Tree Board Announces Arbor Day Poster Contest!
Author: Linda Southall, Tree Board Contest Coordinator
Tree Board Announces Arbor Day Poster Contest! Linda Southall Tree Board Contest Coordinator Spring weather will be here soon and with it the coming of Arbor Day! The 2023 Broadwater County 5th Grade Arbor Day Tree Poster Contest is also at hand. Each year the Tree Board hosts and sponsors the annual Arbor Day Tree Poster Contest for 5th-grade students. All youngsters in the 5th grade are encouraged to participate in the competition whether they are Townsend School District #1 students, home school students, or other private school students.
The poster contest seeks to help kids think about how trees better their lives and the life of their community. By having kids consider the importance of trees, the Townsend Tree Board hopes they will gain a better understanding and respect for trees. The theme for this year’s poster contest is “Trees are Awesome in Broadwater County!” The theme is designed to get kids to think about the importance of trees here in the Broadwater County community. The questions kids need to be asking as they create their drawings are "Why do trees matter?” and “What do trees do?”
Not only will 5th graders gain the intangible rewards of a better understanding and appreciation of trees by participating in the contest, but they can also reap some tangible rewards as well. All participants in the 2023 Broadwater County 5th Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest will receive a gift certificate for a small food item (usually Ice cream) from an eatery in Townsend. Also, all participants will have their posters displayed in the Broadwater School and Community Library over the upcoming summer.
The first-place winner will receive $50 and will have their poster framed. A copy of the poster will be framed for public display. The second-place winner will receive $30 and the third-place winner will receive $20. The top three winners will have their posters reproduced into postcards for their use in “snail mail”. The Tree Board keeps some of the postcards to send thank you letters to donors and for Tree Board meeting announcements over the coming year. A tree will be planted by the students during the Arbor Day celebration on May 6th to honor the winners.
If your child is interested in participating in the contest please contact Linda Southall at 406-266-3863 or by snail mail at 207 S. Oak Street, Townsend, MT 59644. Linda can send you further information regarding size, schedule, rules, and poster theme. Posters are due by April 25th.
Thank you for considering participating in the 2023 Broadwater County 5th Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest.
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Image 1 Caption: Linda Southall (Right) with Arbor Day Poster Contest participants in 2022.
Image 2 Caption: Linda Southall (left) and Christina Hartmann (second from left) with 2021 Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners.
