years Lions Clubs around the world have proudly sponsored the Lions International Peace Poster Contest in local schools and youth groups. This art contest encourages young people
worldwide to express their visions of peace. In celebration of 30th anniversary, District 2-X1 urges all Lions Clubs to engage with the youth in their community to sponsor a Peace Poster Contest entry.
How the Contest works: Only a Lions Club can sponsor the contest. There is no limit for a club’s participation provided the club acquires separate ‘Peace Poster Kit’ from LCI for each contest organized and each entry to the District is accompanied with an Entry Fee of $50 to “2-X1 Charities Inc.”. Only one entry per student and each entry must be the work of only one student. The contest is open to young people ages 11, 12 & 13 on November 15, 2017.
Art: Participants use a variety of mediums, including charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme “The Future of Peace”. The artwork must be no smaller than 13”x20” and no larger than 20”x24”. Do not laminate, mat or frame artwork. Three-dimensional entries NOT accepted. Nothing may be glued, stapled or attached to the artwork. Please see the Contest Rules & Conditions (in the Contest Kit from LCI) which must be strictly followed.
Judging: Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme. Posters advance through several judging levels: local, district, multiple district and international. Only one poster is selected at the District 2-X1 level as its entry for Multiple District (Texas) contest. MD-2 then chooses one poster to send to International HQ for the final judging. At the international level, judges select one grand prize and 23 merit award winners. More than 600,000 children participate annually world over.
Award Prizes: to Artists of posters, at various levels, are given as under:
$ 250 cash for District 2-X1 level winner (1st place) $ 125 cash for District 2-X1 level winner (2nd place $ 75 cash for District 2-X1 level winner (3rd place)
$ 250 cash for MD-2 (Texas) level winner
$5000 for one international grand prize winner and a trip (with two family members and the Lions club member) to the award ceremony
$ 500 and Certificate of Achievement from LCI to 23 International Merit Award winners
Ordering Contest Kit: Lions Clubs sponsoring Contests must order a Peace Poster Contest Kit (PPK-1) from the Club Supplies Sales Dept. at clubsupplies@lionsclubs.org. Separate Kit must be ordered for each poster submitted by the Club to the District 2-X1. The cost of each kit is $11.95 plus shipping and handling. Order online or call 630-571-5466.Please give sufficient delivery time for a well-planned contest.The kit contains official guidelines, sticker to place on back of the poster submitted by the Club to the District Governor.
Deadlines:
Oct. 1, 2017 - To order Contest Kit from LCI Nov 15, 2017 - Clubs to submit winning poster
(per each contest) to District Governor
More Information: Visit www.lionsclubs.org and select Member Center >Serve! >Other Ways to Serve >Contests >Sponsor a Peace Poster Contest. Winning posters of current and previous years are also available online.
2-X1 District Chair (Peace Poster Contest)
Lion Karen Murray
8251 Ranchview Dr. # 3096, Irving, TX 75063 979-255-8858 gizmo_747@yahoo.com
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