Posters Needed For Family Dinner Night

Create the right design for Newtown Prevention Council’s (NPC) 2007 Family Dinner Night and you may see it in print.

The winning design will be used to promote Family Dinner Night and will appear on a billboard on Route 25 in Newtown. The winner’s creation will also be turned in a poster to be used online, in print, and even on event tickets.

Entries are due by 2:30 pm on Tuesday, August 7.

No computer-generated entries will be allowed. Posters must be between 8½ by 11 inches 11 by 17. Manila, white drawing, colored construction paper, oak tag, or their equivalents can be used. (In fact, beginning this week aspiring billboard designers may pick up some poster board from Newtown Youth & Family Services at 10 Glen Road.)

Artists should use paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, paper or other materials. Use materials in color or black and white which will reproduce well (hint: bold solid colors work best).

No text other than “Family Dinner Night” should appear on the poster.  All posters must have a completed entry form attached to the back of the poster.

Posters will be judged on neatness, originality and general appeal. Although younger students will most likely receive help from parents, NPC encourages each student to do as much of the work as possible by him/herself.

Each participant will receive a Certificate of Participation. First place winners will be picked in the following groups: K-2, 3-6, 7-8 and 9-12. A grand prize winner will be selected from the four first place winners and that person will see his or her posted made into the billboard.

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University launched Family Day in 2001 after its research consistently found that the more often kids eat dinner with their parents, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs. NPC will celebrate Family Day again this September.

Entry forms are available from Newtown Prevention Council, 10 Glen Road. For more information visit NewtownPrevention.org or call 270-4335.