2006 poster award
judging information here
Visit the 2005 poster gallery!
State problem gambling program taps student creativity
February 2006
Contact: Jim Sellers (503) 945-5738
Local Contact: Julie Hynes (541) 682-3928
State Program contact: Jeff Marotta (503) 945-9709
Oregon middle-school students are being encouraged to share their
creative talents in the fourth annual poster search on problem
gambling conducted by the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS).
Winning posters will be featured during Oregon's Problem Gambling
Awareness Week promotions in March 2007. Jeff Marotta, DHS problem
gambling services manager, says that "through their posters teens
are helping us spread the word that gambling can be risky in more
ways than people think, since some teens and adults will go on to
develop serious
problems because of their gambling….the posters will
help raise public awareness of a problem that affects one in 45
Oregonians."
Last year's poster winner was Hollis Gehrett of Eugene, an
eighth-grader at Monroe Middle School.
Posters should be designed to reach friends, family or both; be
prepared on letter-sized or 11-inch by 17-inch paper; and include
the student's name, grade, school and city on the back.
Entries must be submitted by March 31 to local prevention
coordinators, listed at
http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/gambling/opgaw-contacts.pdf.
The student submitting the winning poster will receive a $100 gift
card, as will the classroom that submits the most poster entries.
DHS and its partners will judge the entries.
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