
2007-2008 International Peace Poster Winner "Peace Begins With Me" is the theme of the 2008-09 Peace Poster Contest. Lions clubs can sponsor the program in their community for children in local schools or organized, sponsored youth groups. Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate. Through the contest, students are encouraged to visually depict their interpretation of the contest's theme.
Lions clubs may purchase a contest kit through the Club Supplies Sales Department. For an order form, click here. A kit must be purchased for each contest sponsored. The contest must be sponsored by a Lions club.
For more information please contact our Peace Poster Chair at the following:
Bobby McMillion
128 Minnesota Circle Jacksonville 72076
C-501-749-1289 mailto:bmcmillion@centurytel.net
To view contest rules (complete rules & conditions can be found in your kit), click here.
To complete and print an honorable mention certificate, click here.
Judging
Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.
Posters advance through several judging levels: local, district, multiple district and international. At the international level, judges from the art, peace, youth, education and media communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners.
Awards
One international grand prize winner will receive a trip to a special
award ceremony with the sponsoring club president and two family members at Lions Day with the United Nations in New York City, New York, USA (subject to change). There the winning artist will be presented with an engraved plaque and a cash prize of US $2,500.
Each of the 23 merit award winners will receive a cash award of US $500 and a certificate of achievement.
Promoting
To download the fill-in-the-blank Peace Poster press release, visit PR
Tools under News & Events or click here. Also available are the Peace Poster Brochure and the District Peace Poster Chairperson's Guide.
Deadlines
Entries not meeting deadlines will be disqualified.
October 1 Deadline to purchase kits from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.
November 15 Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to the district governor.