Drug Awareness Contest Rules

Joseph M Tress, Vice Chairman West, Beaver Falls Lodge # 348 (W)

Robert Taiber, Vice Chairman East, Bangor Lodge #1106 (NE)

Ken Brown, Trailer Co-Ord West, Bedford Lodge #1707 (NC)

Scott Nichols, Trailer Co-Ord East, Danville Lodge #754 (NEC)

Deborah Raible, Braddock Lodge #883 (M)

Jeanne Duncan, Sayre Lodge #1148 (NE)

C H Mick Brady III, Danville Lodge #754 (NEC)

Randall W Spence, Titusville Lodge #264 (NW)

Kyle Minnich, Norristown Lodge #714 (SE)

Jackie Faye Delgado, Uniontown Lodge #370 (SW)

Anthony Shea, Leechburg Lodge #377 (W)

Kelly McConnell, Kittanning Lodge #203 (WC)

2008-2009
DRUG AWARENESS
POSTER CONTEST RULES

The Pennsylvania Elks Drug Awareness Poster/Essay Contest was created to help educate children on the dangers of illegal drugs. Children are to use the theme provided to draw an anti drug poster and write an essay of no more than 50 words about the theme.

Contest is open to 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grades.

THEME: “LIVING MY LIFE DRUG FREE”

Participants must draw the posters themselves, but they may get help from teachers, parents or friends in the form of ideas.

Poster:

Poster board/paper no larger than 12” x 24” is to be used.

POSTER CONTENT:

Draw a picture related to the theme above. Use as many colors as you wish but NO TRADEMARK CHARACTERS ARE ALLOWED.

ESSAY CONTENT:

Essay is to be placed on the back of the poster. Write it in 50 words or less about the theme. Include the theme title in the essay.

DUE DATE:

Return all posters for judging by Jan. 31 to the Lodge Chairperson. Lodge Chair will send three winners, one from each grade level, to the District Chairperson by Feb. 28. The District Chair will then send only one (1) from each grade level, to the State Chairman by March 31.

RULES:

Required information; Elks Lodge name and number, student’s name, address, phone number, grade, age and school name.

DATE TO START CONTEST:

Can be started early in the school year.

POSTER/ESSAY CONTEST DATES

START DATE:

Start as early in the school year as possible.

Due January 31, 2009:

Schools turn posters in to Lodge Chairpersons for judging.

Due February 28, 2009:

Lodge Chairperson sends their posters to District Chairs.

Due March 31, 2009:

District Chairs send their District winners to the State Chairman for state judging.

REMEMBER:

Turn in only one (1) winner for each grade level, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grades.

The winners and chairpersons will be notified in April. The winners and their parents will be invited to attend the PA Elks State Convention in May where they will be presented with a certificate and a US Savings Bond.

RED RIBBON WEEK IS THE END OF OCTOBER.

You may order 400 Red Ribbons and 450 pencils.

Contact me as soon as you can for these items.

Glenn Foster

To: All District Drug Awareness, Chairpersons Vice Chairs, Trailer Coordinators, Lodge Exalted Rulers & Lodge Drug Awareness Chairs

Our Fall Convention is now behind us. I hope those of you who attended had an enjoyable time.

It was announced there that Jack Keller has stepped down as State Chairman for health reasons. I was selected as his

replacement. I look forward to working with each of you in the future.

I have already begun to receive requests for the trailers for 2008. It is not too early to get your requests in to me. Please remember all requests must go thru me.

We have two (2) terrific trailer coordinators who work hard to make sure the trailers are stocked and that they get to where they need to be. Please keep in mind that neither Chuck or Scott are required to take the trailer to you or pick it up when your Lodge is finished with it.

The items in the trailers are for the scheduled events. Please do not remove items for your Lodge supplies. Your Lodge may order supplies, thru me, from the Grand Lodge.

Let us not forget the Poster Contest, "Drug Free For Eternity". I should have your entries no later than Jan. 31, 2008.

I received great nominations for the Enrique Camarena Award. They are still in the hands of a committee of Lodge members from my Lodge. I thought it be more fair to all nominees if I were not one of the judges.

Now I ask a favor of each of you. I would like to have the mailing address or email address of each Lodge Drug Awareness Chairperson and each Lodge Exalted Ruler. Please send them to me. Thank you.

Please remember to fill out the Drug Awareness Activity Report after each event and send it to me. That is the only way the State Association can compile an accurate report for The Grand Lodge. This is also needed to show the Federal Government just how much charity work we as Elks do.

Drug Awareness Trailer Guidelines

1) Sign up for the trailer will be with the State Drug Awareness Chairperson via email or telephone, with both provided to the Chairperson, if both are available.

2) Sign up should be as far in advance as possible, preferably one month ahead of the desired date. Exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis, as decided by the Drug Awareness Chairperson. It is first come, first served.

3) The Drug Awareness Chairperson will assemble a schedule for both trailers, which will be given to the East and West trailer coordinators.

4) The Coordinators will contact you with information to assist in making arrangements for the movement of the trailer.

Trailer Travel and Movement

1) The Lodge who has the trailer, and the Lodge who will be getting the trailer, should make arrangements with each other to meet at an acceptable "halfway point" to transfer the trailer.

2) In the event that a Lodge cannot move the trailer to a halfway point, or go to the halfway point to receive the trailer, reasonable reimbursement should be made to the Lodge traveling the whole distance.

3) Refusal to cooperate with and assist other lodges in transfer of the trailer will result in a reduced chance to get on the schedule to use the trailer.

Trailer Supplies And Stock

1) The State Drug Awareness Program has a limited budget, which provides the stock on the trailers. As such, all stock on the trailers is subject to change in quantity and availability.

2) If a certain item is desired for a Lodge's event, the DAP Chairperson should be notified well in advance, so the Chairman can work with you in ordering the requested item.

3) Please realize that the DAP is one of many programs the State Association funds, and that monies are not always available for individual Lodge stock requests. In the event that an item is not available from the DAP due to funding, Lodges should be aware that they can purchase trailer stock for their use at their location.

4) Lodges are required to make a report to the DAP Chairman and to their respective Trailer Coordinator to inform them of stock used. This report need not be a strict inventory; a simple description of the amount of items used, such as "we used about three boxes of pencils," will suffice. This will facilitate accurate restocking of the trailer. Include the number of children, and adults, volunteer hours, and miles traveled. Send the report to your District Chairperson, using the "Drug Awareness Committee Activity Report", so it can then be sent to the State Chairman.

5) DAP supplies must serve more than one location. If the trailer is scheduled to be in one location for a number of days, Lodges and/or Districts are encouraged to purchase trailer stock and supplies with their own funding. This is because long events deplete supplies more quickly.

6) Order your supplies early and reserve the trailer as early as possible.

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