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Poster
Contest
Latest Update
About the Safety Belt
Contest
Past Contest Winners
2007-2010 Prize Sponsor
Last
Updated:
Due to budget restrictions, there will be NO Safety
Belt Poster/PSA/Essay Contest after 2011. For this
reason GTIPI will no longer print a Safety Belt Calendar.
THANK YOU for 25 years of buckling up!
SPECIAL THANKS
TO THE 2007-2010
AWARDS SPONSOR
for State WINNERS in the
Poster/PSA/Essay Contests:
Say "THANKS!" to Georgia Power
for supporting students through four years of prize
sponsorship.
Please take a moment to EMAIL GEORGIA POWER HERE.
Be sure to mention Georgia Power Corporate Safety's
sponsorship of the 2010 GTIPI Safety Belt Poster Contest
awards.
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About
the Contest
From 1986-2011,
the Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute conducted
a statewide poster/public service announcement/essay
contest on "Why You Should Wear Seatbelts and
Use Child Safety Seats". Children in grades K
through 12 in all public, private and home schools
are encouraged to participate.The state level winners
received a plaque and a monetary prize sponsored by
Georgia Power.
The posters, PSAs and essays were first judged at
the school level. The school level winners were submitted
to GTIPI for county judging. First place county winners
became the pool from which state winners are judged.
Posters were judged on content, message, accuracy
and artistic detail. The winning students at the state
level received a plaque and a monetary prize. Artwork
from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place State Winner posters
were featured in the calendar. Printing of the calendar
from 1986-2011 was funded by the Georgia Governor's
Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).
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The 2010 calendar cover is by Megan Fowler,
Camden County High School, Grades 9-12. Megan
was a State Winner in both 2008 AND 2009.
GTIPI hopes you enjoyed this calendar as much
as we enjoyed working with Georgia's school
children during its creation in the 2009 contest.
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Download the 2010 Poster/PSA/Essay
PRESS RELEASE
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How to Be a Winner
Here are some important tips to help
make your entry
turn the heads of our contest judges:
1. Read the Instructions
Can I use paper instead of posterboard? What size
posterboard should I use? Can I glue or paste items
onto my poster? Can a school or 4-H club submit more
than one entry? How long can PSA's and Essays be?
These questions, and more, are answered in the Contest
Rules. Contests have been won, and lost, by the
judges reviewing requirements in the Contest Rules.
2. Use the Correct Entry Form
Entries with the wrong form, or no form attached,
are disqualified and will not be judged.
3. Print clearly
If your entry is judged a county or state winner,
we may not be able to contact you if we are unable
to read the information on your Entry Form. Unfortunately,
these entries will be disqualified.
4. Submit Entries Before the Deadline
Entries received after the deadline are automatically
disqualified.
5. Use Accurate Information
Judges are looking for entries that portray accurate
occupant safety information. Remember, the contest
is all about the correct use of safety belts, child
safety seats and booster seats.
6. Check Spelling and Grammar
For poster and essay entries, GTIPI recommends making
a rough draft before you start. Practice PSA's several
times before recording the take you enter. Poster
and Essay entries are often disqualified, or have
points counted off in judging, for spelling and grammatical
errors.
7. Keep a Copy of Your Entry!
Entries become the permanent property of the University
of Georgia and will not be returned.
Be sure to take a digital picture or make photocopy
prior to submitting your entry.
GTIPI strongly recommends you make a copy of your
entry before you submit it.
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Contest
Winners
2009 Contest Winners
Past Contest
Winners
2008 Contest Winners
2007 Contest Winners
2006 Contest Winners
2005 STATE winners
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