May 8, 2009 SUBMISSION DEADLINE
What: The 21st Annual National Night Out Poster Contest run by the Neighborhood Watch Unit of the Boston Police Department.
For whom: All children between the ages of 5 and 18 enrolled in any school, community center, library, before and after school program, or any adult coordinated youth activity program/group in the City of Boston are eligible.
Theme: "Street Safe
Prizes: Three Winners will be selected from four grade categories: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12. Art work will be judged on quality, theme, originality and message the Artist is conveying. Notification is made to students and teachers during the school year. All entries will be judged and the put on display. Show your
Poster Suggestions: Any drawing or painting materials or combination thereof (crayon, paint, pencil, etc.) on paper. Collages of magazines or newsprint are not permitted. Bold colors are encouraged. Posters may be submitted on either a 11"x17” or 12"x18" sheet of paper. Also, artists should attach to backa one page essay or poem which entrants will describe how crime prevention and neighborhood watch participation can effect their environment.
Deadline: Friday, May 8, 2009, 3:00 P.M. Mail/deliver to The Neighborhood Watch Unit at
Important: Posters must be accompanied by a completed entry form securely attached to the back of posters. (If entry form is unavailable, simply provide student's name, complete address, telephone, school, grade, teacher's or adult coordinator's name and summer telephone number on a page attached to the back of the poster).
Register today by visiting or calling
Neighborhood Watch Unit, Boston Police Department
617-343-4345
