Radon awareness poster contest entries sought
Nevada children are invited to showcase their artistic talents to promote radon awareness by entering in the 2013 Nevada Radon Poster Contest by Monday.
The contest is sponsored by Nevada Radon Education Program, Nevada State Health Division, Kansas State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It is open to all children ages 9-14 years old enrolled in a public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense or home school. Children also can enter through a sponsoring club, such as an art, computer, reading, science, scouting organization or 4-H club. Entries are free, but are limited to one per child.
Posters should address one of the following five topics: What is radon? Where does radon come from? How does radon get into our homes? Radon can cause lung cancer. Test your home for radon.
Entries can be created with crayon, markers, paint , collage, pencil, photographs or computer graphics.
Cash prizes for the top five Nevada entries are: $80 for first place, $60 for second, $40 for third and $20 for fourth- and fifth-place winners.
The top three Nevada entries also are awarded cash prizes for their teachers or sponsoring organization's representative, and are entered in the national contest. National contest winners receive $1,000 for first place, $600 for second, $400 for third and $400 for special online voting recognition. National winners will receive recognition and their posters will be reproduced and distributed nationally to promote radon awareness.
For contest rules, requirements and additional information, visit the Nevada Radon Education Program website, www.RadonNV.com, or call 1-888-Radon10 (888-723-6610).
