Last year we blogged about this wonderful contest, and lo and behold our friends at Action for Nature contacted us to let us know it is now time for 2012 awards!

What is Action for Nature?

Action For Nature (AFN) is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, that encourages young people to take action to better the environment.

What are the Young Eco-Hero Awards?

The AFN created the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental projects of children ages 8 to 16.

What do I have to do to enter?

Read the contest guidelines. Figure out what your environmental project will be, and fill out and send in an application form. You can find inspiration from past winners, but you must create your own, new  idea. Here are last year’s winners.

How are the projects judged?

Projects are judged based upon:

• originality
• difficulty
• organization
• length of time devoted to the project
• influencing/educating others
• use of outside resources (e.g. library, experts, media, community leaders)
• degree of success in reaching goals
• the impact on the environment.

Winners are selected by a team of independent judges with experience in environmental issues.

When is the deadline?

Applications must be postmarked or sent via email by January 15, 2012.

When will winners be notified?

April, 2012

What are the prizes?

Winners will receive public recognition, cash prizes and certificates for their outstanding efforts to help protect and preserve the environment.

Don’t miss out on a chance to do your part to protect our environment!

National Essay Contest

Accepting Submissions

from U.S. High School Students

– First Place Winner to Receive $10,000 Prize –

Check out Good Reads with Ronna for more info

The Sony® Reader™ $10K Getaway Giveaway:

Read, Travel, Explore the World

In addition to a dream vacation, Sony is giving away a The Sony® Reader™ Pocket Edition plus a Sony Reader Store Gift Card worth $100.

All you have to do is visit the Wandering Educators Website by clicking here. You will be asked to write a short postcard from your dream location. The person who writes the postcard with the most votes wins the $10,000 vacation. Follow the steps to enter and then hope you win!

Make sure you enter on the Wandering Educators site,

because on that site they will choose the best entry and

award a Sony Reader Pocket Edition!

http://school.discoveryeducation.com

Entries

Entries must be presented as it fits one of the following categories:
Poster, photo, video, graphic design, poetry, short story, or public service announcement.
Use of the AAA logo or its likeness, as well as any reference to AAA as text or otherwise is prohibited and will disqualify entries from consideration. All contestants are encouraged to visit the Community section of AAA.com to access additional resources containing driving safety information.

Prizes

Subject to the participation rules, there will be a total of Twenty one (21) prizes awarded in the form of a AAA Auto Club South check payable to each recipient. Seven (7) Grand Prizes of $750 each will be awarded. Seven (7) second-place prizes of $250 each will be awarded; and Seven (7) third-place prizes of $100 each will be awarded for a grand total of $7,700.
Certain limitations apply.

Click here for more information. There is a link on that page that will take you to a PDF of the Complete Contest Rules. Like all contests, make sure you read the rules thoroughly so your entry is not disqualified.

Good luck!

Our readers are often emailing me to ask about art and writing contests. This is a great one, open to kids from K-12. The competition is tough, as last year there were some 33,000 entries. But give it a try. Some one’s gotta win, and it could be you!

Be sure to read and follow all the rules, because your child’s entry will be disqualified if they are not followed completely.

Here’s the Google contest page with all the details.

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Press Release:

P&G FUTURE FRIENDLY JOINS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL AND NAT GEO WILD TO LAUNCH INTERACTIVE SCHOOL CONSERVATION PROGRAM

Teachers Challenged to Put Education to Action with National ‘Find Your Footprint’ Contest

To Win $36,000 in Promethean Classroom Technology Prizes and National Geographic Educational Materials

WASHINGTON/CINCINNATI (Oct. 12, 2010)—P&G Future Friendly today announced it has expanded its signature partnership with the National Geographic Society through the launch of an integrated in-school conservation education program called “Find Your Footprint.” Developed to inspire students and schools to monitor and reduce their environmental footprint this school year, the multimedia program focuses on energy, waste and water tips that can then be applied to participate in a national classroom conservation contest.

