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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Community
Lions Clubs International, the world's largest service club
organization, is made up of 1.35 million men and women in 207 countries
and geographical locations throughout the world and this organization
has created the Peace Poster Contest to foster a spirit of peace and
international understanding in young people worldwide.
Some seven local schools in the community namely "Bishop Michael
Eldon School, Catholic High School, Lucaya International School, Mary
Star of the Sea, Sister Mary Patricia School, St. Paul's College and
Sunland Baptist Academy have accepted the challenge to participate in
Lions International Peace Poster Contest sponsored by the Freeport Lions
Club.
This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to
express their visions of peace. For 25 years, more than four million
children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest.
It's an opportunity to encourage our young people in the local community
to think about the importance of world peace, tolerance and
international understanding, and to pass it on. They are encouraged to
share their unique visions with the world, through pictures.
The theme of the 2012-13 Peace Poster Contest is "Imagine Peace."
Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate.
Each year's art contest for kids consists of an original theme
incorporating peace. Participants use a variety of mediums, including
charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme. The works
created are unique and express the young artists' life experiences and
culture.
Twenty-four international finalists are selected each year,
representing the work of more than 350,000 young participants worldwide.
Posters are shared globally via the Internet, the media and exhibits
around the world.
Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.
The posters will be advanced 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.
International winners will be notified on or before February 1.
* One international grand prize winner will receive U.S.$5,000 and a
trip to a special award ceremony with the sponsoring club president and
two family members at Lions Day with the United Nations (subject to
change).
* Each of the 23 merit award winners will receive a cash award of U.S.$500 and a certificate of achievement.
Past Peace Poster Contest District and Merit winner "Mr. Abel
Abraham" came from the St. Paul's College who also placed 15th in the
world over the period of 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Locally teachers, parents and schools are asked to encourage the youth to embrace the talents they have.
The grand prize winners have come from Brazil, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong,
India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Martinique, Peru,
Philippines, South Africa, Multiple District 300 Taiwan, Thailand,
Turkey and the United States.
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