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| 2008 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest |
The 2008 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest is part of the activities to promote weather safety during the
2008 Hazardous Weather Awareness Week February 3rd through 9th. This year's contest is sponsored by:
- Federal Alliance For Safe Homes
- Florida's American Red Cross Chapters
- Florida Association of Broadcasters
- Florida Emergency Preparedness Association
- Florida's National Weather Service Offices
- Jacksonville Forecast Office
- Key West Forecast Office
- Melbourne Forecast Office
- Miami / South Florida Forecast Office
- Mobile / Pensacola Forecast Office
- Tallahassee Forecast Office
- Tampa Bay Forecast Office
- Midland Radio Corp
- State of Florida Division of Emergency Management
- State of Florida Department of Education
View the history of the Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest:
| Documents | Format |
| 2002 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest | HTML |
| 2003 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest | HTML |
| 2004 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest | HTML |
| 2005 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest | HTML |
| 2006 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest | HTML |
| 2007 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest | HTML |
Download and print a copy of the 2008 Hazardous Weather Awareness Week Guide:
| Documents | Format |
| Hazardous Weather Awareness Week Guide |
Any Florida student enrolled in fourth or fifth grades during the 2007 - 2008 school year.
Posters must be packed, wrapped flat and mailed to the: American Red Cross, 187 Office Plaza Drive, Tallahassee Florida 32301.
Posters must be postmarked on or before Monday January 28th 2008 and must arrive at the American Red Cross no later than Wednesday January 30th 2008. Winners will be notified by phone.
- Posters must be submitted on poster or illustration board.
- The overall dimensions shall be approximately 15" x 20".
- All artwork must be original and may be any media desired with the exception of pencil, chalk, charcoal or glitter.
- Stenciled, traced, computer-generated or commercially manufactured stick-on lettering or graphics are prohibited.
- All poster will become the property of the American Red Cross.
- Posters will be judged on both the clarity of the preparedness message and the quality of the art. Posters with misspelled words will be eliminated.
The following information should appear on the back of the poster: Artist's name, age, grade, home address, telephone number and names of parents. School's name, address and telephone number along with the name of the art instructor or classroom teacher if any.
The Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest prize information is as follows:
- Category # 1: This category is for students. Each poster will be judged and ranked from all that are received from throughout Florida. The ranking will include a First Place Winner and six Regional Runner-Up Winners.
- Category # 2: This category is for teachers whose students posters are judged and ranked as a First Place Winner or one of the six Regional Runner-Up Winners.
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| First Place |
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| Regional Runner-Up |
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In addition to the above listed prizes, the First Place along with the Regional Runner-Up posters be displayed in the Rotunda of the State Capital during Florida's Hazardous Weather Awareness Week.
Promotional Flyers
To assist in promoting the 2008 Hazardous Weather Awareness Poster Contest the following flyers have been produced.
| Document | Format |
| Poster Contest Promotional Flyer |
Weather Safety Information Web Sites for Teachers And Students
To assist students in preparing the correct message for their poster the web sites has been prepared.
| Web Site | Format |
| Disaster Education and Preparedness Library | HTML |
| Masters of Disaster | HTML |
| Weather Playtime For Kids | HTML |
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