2nd Annual PAWS
(
Pets and Wildlife for Students)
True Story and Picture Contest!
 
Sponsored by the Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center and the St. Francis Wildlife Association
 
Three categories
A.
"Unforgettable Dog Story," in honor of "Adopt a Shelter Dog month." This is a chance to write about dogs adopted from the Animal Shelter to help others get homes. (Artwork to accompany the story is encouraged)

B. "Unforgettable Wildlife Encounter" . . . from birds in your back yard to a beautiful turtle you saw on the Wakulla River . . . any memorable wild encounter that adds to everyone's appreciation of nature! (Artwork to accompany the story is encouraged)

C. A drawing or painting (big and colorful is best!) about domestic pets or wildlife that captures their beauty and their importance in our lives.
 
Rules
- Stories should be TRUE and no longer than 250 words.
- Stories can be typed or written neatly in ink.
- Drawings or paintings can be on paper no larger than 9" X 12."
- If the story includes artwork, paperclip the illustration to the story.
- Please write student's name, grade, school and teacher on story
- Please write student's name, grade, school and teacher in PENCIL
on BACK of picture.
- Deadline for entries: November 30th
- Each student can send in one entry in each category.
 
How to submit your entries
Stories and illustrations can either be sent or taken to:
Jan Collier, Humane Educator
Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center
1125 Easterwood Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32311
collierj@talgov.com
or
They can be e-mailed as attachments (the story in MS Word or AppleWorks, and the scanned picture as a JPG file) to:
Sandy Beck, Education Director, St.
Francis Wildlife:
sandybeck@stfranciswildlife.org
 
Winners
There will be 3 dog story winners, 3 wildlife story winners and 3 artwork winners.
Winners will be announced during the first week in December.

Prizes
- All winning stories and pictures will be published on the PAWS web site.
- All winning "Unforgettable Dog Stories" will receive a Doggone Great
T-shirt and Pet note cards, and all winning "Unforgettable Pet Stories"
will be displayed at the Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service
Center.
- All winning "Unforgettable Wildlife Encounter Stories" will receive a St. Francis Wildlife T-shirt and a set of Art for Animals note cards, and stories will be published in Wildlife Matters, St. Francis Wildlife's newsletter.
- All winning artwork will receive a set of notecards, a T-shirt and either be displayed at the Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center or be published in Wildlife Matters.

PAWS
(Pets and Wildlife for Students)