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Drug Awareness Essay Contest

To help promote Drug Awareness with the youth of Illinois and to formalize the Grand Lodge Drug Awareness Essay Contest in the state, the following are the rules, guideline, and timeframe for the Illinois Elks Associations Drug Awareness Essay Contest.

The theme for the 2017-2018 contest is: “What Heroes Do!”.

Rules:

  • Grand Lodge Drug Awareness Directors will establish a new theme each year.
  • Only one submission will be accepted per Lodge, per District, per State.
  • Only submissions from the State Chairman will be accepted by the Grand Lodge Drug Awareness Directors.
  • Each winner must have a “Hold Harmless” waiver submitted with the essay.
  • Each entry must be 250 words.
  • Each entry must have the following information submitted with it:
    • Name – First and last
    • School Name and Location
    • Lodge name & number
    • State Chairman’s Name submitting Essay

Guide Lines:

  • The essay contest should be done in grades 6 through 8.
  • Lodge winners should be honored at an appropriate Lodge function.
  • District winners should be honored at an appropriate District function.
  • State winner will be honored at the May IEA State meeting.

Time Frame:

  • Winning Essays must be submitted to the State Chairman no later than December 15th

 

Drug Awareness Poster Contest

To help promote Drug Awareness with the youth of Illinois and to formalize the Grand Lodge Drug Awareness Poster Contest in the state, the following are the rules, guideline, and timeframe for the Illinois Elks Associations Drug Awareness Poster Contest.

The theme for the 2017-2018 contest is: “What Heroes Do!”

Rules:

  • Each winner must have a “Hold Harmless” waiver submitted with the poster.
  • Poster submitted must be no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches in size.
  • Each entry must have the following information submitted with it:
    • Name – First and last
    •  Lodge name & number
    • State Chairman’s Name submitting poster
  • Do not use “DARE” or other trade marks on any poster.

Judging will be based on the following:

  • Closeness to the theme
  • Neatness
  • Originality
  • Correct grammatical structure
  • Copyright characters are prohibited. They will be disqualified.

Guide Lines:

  • The poster contest should be done during Red Ribbon Week.
  • The poster contest should be done in grades 4 through 6.
  • Lodge winners should be honored at an appropriate Lodge function.
  • District winners should be honored at an appropriate District function.
  • State winner will be honored at the January IEA State meeting.

Time Frame:

  • Winning posters must be submitted to the State Chairman no later than December 15th.

Drug Awareness Video Contest

To help promote Drug Awareness with the youth of Illinois and to formalize the Grand Lodge Drug Awareness Video Contest in the state, the following are the rules, guideline, and timeframe for the Illinois Elks Associations Drug Awareness Poster Contest.

The theme for the 2017-2018 contest is: “What Heroes Do!”

Rules

The contest is open to three age groups:

  1. Pre-High School
  2. High School
  3. Post Graduate
  • Participants: May be an individual or group
  • Length: 2 to 5 minutes in length
  • Format: Flash Drive or similar “mobile” media in readable format

Judging will be based on the following:

  • Closeness to the theme
  • Neatness
  • Originality
  • Age and Language appropriate
  • Positive message
  • Quality of video

Each entry must include the following information:

  • Student or Group’s full name
  • School, location, grade
  • Elks lodge name
  • Must also be accompanied by Hold Harmless agreement
  • If minors an additional release form is required

Time Frame:

  • Winning posters must be submitted to the State Chairman no later than December 15th.

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