People Protecting the Lake
Since 1885.
Lake George
Association – P.O. Box 408 – Lake George, NY 12845
(518) 668-3558 – Fax
(518) 668-4702 – www.lakegeorgeassociation.org
March 10, 2009
For
Immediate Release
Contact: Emily DeBolt
Education and Outreach
Coordinator
Lake George Association
Phone: (518) 668-3558
BOOKMARK DESIGN CONTEST FOCUSES ON LAKE PROTECTION
Lake George, NY – The Lake George Association (LGA), on behalf of the Lake George Watershed Coalition (LGWC), has announced that entries are being accepted for the second annual Lake George Bookmark Design Contest.
The contest is open to students in Grades 4-7 from schools located within the Lake George watershed. This would include Whitehall, Lake George, Bolton, Ticonderoga, Queensbury, Fort Ann, Warrensburg and Lake Luzerne schools.
Designs must be done in marker, crayon, colored pencil, or watercolors on unlined paper. The theme should focus on lake and watershed issues such as water quality, invasive species, aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals, streams and wetlands, pollution, lake ecology and lake health.
The winning design will be printed on a bookmark, along with the student’s name and school. The bookmarks will be distributed to schools, libraries and other locations throughout the Lake George watershed.
The deadline for submissions is April 29, 2009. Entry forms with the 3” by 8” template can be downloaded online at www.lakegeorgeassociation.org or www.lakegeorge2000.org.
Completed forms and designs can be dropped off at the Lake George Association office on Route 9N in the Town of Lake George, or they can be mailed to:
Emily DeBolt
Lake George Association
P.O. Box 408
Lake George, NY 12845
For questions or more information, contact Emily DeBolt at the LGA by calling 668-3558 or email edebolt@lakegeorgeassociation.org
The goal of this activity is to engage area students to help promote the protection and stewardship of Lake George as a truly amazing natural resource. The contest is sponsored by the LGWC through its Public Participation and Education Committee.
The LGA is a not-for-profit membership organization of people interested in working together to protect, conserve, and improve the beauty and quality of the Lake George Basin. Contact the LGA at (518) 668-3558 or visit the LGA’s website at www.lakegeorgeassociation.org.
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