Real Kids Making a Real Difference
Dare to Care’s First Annual
Help Feed the Children
Art Contest for Kids

Making a Difference With Art

How can your artwork make a difference in the life of a disadvantaged child? It can make a difference when it is selected as a winner in Dare to Care’s annual “Help Feed the Children” art contest for kids. Dare to Care will be using winning drawings for their web site, designing of a pin, t-shirts and other chosen merchandise, and some designs will be framed and sold at fundraising events.

This is the first annual Art Contest in which designs created by children will be selected as winners from entries around the state. In this statewide contest managed by Dare to Care, five winners will be selected. Prizes include:tickets to the Bow Wow Back to School Concert (Sullivan Arena on Sept. 23) to the top three entries; and H2 Oasis tickets to two other contestants.

All contestants will be eligible to win the chance to have their designs featured on future Dare to Care merchandise. All students whose are work is selected to be featured at the upcoming February GALA at the downtown Marriott will receive free tickets to the event for them and their parents ($150.00 value). The child's first name, age and original title of the design will also appear on the web site and on the selected merchandise. Note: Winning artwork is not guaranteed to appear on Dare to Care products. No additional royalties or fees will be paid if used on Dare to Care licensed merchandise.

About the Art Contest

This will be a yearly contest and all winners will become part of the Dare to Care Children’s Art Library.

You don't have to be the best artist in your school to have your design selected. Winners are chosen based on a number of criteria, and superior drawing skills is not necessarily one of them. Dare’s judging panel will be looking for unique, colorful photos/designs that represent Dare to Care’s mission statement and will bring a smile to someone’s face.

Dare to Care’s Mission Statement

Dare to Care is dedicated to ensuring that no child goes hungry in our schools. Dare to Care facilitates private, corporate, and public funding to provide breakfast and lunch to children-in-need identified by school personnel.

Below are a few suggestions for themes to get your creative juices flowing. Let your imagination run wild!

Here are some suggested themes: Good Deeds/Helping Others, Families, Children, Love, Christmas/Winter Themes, My Favorite Toy (i.e. stuffed animals, blocks, cars, dolls, etc.), Sports, Friendly Dinosaurs, Eating, Fishing, Music, Dance, Flowers, Bows & Ribbons, Hearts, Babies, or write a poem.

Note: Participants may not draw any artwork that is already owned and copyrighted by another company. We are not allowed to use such artwork as Mickey Mouse, Spiderman, The Rugrats, etc.

How to Enter

All entries must be received by September 15.

Download the art contest form entry form (PDF format - requires the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe), and submit your completed entry to either:

Via Inter School Mail:
Christina VonWalter – Lake Hood Elementary
or

Dare to Care
P.O. Box 671643
Chugiak, Alaska 99567

If you cannot print out this form for any reason, write to the address listed above or E-mail bettsie@daretocare-alaska.com to receive an official entry form, which lists all rules, requirements, and entry instructions. Be sure to include the name and address of where the entry information should be sent.
Classes, Groups or Clubs: If you would like a packet of entry materials for your class, group, or club, please write to us at the address above. Creating a new design around a specific theme is an ideal class or group project!
Official Rules and Regulations

• In exchange for acceptance of the prizes noted above, each winner of Dare to Care’s “Help Feed the Children” art contest agrees to assign all copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights in their winning artwork to Dare to Care, Inc., P.O. Box 671643 Chugiak, Alaska 99567. A copy of the assignment shall be provided upon winning.
• By entering the contest, contestants and their parents, guardians, and/or legal representatives warrant and represent that the artwork is their sole and original work product and release, discharge, indemnify and agree to hold harmless Dare to Care, Inc., its directors, officers, trustees, employees, agents, attorneys, representatives, successors and assigns from all other claims, demands, damages, causes of action, losses, liabilities, injuries or obligations, direct or indirect, known or unknown of any kind, nature or description whatever which the winner, winner's, parents, guardians, heirs, executors, successors or assigns may have or claim to have against Dare to Care Inc., its directors, officers, trustees, employees, agents, attorneys, representatives, successors and assigns arising out of participation in or acceptance of any prize in connection with the contest, including any future use of the artwork.
• The contest is open to children up to age 18. Contestants may enter as often as they wish and are eligible for multiple prizes. All entries, timely received, and not selected as winners may be resubmitted by Dare to Care for all successive drawings as noted above.
• By submitting an entry, each contestant and his/her parent/legal guardian agree: they have read, understand and will comply with these official rules; and, or to the extent permitted by law, consent to the use of the Contestant's name, likeness and/or biographical data for purposes of advertising and promotion by Dare to Care, without further consent, compensation, or approval.
• Original artwork submitted with contest entry becomes the property of Dare to Care and cannot be returned.