Monday, September 28, 2009

Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest Deadline Fast Approaching

Calling all high school student artists!

Thursday October 1 is the last day for Montgomery County, Pa. high school students to enter the 2009 Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest, sponsored by Laurel House and many other community organizations (see list at end of this post).

“Dating Violence and the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline” is the theme for the 2009 contest. Entries must be postmarked by October 1, 2009. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will receive monetary prizes, and the 1st place winner's poster will be used as the Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention poster for Montgomery County schools from October 2009 to October 2010.

All winning posters will be placed on Laurel House's website. A copy of the official Contest Rules and Registration Form can be found here, or by pasting http://www.laurel-house.org/index.php?pr=Poster_Contest in your browser. All posters must have a completed Registration Form on the back of their entry.

Sponsoring organizations include:
Upper Perkiomen Domestic Violence Task Force
Montgomery County Teen Parent Task Force
North Penn Community Action Team
Domestic Violence Legal Network
Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
Women's Center of Montgomery County
Victim Services Center of Montgomery County
Tri-County Community Network
Laurel House

For questions or more information, contact Tommie Wilkins, Director of Domestic Violence Training and Education at Laurel House, twilkins@laurel-house.org or at 610-277-1860, ext. 100.

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