It’s that time of year again and the Indiana State Police Missing Children’s Clearinghouse and the U.S. Department of Justice need your assistance on spreading the word about our 2019 National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25th as National Missing Children's Day. Missing Children’s Day is dedicated to encouraging parents, guardians, caregivers, and others concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority. It serves as a reminder to continue our efforts to reunite missing children with their families and an occasion to honor those dedicated to this noble cause. The National Missing Children’s Poster Contest creates an opportunity to promote child safety while discussing the issue of missing and /or exploited children.
The top three 2018 winning Indiana posters pictured below:
1st Place – Jayden Cox (above 1st photo), Northside Elementary, Hartford City, IN
2nd Place – Madelyn Miller (above 2nd photo) Wes-Del Elementary, Muncie, IN
3rd Place – Emma Titus, (above 3rd photo) Delphi Community Elementary, Delphi, IN
Important Facts
- This year there is not a limit on how many posters a school can submit.
- Only one poster per student is allowed for submission.
- Applicants must be in the fifth grade.
- Artwork should reflect the theme “Bringing Our Missing Children Home”. This phrase must appear somewhere on the poster.
- The theme may be depicted in the student‛s artwork through one or a combination of illustrations (e.g., signs and symbols, people, abstract, industry, wildlife, etc.) and can be created using media such as acrylics, watercolor, pencils, charcoal, magic markers, spray paint, crayons, and pastels. Digitally produced images, collages, cut-outs, and stamping will not be eligible for consideration.
- The finished poster must measure 8½ x 14 inches.
- The poster must be submitted with a completed application, which includes a description of the poster and a brief biography of the artist, either written legibly or typed.
- All national poster contest rules and information is attached. You can also find it at https://ncjtc-static.fvtc.edu/Resources/RS00005796.pdf
- Deadline for submissions from participating organizations to be received by state manager is February 1st, 2019. Please include a list of names of the total number of children who participated in the statewide poster contest for their participation certificates.
Please mail to: Indiana State Police Clearinghouse
Attention: Torie Harris
100 N. Senate Ave. N340
Indianapolis, IN 46204