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YOUTH PROGRAMS
ELECTRICAL
SAFETY CONTESTS ART
Annual contest now includes coloring and digital divisions Firelands Electric Cooperative is giving children of members the opportunity to showcase their artistic abilities by participating in its 2017 Electrical Safety Coloring and Digital Art Contests. ALL entries MUST be received in the Firelands Electric Co-op office by 5 p.m., Monday, May 22.
Coloring
Official contest rules and materials are available at www.FirelandsEC.com/content/contests. If you have no internet access, please contact Member Services at 1-800-533-8658, or visit the office at One Energy Place, New London, for materials.
Winners will be announced by June 9. The top two entries from each age group will be awarded a trophy and gift card. Names and photos of all winners, along with their entries, will be posted on Firelands’ website and social media, as well as appear in an upcoming issue of Ohio Cooperative Living magazine.
The contest is open to children who reside in a home that receives power from Firelands Electric Cooperative, and entries will be judged in the following categories:
Group 1: ages 3-4 years Group 2: ages 5-6 years Group 3: ages 7-9 years
Digital Art
Group 4: ages 10-13
All entries must include a completed official entry form and photo release form.
2017 Electrical Safety Coloring and Digital Art Contests Coloring Divisions • Participants should submit a completed coloring page, available at www.FirelandsEC.com/ content/contests, and official entry and photo release forms, to: Firelands Electric Co-op, Attn: Art Contests, P.O. Box 32, New London, OH 44851.
Digital Art Division • Participants should create a digital poster/ad or video (30 seconds or less) that illustrates an electrical safety topic. • Suggested electrical safety topics and resources are available in the official rules, which can be found at www. FirelandsEC.com/content/contests. • Poster/ad entries should be submitted in high resolution PDF format. Videos can be live action or animated and should be submitted in MP4 or QuickTime Movie format. • Entries must be smaller than 20MB and should be emailed to members@firelandsec.com.
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