Keep Arkansas Beautiful launches its annual youth poster statewide contest

LITTLE ROCK — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) has opened entry for submissions for the annual Great American Cleanup in Arkansas Youth Poster Contest.

Elementary teachers for grades kindergarten through fifth grade are encouraged to enter at least one poster from their classroom that focuses on litter prevention, beautification and recycling efforts, litter-free communities, a combination of those. Youth groups such as 4-H, the Boys and Girls Club and Scouts are also welcomed to enter the annual poster contest.

"We are re-energizing our annual spring poster contest and hope to double the amount of entries during this year's contest," said Mark Camp, KAB executive director.

Entries to the poster contest can be submitted up to Feb. 29.

Posters will be judged in two divisions: Grades K-2 and Grades 3-5. Each entry must have the student's name, teacher's name and email address, and school contact information for consideration.

Posters can be drawn on any medium of paper but must 8.5" x 11" paper. Winning posters will be announced during Earth Week and posters will be featured on KAB's social media. Additional prizes and display of posters will be announced closer to Earth Week.

"The youth poster contest provides teachers the opportunity to integrate litter prevention, beautification and recycling topics into their curriculum," Camp said. "We hope this contest will be used as a tool to educate students about the impact of litter on our state and how students can protect our state's natural beauty."

Entries must be mailed to Keep Arkansas Beautiful, 1 Capitol Mall, Suite 4A-007, Little Rock, AR 72201. For details on how to enter, go to http://bit.ly/KABContest.

KAB, consisting of a professional staff of three and a nine-member advisory board appointed by the governor, is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. KAB is a certified state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc., and is funded by 1% of the eighth-cent Conservation Tax. For more information, visit KeepArkansasBeautiful.com.