Essay Contest Rules

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Contest will be open to children in grades 5 through 12 (13 in Canada) (a Senior in high school) See Divisions one and two below.
The subject of entries must pertain to some phase of conservation.
All entries must be typewritten, double spaced, or neatly printed, and cannot exceed five hundred words. 4. Entries will be judged on originality and creativity in relation to subject. Drawings, art work, etc., will have no advantage in the judging. The decision of the judges will be final.
Entries MUST BE SUBMITTED to a local Field Director or State/Provincial Director for approval. His stamp and signature on the cover page of the essay will approve the entrant's family as being current members of FCRV.
Cover page of essay must give the following information;
- Title of essay.
- Entrant's full name.
- Date of birth, grade in school.
- Address
- Have the following: "I certify that this family is currently in good standing of FCRV." Signed by Field Director (Field Director Stamp)
Entries will be mailed to the National Conservation Director. POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN APRIL IST of each Year. Entries may be submitted any time between January Ist and April Ist of each year. The essays shall be forwarded by the Field Director or State/Provincial Director approving same.
Winners will be announced at the National Meeting, and the awards presented to the winners at that time. In the event there is no National Campvention the awards will be mailed. DIVISION ONE - for children in school grades 5 through 8 DIVISION TWO - for those in grades 9 through 12 (13 in Canada) (a senior in high school) FIRST PLACE - Fifty U.S. Dollars SECOND PLACE - Thirty five U.S. Dollars THIRD PLACE - Twenty-five U.S.Dollars.
The red/white youth stripe will be awarded to all qualified entrants under age 12. The green/gold Teen Stripe will be awarded to all qualified entrants age 13 and up.
All entries become the property of the Family Campers and RVers and will be kept on permanent file and can be used by the Conservation Board to promote FCRV's Conservation program.
When possible, the winning first place essays will be published in the official FCRV publication.