ESSAY
Students may submit an original essay in French or English on the topic:
Why Pets Are Important To People
POEM
Students may submit an original essay in French or English on the topic:
Why Pets Are Important To People
POSTER
Students may submit a poster with a clear message, using any medium, with the theme:
Why Pets Are Important To People
PRIZES for each Category
Top prize: $300
Five runner-up prizes of $100
Five honourable mentions of $50
CONTEST RULES
- Students must be in Grade 7 or 8.
- All entries must be original.
- Student's name, age and grade, teacher's name and the name and address of school must be on each entry.
- All entries become the property of the sponsor and may be reproduced.
- The decisions of the judges are final.
- Essays and poems must be no more than 350 words, typed and double spaced.
- Posters must not be less than 30 by 39 cm or 11 ½ by 14 inches. Please roll posters for mailing.
- Posters can be returned provided a stamped, self-addressed envelope is included.
Attention:
Only entries complying with the rules will be eligible for the prize money.
JUDGING
First round judging will be done by the visiting teachers of the Kindness Program. The final judging will be done by the Directors of The Beatrice Watson-Acheson Foundation.
SEND ENTRIES TO
Students from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) including Toronto, Peel, Durham, Central and Western Ontario:
The Beatrice Watson-Acheson Foundation
Attn: Ms. Glenda Deigan
P.O. Box 264
Borden, Ontario, L0M 1C0
Students from the greater Ottawa area including Eastern Ontario:
The Beatrice Watson-Acheson Foundation
Attn: Mrs. Jennifer Snell
4740 Dunning Road
Navan, Ontario, K4B 1J1