JANUARY 4-H CLUB INFO.

RULES & INFORMATION:

*POSTERS ARE DUE AT FEBRUARY 4-H MEETING

*POSTERS MUST BE 14" TALL X 22" WIDE (or long). NO OTHER SIZE WILL BE CONSIDERED.

* POSTERS MUST BE DRAWN HORIZONTALLY (ACROSS BOARD)

* POSTERS SHOULD HAVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, COUNTY, AGE, AND 4-H CLUB NAME ON BACK SIDE UPPER LEFT . CORNER OF POSTER

* 4-H MUST BE THE TOPIC OF POSTER

* DO NOT USE COPYRIGHTED FIGURES OR CARTOON CHARACTERS. BE ORIGINAL

* YOU CAN USE COMPUTER GENERATED CLIP ART OR OTHER SOURCES. BE SURE ANYTHING GLUED ON THE POSTER IS THERE TO STAY, AND DOESN’T STICK OUT FROM THE POSTER OVER 1/8"

* DO NOT USE GLITTER,PUFF PAINTS, OR ANYTHING THAT WILL RUB OR FALL OFF.

* POSTERS WILL BE JUDGED IN THE 4-H CLUBS. A CLUB WINNING POSTER WILL BE TAKEN TO THE COUNTY CONTEST. THERE WILL BE ONE OVERALL COUNTY WINNING POSTER THAT WILL ADVANCE TO STATE.

* FOR EXTRA POINTS MEMBERS MAY DISPLAY POSTERS IN CLUB MEETING…tell what the theme is, what you used to create the poster…etc.

* ONLY ORIGINAL IDEAS WILL BE CONSIDERED, DON’T USE A THEME AND ARTWORK OF A RECENT OR PAST WINNER.

* YOU CAN USE THE BRIGHT NEON COLORED POSTER BOARDS FOR YOUR POSTERS BUT IT DOESN’T DO WELL IN THE CONTESTS.

* EXAMPLES OF STATE WINNERS FROM LAST YEAR CAN BE SEEN ON THE INTERNET AT: . . . . . . . . . . . . …http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/stcong/poster/stwin.htm

YOU MAY ENTER YOUR POSTERS IN THE 2006 MACON CO. FAIR IN AUGUST 2006, FOR PRIZE MONEY AND RIBBONS. CLUB WINNING POSTERS WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU BY NO LATER THAN YOUR APRIL CLUB MEETING.