Bicycle Essay Contest Begins

Clothes for Kids Announces Student
Bicycle Essay Contest

Summary:

One boy and one girl of each grade level (Kindergarten-Sixth grade) will each win a bicycle and helmet. To be eligible to enter, children must live in Snohomish County and qualify for the free and reduced lunch program. Entries must be received by October 31, 2008.

Eligibility
• Contest open to all Snohomish County Children in grades Kindergarten - sixth who qualify for the Free and Reduced Lunch Program.


How to Enter
• Completely fill out all the required fields on the entry form, including first and last name, complete home mailing address (no P.O. Boxes), daytime telephone number (including area code), date of birth and e-mail address
• Essays must be 100 words or less and begin with: “The reason I would like a bicycle is. . .” (Kindergartners my substitute an art project or drawing in place of an essay).


Judging Criteria/Winner(s) Selection
• Essays will be judged on creativity, originality, grammar, spelling, and punctuation and conformity to contest rules.
• Essays must be written by students, not copied from other sources and not created in collaboration with anyone.
• Essays must include at least one bicycle safety element (such as wearing a helmet, signaling, observing stop signs, red lights and other traffic laws), how the student would care for the bicycle.
• Essays may be typed or handwritten. If handwritten, essays must be double-spaced, neat and legible.
• Students should make copies of student essays before sending. Essays will not be returned.
• Entries must be postmarked no later than October 31, 2008.

Winner(s) Notification
• Within a week of deadline for entries.
• Winning essays will be distributed to the media for possible publication.

Prizes
• Judges will select one male and one female first-place winner in each grade level, who will receive a bike and a bicycle helmet. Second and third-place winners in each grade level will receive bicycle helmets. All winners will receive a certificate of achievement from Clothes For Kids. This contest will allow for 14 bikes.

For more information, please contact: Ken Nabors at: joynessinbikedom@yahoo.com.



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Student

Name: __________________________________________________________________

Age: ______ Grade: _____

School: _____________________________________________________________


Address: Street, City, ZIP Code

Phone Number: (______) _______________________________

Parent/Guardian

Name: __________________________________________________________________

Email: __________________________________________________________________

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Address: Street, City, ZIP Code

Phone Number: (______)__________________


Please send essay entries to: Clothes For Kids, Bicycle Essay Contest
16725 52nd Avenue West, Lynnwood, WA 98056