Entries sought for Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest
The Hawaii County Department of Water Supply invites Hawaii Island students attending kindergarten through the sixth grade to enter its fifth annual Keiki Water Conservation Poster Contest featuring an expanded format.
To encourage more keiki to learn about conserving water, the Department of Water Supply is including sixth-grade students for the first time. Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place entrants from each grade level K-6, as chosen by a panel of judges, for a maximum total of 14 winners islandwide. The department will announce winning entries at a future meeting of the Water Board.
The deadline to submit an original artwork illustrating this year’s theme of “Our Water, Our Future, Conserve It” on a flat, 11- by 17-inch paper is March 10. Any medium may be used, except for 3D renderings, chalk, charcoal and oil-based crayon. No computer graphics or photographs will be accepted. Make sure each poster lists the artist’s name in legible print.
Each poster submission should be accompanied by a completed entry form available below, at www.hawaiidws.org, via email by contacting dws@hawaiidws.org or by calling DWS on regular working days at (808) 961-8050. There is no charge to enter. Contest entries should be mailed to DWS in Hilo or dropped off in designated bins at DWS’ offices in Hilo, Kona or Waimea by Friday, March 10. Address locations and additional contest rules are listed on the attached entry form and at www.hawaiidws.org.
The free contest aims to highlight the importance of reducing water waste and protecting drinking water supplies. It challenges keiki to utilize artistic ways of conserving our most precious resource – safe drinking water. Conservation ideas, including the video “Save Water to Help the Earth,” are posted under the “Conservation” link at www.hawaiidws.org.
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