Entry Form

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Mosquitoes and ticks live across our country and they can make it unpleasant to be outdoors.  More importantly, these pests can spread serious diseases that affect children and adults.  You and your family can help prevent mosquito and ticks bites, particularly by using insect repellents, so you can continue playing and working outdoors. Download the entry form to get started.

Who should enter:

Students in 5th and 6th grades

What you should to do:

Create posters that help others understand how to “Fight the Bite” by using insect repellents and other measures.
Some important points to know are:

• Kids should ask adults to put repellents on them and to read and follow label instructions.
• Repellents go on bare skin, not under clothes. Avoid getting it into your eyes and mouth.
• The best repellents, which are products recommended by the CDC, do a good job of keeping mosquitoes and ticks off of our skin.  The CDC recommends products containing DEET, picaridin or oil of lemon eucalyptus to repel mosquitoes.  DEET is best to repel ticks.
• Make sure your home’s windows and doors have good screens to help keep mosquitoes outside.
• Proper clothing can help keep ticks and mosquitoes off your skin.
• Visit the CDC West Nile virus web site and www.deetonline.org to learn more.

How you should send it:

Download the entry form then create a poster (on heavy paper, no larger than 11”x14”) with images of mosquitoes, ticks and people that show some of what’s important to know about repellents.  You can paint or draw your creation.  You should include the experts’ advice available on the hints page  and consider including the message, “Visit www.cdc.gov/westnile or www.deetonline.org.”
 

Why you should enter:

To help kids and adults know how to keep themselves safe from bug bites!  Your work could be chosen for display on the CDC web site or use in educational materials.  Two winning posters will be chosen for each state (one in 5th grade, one in 6th). Each winning state artist will receive a $50 check and certificate.

The national winners (one in 5th grade, one in 6th) will win a $1,000 check and certificate.

When does it need to be in:

All entries must be postmarked by April 18, 2012.

Where you should you send it:

Contest packages must be received or postmarked by April 18, 2012 to the following address: DEET Education Program, 1289 Fordham Blvd., Suite 235, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514.. One entry per student, please. Please mail your poster in a tube or in a large envelope. If you must fold it, please fold it just once.

Don't forget you need to get the entry form first!