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2021 Cooperstown Winter Carnival

Lions’ Poster Contest Seeks

‘We’re All Connected’ Entries

COOPERTOWN – The Cooperstown Lions Club is sponsoring a youth Peace Poster Contest on the theme, “We’re All Connected,” in conjunction with the 2021 Cooperstown Winter Carnival.

The local winner will receive $250.  Participants must be 11, 12 or 13 years old on Nov. 15, 2021.    The winning poster will also be submitted to the Lions district for further judging and possible higher state and international level consideration and awards.

Expression of the theme, artistic merit and originality are the three criteria used to evaluate the posters at all judging levels.

Photographs of the entries must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Feb. 1, via email to cooperstownwintercarnival@gmail.com. Once the judges decide on the winning poster arrangements will be made to pick up the physical poster from the winner.

Complete rules, including size and materials allowed for the poster, are at cooperstownwintercarnival.com.

The Cooperstown Lions Club meets the first and third Wednesdays, September through June, 6:30 pm.  The Club conducts many fund development endeavors to enhance life in the Cooperstown area for various groups, families and individuals. The mission of Lions Clubs International is to create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation.  For more information about Lions Club, visit www.lionsclubs.org or the Cooperstown Lions Club’s Facebook at facebook.com/CooperstownLionsClub/.

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