May is Wildfire Awareness Month in the State of South Dakota. To kick it off, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture’s Wildland Fire Division is calling all kids, ages 3 to 12, to showcase their artistic abilities in this year’s Wildfire Awareness Month Poster Coloring Contest.
This year’s entries will reflect the theme “One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire.” Kids living in South Dakota are eligible to participate. All entries must be postmarked by April 21. Only one entry per child is allowed and submitted posters must be completed by the child with no outside assistance. Each entry must include a completed entry form. Paint, markers, crayons or colored pencils are mediums that may be used.
The contest will have two age brackets with a prize awarded to each group. Group 1 (ages 3 to 7) contestants will submit the official “One Less Spark” poster. Group 2 (ages 8 to 12) contestants will submit the official “Campsite” poster.
A Smokey Bear plush toy will be awarded to the contest winners in each category on or before May 31. Posters will not be returned.
The coloring posters may be downloaded and printed from the South Dakota Wildfire Awareness Month website at http://www.sdwildfireawareness.com/#!coloring-contest/c1tkc.
All submissions must be mailed to the following:
South Dakota Wildland Fire Division
Attn: Casey Warren
3305 West South St.
Rapid City, SD 57702
For more information, contact Casey Warren at 605-390-5831 or email [email protected].
South Dakota Wildland Fire Division can be found on Facebook by searching SD Wildland Fire and on Twitter @SDWildlandFire.
