2010 Kids Weather Survival Week

Poster Contest

February 2 - 9, 2009

As part of the activities to promote weather safety, Florida's Emergency Management Agencies, American Red Cross Chapters, National Weather Service Offices and Department of Education have participated in the Kids Weather Survival Week Poster Contest each year since 2000. This contest is open to all students in fourth and fifth grades, and is designed to help increase awareness of potential disasters and to promote disaster preparedness and mitigation. This year's sponsors include:

• Federal Alliance for Safe Homes
• Florida's American Red Cross Chapters
• Florida Association of Broadcasters
• Florida Emergency Preparedness Association
• Florida's National Weather Service Offices
• Midland Radio Corp
• Radio Disney
  

Who May Enter?

Any Florida student enrolled in Fourth or Fifth grades during the 2008-2009 school year may enter in the contest.

Where to mail your poster(s)

Posters must be packed, wrapped flat and MAILED to: The Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross - 187 Office Plaza Drive - Tallahassee, Florida 32301

Deadline

Posters must be postmarked on or before Friday, January 23, 2009 and must arrive at the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross no later than Monday, January 26, 2009.

Poster Specifications

• Posters must be submitted on poster or illustration board
• The overall dimensions shall be approximately 15" x 20"
• All artwork must be original and may be any media desired with the exception of pencil, chalk, charcoal or glitter.
• Stenciled, traced, computer generated or commercially manufactured stick on lettering or graphics are prohibited
• Note: All posters, once submitted, will become the property of the American Red Cross.
• Posters will be judged on both the clarity of the preparedness message and the quality of the art.

POSTERS WITH MISSPELLED WORDS WILL BE ELIMINATED.

Identification:

The following information should be placed on the back of the poster:

Artist's Name, Age and Grade
Names of Parents or Guardians
Home Address and Phone Number
School's Name and Art teacher
School's Address and Phone Number

Winners and Prizes

One winning Student Poster will be chosen from within each Department of Emergency Management Region. The Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest prize information is as follows:

Category #1: This category is for students. Each poster will be judged and ranked from all that are received from throughout Florida. The ranking will include a First Place Winner and six Regional Runner-Up Winners.

Category #2: This category is for teachers whose students' posters are judged and ranked as a First Place Winner, or one of the six Regional Runner-Up Winners.

Prize Categories

Grand Prize Winner	Student Grand Prize Winner will receive Walt Disney World Theme Park Annual Passes for a family of up to 4 and One NOAA "All-Hazards" Radio
Second Place Prize Winner	Walt Disney World Three Day Ticket with the Park Hopper Option for a family of up to 4 and one NOAA "All-Hazards" Radio
Third Place Prize Winner	Walt Disney World One Day Single Theme Park Ticket and One NOAA "All-Hazards" Radio
Fourth through Seventh Place Winners	Walt Disney World One Day Single Theme Park Ticket and One NOAA "All-Hazards" Radio
Homeroom Teacher of the Grand Prize Winner	$250 and one NOAA "All-Hazards" Radio
Homeroom Teachers of the Second through Seventh Place Winners	$100 and one NOAA "All-Hazards" Radio

The Kickoff Press Event will take place at Walt Disney World on Saturday, January 31, 2009.

To assist in promoting the 2009 Kids Weather Survival Week Poster Contest the following flyers have been produced.

Document	Format
Poster Contest Promotional Flyer	PDF

Weather Safety Information Web Sites
for Teachers and Students

To assist students in preparing the correct message for their poster, the following web sites are presented.

Web Site	Format
Disaster Education and Preparedness Library	HTML
Masters of Disaster	HTML
Weather Playtime For Kids	HTML