Entries due at the March 2 Puako Boat Ramp West Hawaii Community Beach Cleanup. Contact keeppuakobeautiful@gmail.com for information on entries and collection sites to meet the 4/6/19 deadline.
Mahalo for your interest in teaching our keiki and spreading the word about the effects of sunscreen on our marine environment!
Goal
The goal of this poster contest for Hawaii keiki is to increase awareness about the harmful effects of sunscreen on the marine environment through education and outreach. Educate your student or class about sunscreen and its effects on the marine environment and then talk about ways to help solve the problem! Students will be encouraged to come up with a poster that helps explain the problem or encourages a positive solution.
Guidelines
We will have three age groups: K-Grad 4, Grades 5-8, and Grades 9-12. This contest will be open to all students who would like to participate. The participating classes or homeschool students will select their top three entries to submit at the cleanup. Individual students whose class may not be participating may submit entries on site.
Categories
- Crayons, colored pencils or paint
- Combination of category 1 plus micro plastic and marine debris on card stock
Posters should be created on the back of the entry form (click here to download) with contact information; name, age, phone number and email address on one side and the sunscreen poster art on the other side of a 8.5”x11” piece of paper using media like crayons, paint or a combination of paint, marine debris, micro plastics and glue entrants should print. Combination entry should be on card stock. Combination materials should not be so bulky the card stock does not support it. Posters should highlight either the negative effects of sunscreen on the marine environment or ways to reduce the negative effects of sunscreen on marine environment.
Slogans
Slogans that can be used (either alone or combined):
- LOVE YOUR BEACH
- KEEP THE OCEAN CLEAN
- PROTECT CORAL REEFS
- LOVE HAWAII’S REEFS
- USE REEF FRIENDLY SUNSCREEN
- SAVE OUR OCEAN
TIP: Collect micro plastic and marine debris for your poster at the cleanup or the next time you are at the beach.
Winners
Two winners from each age group and each two categories for the calendar (12 winners total). One grand winner for each category of poster (2 grand winners total).
Winners will be honored with their poster being printed as a calendar “Kids United To Save Our Oceans” and used in the community education and outreach, Aloha Boxes, The Ocean Environment and Education Station, by coordinators/partners like Little Hands Hawaii, Keep Puako Beautiful, Keep the Hawaiian Islands Beautiful, Sundot Marine Flags, Lynker Technoligies, Ocean Sports, Circle of Life, Dolphin Quest, Ocean Sports, various local schools; and more, web sites, at different beach parks such as the bulletin board at Hapuna Beach.
All entries may also be used for outreach and educational purposes stated above.
Collection Sites
Circle of Life Leandra – Hilo
Resources
These are some helpful links to help educate students about the issue of sunscreen.
- http://www.haereticus-lab.org/sunscreen-chemical-threatens-coral-reefs/
- http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2016/09/03/nr16-182/