Want to win a trip to the Ojibway Nature Centre for your class? In celebration of 30 years of Earth Day in Windsor-Essex, the Windsor-Essex Earth Day Committee is holding a contest for students in Grades 1 through 8. This year’s theme is “Protect Our Species.”
The Contest:
Grade 1 - 4: Submit a drawing of what protecting the environment means to you!
Grade 5 - 8: Submit an essay or poem on what “Protect Our Species” means to you! Please limit entry to one page or 250 words. We will gladly accept French language submissions.
If you would like your contest entries to be picked up, please contact Averil Parent by Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Averil’s phone number is (519) 253-7111 ext. 3290, or you can email her at aparent@citywindsor.ca. Alternatively, you can submit contest entries to the Ojibway Nature Centre (5200 Matchette Road, Windsor). The deadline to enter is 5pm, Thursday, April 18, 2019. All entries must have the name of the student, teacher, school and grade printed on them clearly.
**Winning entrants will be invited to explain their drawing and/or read their written submission at our Earth Day Celebration:
- Sunday, April 28, 2019, 10am to 3pm at Malden Park
Winning authors will be contacted by Friday, April 26, 2019 before 4pm.