Poster contest
In observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) and Teen Dating Violence Awareness Week (February), Freedom House is inviting all Henry and Stark County high school students (grades 9-12) to participate in a poster contest to promote awareness. The theme for the contest is “Teens: Have NO use for abuse!”
Freedom House is a domestic violence and rape crisis agency/shelter which provided services, in last year alone, to more than 650 women, men, teens and children in Henry, Stark, Bureau, Marshall and Putnam counties.
The first place winner will have his/her artwork displayed on a billboard with their name, their school and local sponsors. The winner will also receive a $100 savings bond, a ribbon and other donated prizes. The second and third place winners will receive a $50 savings bond, ribbons and gifts, and three honorable mention winners will receive commemorative coins, ribbons and gifts.
To date, sponsors include Muselman Investments Ltd., the State Bank of Speer, Central Bank, Community State Bank, Key Outdoor, and Union Federal Savings and Loan.
High school students from Alwood, Annawan, Cambridge, Galva, Geneseo, Kewanee, Orion and Wethersfield high schools; Excel, Franklin and Rock River Alternative Coop Schools; Stark County High School; and all homeschooled students in grades 9-12 are encouraged to participate. For more information about entering, call Susan at (309) 852-4008.
The deadline to enter is Oct. 16, with judging taking place shortly thereafter. The winning poster will be featured on a billboard throughout the month of February.
This poster and the second- and third-place finishers’ posters plus three honorable mention winners will become part of a traveling exhibit shown throughout Henry and Stark counties during the remainder of October on through January.