“We know that children can inspire more sustainable lifestyles. By supporting interactive conservation tools like Find Your Footprint, Future Friendly will help educate and motivate families to make simple changes in their homes and schools that add up to meaningful reductions in our environmental footprint,” said Maurice Coffey, marketing director, P&G Future Friendly. “We’re equally excited that this announcement represents the next step in our partnership with National Geographic to promote conservation-minded lifestyles through dynamic communications.”

Rules and details about how to enter and who is eligible for the classroom conservation contest are at www.nationalgeographic.com/findyourfootprint. Teachers can download a comprehensive lesson plan, “How Big Is Your Human Footprint?”, and competition entries must be received by Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. The grand prize for the winning classroom is five state-of-the-art Promethean interactive digital whiteboards (ActivBoards), five classroom sets of Promethean Learner Response Systems (ActivExpressions), $1,000 in National Geographic educational materials and 30 subscriptions to National Geographic Kids magazine. In addition, the campaign features educational resources on saving water, saving energy and reducing waste in an interactive online hub; on-air elements on National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD, including contest spots and PSAs; and is featured in upcoming issues of National Geographic magazine and National Geographic Kids magazine.

Speaking on behalf of the competition is scientist and anthropologist Dr. Mireya Mayor, host of Nat Geo WILD’s “Wild Nights with Mireya Mayor.” “I’m thrilled to be working with Future Friendly and National Geographic on ‘Find Your Footprint.’ My kids and my work both inspire me to take simple steps that make a difference for the environment,” said Mayor. “‘Find Your Footprint’ can help students understand the link between their environmental footprint and the world around them and be champions for the planet in their schools and homes.” Mayor will be one of the classroom conservation contest judges.

Earlier this year, National Geographic and Future Friendly partnered on an interactive, digital, in-home conservation guide to inspire people to save energy, save water and reduce waste within their homes. This conservation education material developed specifically for Future Friendly by National Geographic is available at www.futurefriendly.com and www.facebook.com/futurefriendly in a dynamic, holistic consumer education experience promoting household and lifestyle conservation habits.

About P&G Future Friendly

P&G Future Friendly is a program that empowers consumers to save energy, save water and reduce waste, using science, innovation and unique partnerships to achieve meaningful environmental impacts. The P&G Future Friendly program is a direct extension of P&G’s long-term commitment and disciplined, science-based approach to environmental sustainability. Through the program, P&G is better able to share these solutions with consumers so they can realize the benefits in their own homes. Sustainability is core to P&G’s Purpose to Touch and Improve the Lives of the Worlds’ Consumers, now and for generations to come.

About Procter & Gamble

Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun® and Fusion®. The P&G community includes approximately 127,000 employees working in about 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

About National Geographic

The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to “increase and diffuse geographic knowledge,” the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet. National Geographic reflects the world through its magazines, television programs, films, music and radio, books, DVDs, maps, exhibitions, live events, school publishing programs, interactive media and merchandise. National Geographic magazine, the Society’s official journal, published in English and 33 local-language editions, is read by more than 38 million people each month. The National Geographic Channel reaches 330 million households in 34 languages in 166 countries. National Geographic has funded more than 9,400 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an education program promoting geography literacy. For more information, join the more than 15 million unique visitors who go to www.nationalgeographic.com each month.

About National Geographic Channel

Based at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Channel (NGC) is a joint venture between National Geographic Ventures (NGV) and Fox Cable Networks (FCN). Since launching in January 2001, NGC initially earned some of the fastest distribution growth in the history of cable and more recently the fastest ratings growth in television. The network celebrated its fifth anniversary January 2006 with the launch of NGC HD, which provides the spectacular imagery that National Geographic is known for in stunning high definition. NGC has carriage with all of the nation’s major cable and satellite television providers, making it currently available in more than 70 million homes. For more information, please visit www.natgeotv.com.

