Smokey the Bear and Woodsy Poster Contest
Children from first through fifth grade are invited to participate in the National Garden Clubs, Inc. Poster Contest! The 2024 Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl poster contest is dedicated to Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday so only posters with Smokey Bear will be accepted this year.
Download the USDA Forest Service Poster Contest Rules to learn how to participate.
The DEADLINE is January 20, 2024
Learn more about the history of the poster contest here.
Youth Poetry Contest
2023-2024 Theme: “I Spy With My Little Eye, Something Green Outside – Celebrating Our Green World”
Excite and encourage our Youth to express and explore their creative thoughts through different types of poetry. NGC’s Poetry Contest enables our Youth to embrace their creativity through the art of writing. Children in Kindergarten through ninth grade are eligible for this contest. All the winning entries will be compiled into a booklet which will be made available to the winners.
Club entries must be sent to YOUR State’s Youth Chairperson; observe your State Deadline. State Winners must be sent to Regional Chairperson by February 1, 2024. Regional Winners must be sent to National Chairperson by March 1, 2024.
Youth Sculpture Contest
This contest encourages students to keep our planet green and to get involved with saving the environment. Students in grades 4 through 8 are eligible to create a sculpture of recyclable, reused, and reduced materials. The sculpture is limited in width to 81/2 inches by 11 inches. Height should be proportional to width.
- Club entries must be sent to State Chairman. Observe State Deadlines.
- First place entries must be sent to Region Chairman/Awards Chairman by February 1, and Region first place entries must be sent to National Chairman by March 1