Canadian students 19 and Under are invited to celebrate biodiversity in Oakville and across the globe by entering a contest!
Canadian artist Robert Bateman started a program called 'Get to Know' to help promote environmental awareness amongst young people.
The theme for this year's 'Get to Know' program
is 'Celebrate Biodiversity' and at no time more than the present is this theme more important with thousands of plant and animal species becoming endangered or extinct on a daily basis.
If you know a student who is 19 years or under, encourage them to enter this year's 'Get to Know' contest.
Not only will they have the opportunity to learn more about the beautiful planet we live on and display their creative talents, they will also have the opportunity to win some great prizes and perhaps have their work published in the 2011 Get to Know contest calendar or be used for the 2011 Youth Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp!
To enter the contest, students are invited to get outside and get creative. Paint, draw or photograph nature in it's glory and submit your work of art.
Students who prefer to write are encouraged to submit a work of art using the written word that talks about wildlife or biodiversity.
Prizes*
Entrants have the opportunity to win one of the following prizes:
- the winning art or writing entry will be published in the 2011 Robert Bateman Get to Know Contest Calendar
- One winning entry will be featured as Wildlife Habitat Canada's 2011 Youth Wildlife Habitat
Conservation Stamp - A week-long art and nature camp in one of Canada's stunning national parks, joined by outstanding mentors and the American contest winners (sponsored by Parks Canada; for age 12 and up only)
- Cash prizes
- The winning entry published on www.gettoknow.ca
- VIP invitations to special events, held across the country
- Personal written congratulations from Robert Bateman
- Digital cameras from Panasonic (for photography winners)
- Additional prize packages from Opus Framing and Art Supplies and Scholastic (for art and writing winners respectively)
General Rules
This contest is open to ALL Canadian students 19 and under and no purchase or payment is necessary in order to win.
Entrants may submit more than one entry, however all entries must be received in the mail or online by Get to Know no later than 4:00 PM Eastern (1:00 PM Pacific) on May 28, 2010.
For more information, click on the banner below.
*Prize list taken from Get to Know Contest website
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Your Choice Realty , Mississauga, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.oakville-burlingtonhomes.com |
