2016 ARTWORK/ESSAY CONTEST RULES
The Artwork/Essay Contests provide an opportunity for students and teachers to fully integrate the Sharing
Brings Hope Consolidated Charitable Campaign into their curriculum. The Artwork Contest is for students
enrolled in LAUSD elementary and early education centers. The Essay Contest is for students enrolled in
LAUSD middle, high and adult schools. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for the artwork
contest. Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for the essay contests.
Artwork Contest Rules:
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Student must be enrolled in a LAUSD elementary school or early education center
Should embody the campaign theme: “Sharing Brings Hope”
Must be two or three-dimensional artwork
Must be an original work
All entries must be received by Friday, April 8, 2016, 5:00 pm
All entries must have an attached entry form, with legible contact information
Artwork should be submitted via mail or delivered to the following address: Attn: Harry
Fulmore, UNCF, 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Ste, 675, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Essay Contest Rules:
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Student must be enrolled in a LAUSD middle, high, or adult school
Middle school essays must be 200 to 400 words
High school essays must be 300 to 500 words
Adult school essays must be 400 to 600
Must be original work
Should embody the campaign theme: “Sharing Brings Hope”
All entries must have an attached entry form, with legible contact information
Essays should be submitted via email or delivered: Attn: Harry Fulmore, UNCF, 3699 Wilshire
Blvd., Ste. 675, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Possible topics include:
o A time that you gave something of value
o What does volunteering mean to you
o A time that you or someone you know received something from a charity
The Contest – Promotion, Evaluation, and Recognition:
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Promote the contest at your school site when student coin envelopes are being distributed. Encourage
the teachers to integrate the Artwork/Essay Contest into their curriculum as an extra credit project,
Share copies of previous year’s winning artworks and essays,
Teachers can submit as many entries as they receive from their students
All entries must be received by Friday, April 8, 2016, 5:00 pm
Judging will be done by a committee of charitable organizations and volunteers
Copies of official entry form and these rules are also available online at www.sharingbringshope.org,
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For additional information, please contact Harry Fulmore: harry.fulmore@uncf.org or 213.639.3800 ext.
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