Poster Contest Aims to Put the Brakes on Fatalities

The deadline is just two weeks away for kids ages 5 to 13 in Kansas to enter artwork for a statewide poster contest focusing on Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day. All entries must be postmarked by Friday, Sept. 2

Three statewide winners will receive family packages at the Great Wolf Lodge and also $50 gas cards from QuikTrip Corporation.

A total of 18 regional winners in the six regions and age groups will each receive a bicycle donated by Wal-Mart stores in Kansas and a helmet donated by Safe Kids Kansas. Rules and contact information are posted at KNDYradio.com and KNDY on facebook.

Entries should be mailed to: AAA Kansas, Public Affairs, 3545 SW 6th Street, Topeka, KS, 66606. On the back of the 8 ½ by 11-inch paper entry must be the child’s full name; age at time of entry; mailing address; county; a parent’s name; and contact phone number. For more information, go to KDOT’s main website page – http://www.ksdot.org/pdf_files/Poster-contest-flier-2011.pdf.