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SCHOOL CHILDREN TO DESIGN UNITED WAY'S 2003 DAY OF CARING
LOGO
BRIDGEPORT, CT - (April 8, 2003) Wondering how area children
can participate in the 2003 Day of Caring? United Way of Eastern
Fairfield County is calling on all students in Kindergarten
through 8th Grade in Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull, Easton,
Monroe and Fairfield to contribute ideas for the 2003 Day
of Caring logo competition.
This year's Day of Caring, set for Sept. 18, is a day-long
event involving thousands of volunteers who pitch in individually
or in teams to help community groups and nonprofit organizations
with service projects.
The winning logo design and its creator(s) will be introduced
at the May 13 United Way Campaign Kickoff at the Ballpark
at Harbor Yard during a Bridgeport Bluefish game. The finalist's
design will appear on all printed media related to the annual
service day, including a limited edition 2003 Day of caring
t-shirt. Each of three semi-finalists will also earn a gift
card for their school, redeemable for equipment and/or supplies
for each respective school's Day of Caring campus project.
United Way's Day of Caring Chairman, Dan Carney of Lamar Outdoor
Advertising, thinks the logo contest is a great way to build
excitement for the Day of Caring during its planning stages.
"Won't it be wonderful for a young person to see their
creative design on the shirts being worn by thousands of volunteers
who have set aside a day to help their community and the agencies
that serve them?" asked Carney. "Our United Way
has had such fantastic response from schools when we've gone
out recruiting volunteer teams for past Days of Caring, that
we wanted to give all the K through 8 students in our communities
the chance to play an even greater role in the event."
In recent days, letters outlining the 2003 Day of Caring logo
competition were sent to Superintendents' offices across the
UWEFC's six-town service region.
Any
student, group, or class within those communities whose
school has registered for the competition is eligible. Entries
should be designed with multi-purpose functionality, as
they will be used on materials ranging from postcards, to
t-shirts to billboards provided by Lamar Outdoor Advertising
promoting the 2003 Day of Caring.
Any public or private school in Bridgeport, Stratford, Trumbull,
Easton, Monroe and Fairfield is eligible to participate
as long as entries are created by students in K- 8th Grade.
Administrators who would like their school represented should
contact their Superintendent's office, call 203-334-5106
ext. 310, or check the local United Way website at www.thewaytocare.org
for printable copies of the competition registration form
and fact sheet.
Deadline for competition entries is April 30, 2003. Entries
will be judged by a panel of United Way volunteers.
United Way focuses on what matters, and builds stronger
communities by supporting nearly 80 health and human service
programs that helped more than 180,000 people last year.
United Way funded programs are involved in a range of critical
services serving the six towns of Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield,
Monroe, Stratford, and Trumbull.
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