September 28, 2009, 5:38 pm
Glacier National Park’s Education Program and the Glacier
Association are again sponsoring a postcard contest for K-12 students.
As Glacier approaches its 100th anniversary, the focus for this year’s
contest relates to the Centennial themes of “Celebrate, Inspire, and
Engage.” In particular, to “engagement” as the next 100 years of
Glacier’s future depends on the participation of today’s youth in
helping to protect and preserve park resources.
The purpose of the postcard contest is to promote learning and
stewardship of Glacier National Park through the creation of messages
from local students to future Glacier National Park visitors. First
place winning entries in each category will be made into postcards to
be given to the visiting public at Glacier Association bookstores
throughout the park.
Winners will be announced by the end of November. The first place
winning entry in each category will receive a Glacier Association gift
certificate for $25 and be made into a free postcard to be handed out
at Association sales areas. The second place winner will receive a $15
gift certificate. Third place and honorable mention entries in each
category will receive a book from the Association.
The Glacier Association is a non-profit cooperating association of
the National Park Service. Glacier Association helps to support Glacier
National Park’s educational, interpretive, cultural and scientific
program needs.
For complete details on the postcard contest, please visit the For Kids section of Glacier’s website at: http://www.nps.gov/glac/forkids/index.htm. If you have further questions, contact Wendy Hill at the Glacier Association, 406-888-5756.
