Earth Day Poetry Contest
We’d like to feature poems from Washington kids age 6-12 on the front and back covers of the Scorecard as well as inside the Scorecard. April is Earth Month and Earth Day is on April 22nd. For this Earth Day, we’re asking Washington kids to share why the earth is important to them in our Earth Day poetry contest.
Earth Day Contest Guidelines
For Kids ages 6-12
Teachers - download the full report with additional information for your use in your class.
Subject possibilities (these are examples only – kids should be encouraged to think broadly about the environment but choose one subject for the poem and write a poem that excites them).
• Why we should protect the earth
• Stop global warming
• Keep our Earth clean
• Clean up Puget Sound
• Protect our land/forests/water/air etc
Deadlines
Participants are encouraged to organize contests/events and submit entries on Earth Day (April 22). Additional entries must be submitted by 5pm, April 30, 2008.
Rules
For kids ages 6-12
8 - 10 lines max
Poem must have title, author, age, and school
Please include contact information for the author for notification purposes (contact information will not be published).
Submit to Sudha@wcvoters.org with the subject line “Earth Day Poetry Contest”
If email submission is not possible, send in via mail to Sudha Nandagopal, Washington Conservation Voters PO Box 1907 Seattle, WA 98111. All submissions must be received no later than 5pm on April 30th.
Acknowledgment and Prizes
• First place will be on the cover of the annual legislative scorecard
• Second place will be on the back cover of the annual legislative scorecard
• Third place will be inside the publication of the annual legislative scorecard
• Depending on the subject matter of individual poems and overall response to the contest, we may feature additional “honorable mention” poems inside the publication.
The authors of the poems that are selected for publication will asked to be at the "Legislative Scorecard" release press conference in late May or early June. The first place winner will recite his/her poem at one of the special Washington Conservation Voter events.
We will strive to publish as many of the poems as possible on our website at www.wcvoters.org
Please contact Sudha Nandagopal, Communications Manager at Washington Conservation Voters if you have questions. P: 206-631-2624 or E: Sudha@wcvoters.org
Submitted poems will become the property of Washington Conservation Voters for use in the Legislative Scorecard and associated materials.
