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"Living
with Asthma" Poster Contest
The
16th annual "Living with Asthma" poster contest,
co-sponsored by the AAAAI and the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP), is open to children in grades 1 through 8 who have
asthma.
If you're one of
the more than 5 million children who have asthma, you know
the wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath and other symptoms
can keep you from activities you enjoy. But by taking your
medicine and following an asthma action plan, you can keep
these symptoms under control.
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How do you control
your asthma?
Express your asthma control in a colorful poster and you could
win great prizes. Your poster might show how you exercise,
play team sports, go to camp, participate in band, dance,
monitor your breathing, control your asthma triggers, take
your medicine, follow your doctor's advice, or use an asthma
action plan.
Contest information
The poster contest runs from September 1 to December 29, 2006.
Any student in grades 1 through 8 who has asthma can enter.
Prizes will be awarded in three categories: 1st and 2nd grade,
3rd through 5th grade, and 6th through 8th grade.
How to enter:
1. Download and complete the official entry form
Entry
form - PDF file (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
Entry
form - text file
If you can't download the official entry form, include the
following information on a piece of paper and attach it to
your poster:
Your name, grade in school, mailing address, and e-mail address
if available.
Your school's name, address, and principal's name.
The name of the doctor who treats your asthma, and his/her
specialty (allergist, pediatrician, family physician, pulmonologist,
etc.).
2. Create your poster in color with crayons, colored pencils,
paint, gel pens, etc., on a plain white sheet of paper that
is at least 8 ½ x 11 inches, but no larger than 16
x 20 inches.
3. Send your poster
and entry form by December 29, 2006 to: AAAAI/AAP Poster
Contest, 555 E Wells Street, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Prizes
First, second and third-place prizes will be awarded in three
categories:
1st and 2nd grade
3rd through 5th grade
6th through 8th grade
First prize is
a $500 U.S. savings bond and a $200 gift certificate,* second
prize a $250 U.S. savings bond and a $100 gift certificate,*
and third prize is a $100 U.S. savings bond and a $50 gift
certificate.*
*Contest winners
will be able to choose a gift certificate from one of three
national retailers: Toys R Us, Target, or The Sports Authority.
Each winner's school
will receive a free supply of asthma education materials,
too!
Questions?
If you have questions about the poster contest, contact the
AAAAI at (414) 272-6071 or via e-mail postercontest@aaaai.org.
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