Drop Savers Poster Contest Winners Announced

Melissa Velez

Every year the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association (FSAWWA) sponsors the “Drop Savers” Water Conservation Poster Contest. Students from Kindergarten to 12th grade are encouraged to create a poster depicting a water conservation idea in slogan form, drawing form, or both. The contest allows students to promote water awareness and the importance of water conservation in their daily routines.

Poster Guidelines

Posters are designated under one of the following categories:

Division 1 - Kindergarten and First Grade

Division 2 - Second and Third Grade

Division 3 - Fourth and Fifth Grade

Division 4 - Middle School: Grades Six, Seven, and Eight

Division 5 - High School: Grades Nine, Ten, Eleven, and Twelve

S Posters are drawn on 8 ½- x 11-inch white paper (horizontally or vertically).

Division 1

S Each poster must portray a water conservation idea in a slogan, drawing, or both. Students may use crayons, paint, color pencils, or markers. No highlighters, photos, or computer graphics are permitted. S Students must work on posters individually, otherwise posters will be disqualified. S Only original artwork will be accepted (i.e., no trademarked or copyrighted materials).

Poster Committee Responsibilities

The Drop Savers Committee’s responsibility is to invite and provide each water utility in Florida with the guidelines for running their own poster contest. Once water utilities select their winners, they send the first-place winner’s poster to the Drop Savers Committee, where they participate in the state competition. This year, there were 137 posters from 29 water utilities that participated in the contest.

Poster Prizes

The prizes for this year included:

S First-Place Winners:

• $100 Amazon gift card

• Plaque displaying the poster

• Calendar displaying the poster

• Water conservation kit

• Certificate

S Second-Place Winners:

• $75 Amazon gift card

• Calendar displaying the poster

• Water conservation kit

• Certificate

S Third-Place Winners:

• $50 Amazon gift card

• Calendar displaying the poster

• Water conservation kit

• Certificate

Poster Winners

The winning Drop Savers posters are pictured here.

Melissa Velez, P.E., LEED AP, is an engineering manager at Black & Veatch in Coral Springs. S

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