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Crime Stoppers' Parade Float Design Contest
Crime Stoppers of Haldimand, Norfolk and Tillsonburg invites all secondary school students in the Haldimand, Norfolk and Tillsonburg area to come up with a design for a parade float that can be used by Crime Stoppers in community parades and displays.
“We want to tap into the abilities and creativity of the many excellent young people who go to school in this area and get students thinking about how to best represent Crime Stoppers in a float design,” says Ken Schaus, Contest Chairperson and Past Chairperson of Crime Stoppers of Haldimand, Norfolk and Tillsonburg. He adds, “Not only will this contest help celebrate the abilities of students, but it will also help increase public awareness as our program intends to use the resulting float at community parades and events.”
A cash award of $250 is being offered for the winning submission, or Crime Stoppers is willing to pay $750 if the chosen applicant wishes to also construct the float on behalf of the program. All applicants must be registered at a secondary school in Haldimand, Norfolk or Tillsonburg and follow contest guidelines.
Crime Stoppers’ Parade Float Design Contest Guidelines
FLOAT CRITERIA: (trailer to be supplied by Crime Stoppers)
- Design must fit on a 4.5 ft (1.37 M) X 6 ft (1.8 M) trailer
- Maximum height of 6 ft (1.8 M)
- Maximum weight of 500 lbs (226 kg) (not including trailer)
- Design must clearly represent the Crime Stoppers’ mandate
- Maximum cost of materials $500.00
- Design must be easily built/assembled
- The design must be able to stand on its own and be pulled in a parade
OPTIONS:
- Students may work alone or are free to involve various departments (graphic design, visual arts, industrial arts, and the Student Crime Stoppers program).
- Students may choose to personally construct/assemble the actual float if it is chosen as the winning design.
- Students may also choose to do finishing touches on the float (e.g. the artistic work) after construction is completed by Crime Stoppers of Haldimand, Norfolk, Tillsonburg.
SUBMISSIONS:
Submissions should include:
- A drawing of the float design
- Instructions for assembly
- Electronics schematics if required
- List of materials required
- Name(s) and contact information of student(s) making submission
- Proposal to complete full construction (if applicable)
- Proposal to complete detail work after construction is completed by Crime Stoppers
DEADLINE:
- Electronic submission of design must be received at Crime Stoppers by March 30, 2012 (to coordinators@helpsolvecrime.com)
- Winner to be announced April 5, 2012
- Float to be built / completed by June 20, 2012
PRIZE:
Winning submission will receive:
- $250.00 for design only
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$750.00 for design and construction for
A) School’s Crime Stoppers’ program if school’s Crime Stoppers’ program presents the winning design
B) School department(s) (e.g. arts department) if it is a class project
C) Individual student if he/she is the only one submitting the design plan
- School/department/individual will be recognized on the float as the winning designer
Thank you for your interest. If you have any questions, please contact the Crime Stoppers office at 519-426-3434 ext 7451 / 7452.
- All entries will become the property of Crime Stoppers of Haldimand Norfolk and Tillsonburg.
- The selection committee reserves the right to disallow any/all entries should the submission be deemed unsuitable.