Young learners can win big in Lions essay/poster competition

The Benoni Lakes Lions Club invites youngsters aged between 11 and 13 to capture Kindness Through Covid-19 in an artwork or essay.

Member of the club Beaulieu Maré explained the contest is aimed at giving young people in Benoni an opportunity to convey how they are able to extend kindness to others during the difficult times everyone is experiencing due to the pandemic.

“We are excited to see how creative young minds will get with this theme. The prizes are R500 for the winning poster and R500 for the winning essay,” Maré said.

The closing date for entries is September 4. Get an entry form by emailing benonilakeslions1@gmail.com

Rules

• The contest is open to learners residing in the greater Benoni area.
• Learners must be between the ages of 11 to 13.
• Posters must be no larger than A3 size.
• Any media form may be used for the poster but the use of lettering or numbering in any language on the front of the poster is not permitted.
• Clear photographs of the poster must be submitted.
• Essays must be no longer than 500 words, submitted in English and in a typed format. No handwritten entries will be considered.
• Essay entries cannot have already been published.
• Any essays found to be plagiarised will be automatically disqualified and the learner will be prohibited from entering any future Lions competitions.
• All entries must be accompanied by an entry form and must be signed by a parent.
• Entries are to be submitted to benonilakeslions1@gmail.com
• Entries not complying with the above rules will not be considered.
• Entrants agree to allow the Benoni Lakes Lions Club to use their names, photographs and essays for promotional and publicity purposes.

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