Steamboat Days 2014 Button Design Contest

Published On: February 19th, 2014|Categories: News|

February 2014

The Winona Steamboat Days Festival Association is excited to invite middle school students to participate in the 2014 Steamboat Days button design contest! 

We are looking for submissions from individual middle school students (grades 5th through 8th) and are awarding the first place a plaque with their winning design, a ride in the Steamboat Days Grande Parade, personalize  button to wear during steamboat days, t-shirt with design on it, drinking glasses, and carnival armbands for the family (maximum 5).  Second place will receive 4 carnival armbands; and the third place will receive 2 carnival armbands.

All entries must meet the criteria listed below, and must be submitted by Friday, March 14, 2014:

Button Design criteria:

  • Button design must be round.
  • Maximum 3 colors not including background
  • Date of the celebration must be on the button (June 11th –15th, 2014)
  • “Winona’s Steamboat Days” and “67th Annual” must be on the button
  • Button must contain at least one of the following: steamboat, carnival/ferris wheel, fireworks, paddlewheel, or Interstate Bridge, new- waterskiing, no boat races
  • Designs must be submitted on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white paper with the design in color (template provided)
  • On the back of the template we ask that the student include: first and last name, school, grade, parent’s name, and home phone number.
  • Open to 5th thru 8th grade Winona-area students only
  • All entries become property of the Winona Steamboat Days Festival Association

Please deliver the designs to Pam Simon-Salwey at Winona Radio, 752 Bluffview Circle, or mail to:

Winona Steamboat Days Festival Assn

Button Design Contest,   P.O. Box 745, Winona, MN  55987 

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