About Nat Geo WILD

For more than 30 years, National Geographic has been the leader in wildlife programming. Now the animal kingdom is taking center stage with the new network, Nat Geo WILD. Offering intimate encounters with nature’s ferocious fighters and gentle creatures of land, sea and air, Nat Geo WILD and Nat Geo WILD HD draw upon the cutting-edge work of the many explorers, filmmakers and scientists who have long-standing relationships with the National Geographic Society. Nat Geo WILD is a joint venture between Fox Cable Networks (FCN) and National Geographic Ventures (NGV) ? the same partnership behind the National Geographic Channel (NGC), which launched January 2001 and has since been one the most successful new networks on the landscape. Nat Geo WILD launched globally more than three years ago and is the fastest-growing channel among the international portfolio of National Geographic networks.

About Promethean - Lighting the flame of learning

Promethean is a global leader in the rapidly growing global market for interactive learning technology. Developed for teachers, Promethean’s ActivClassroom brings together its interactive display systems (ActivBoard), its learner response systems (ActiVote and ActivExpression), and its suite of specialized teaching software (ActivInspire). Together, these interactive learning technologies change how teachers and classes engage and interact, how students learn and how they are monitored and assessed. Beyond the classroom, Promethean provides comprehensive training and support and, with over 600,000 members, the rapidly growing Promethean Planet (www.PrometheanPlanet.com) is the world’s largest online community for users of interactive display system technology, providing user-generated and premium content, and is a forum for teachers to exchange ideas and experience. Headquartered in the U.K. and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange as Promethean World Plc (ticker symbol ‘PRW’), Promethean’s technology is today helping educate over 12 million individuals in over 500,000 classrooms in some 100 countries. www.PrometheanWorld.com.

What a great idea!

“Our goal is to help children become informed, engaged and inspired citizens of the places they live,” added River of Words co-founder and executive director, Pamela Michael. River of Words (ROW) is a Berkeley-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting literacy, creative expression and community awareness of our most critical environmental concern: water. It was co-founded by U.S. Poet Laureate (1995-1997) Robert Hass and writer Pamela Michael to help young people make a personal and lasting connection to the environment.

Kevin’s Entry, Birds Over the Bay depicts birds, inspired by the artist’s memories of seeing ducks in his yard and birds flying over the sea near his CA home.  You can’t help but smile when you see Kevin’s artwork. He uses vibrant colors and captures nature in such an inspiring and mature way. This is just one of many awards Kevin has one for his artwork. And he”s only 11 years old! Click here to read our interview with Kevin, which was published in January.

Birds Over the Bay

For the Grand Prize Award, Kevin received a trip to the River of Words Environmental Art & Poetry Award, Ceremony, where he attended a luncheon and public reading at US Capitol -  The Library of Congress – on June 30, 2010 The ceremony was emceed by River of Words co-founder, former US Poet Laureate,  Robert Hass, recent winner of the both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.

After the ceremony, Kevin visited and met with California Senator Barbara Boxer in the Capitol, Washington DC, where he presented his 2010 One Square Block grand prize & 2010 River of Words Watershed Art & Poetry winning art work to Senator Boxer.

Kevin and his parents got to meet CA Senator Barbara Boxer following the awards ceremony

Kevin is not just an artist, but a true environmentalist.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who is looking forward to Kevin’s next artistic masterpiece.

Congratulations Kevin!

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Campaign for Fair Food Children’s Drawing Contest

In the first-ever Campaign for Fair Food Children’s Drawing Contest, children are invited to use their imagination to draw what “Fair Food” means to them or show how they can work together with farmworkers to make a fairer world for the people who pick our fruits and vegetables. Religious educators and teachers are invited to involve their students in the contest.  Curriculum ideas, sample lesson plans, and resources for teaching about farmworker justice, from pre-K to high school, are available.  Submissions will be accepted until April 1st and the winner in each of four different age groups will have their art featured on future Campaign for Fair Food postcards.

Click here for more details and an entry form.

Share the drawing contest with the children in your life today!

Teach your children about where our food comes from and about the lives of the farmworkers we depend upon to pick our fruits and veggies!

Google is having another great art contest for kids K-12th grade.

If I could Anything I would . . . Read all about it here.

We’re still getting a ton of views on our own contest page. If you haven’t read our “I Love Costa Rica’s Rain Forest!” winning entries and looked at the great artwork, click here now.