Contact: Marilyn Ferdinand
(312) 670-6782, ext. 323
mferdinand@pta.org

CHICAGO (January 18, 2008) — PTA announces the opening of its Picture PTA Contest. Entries will be accepted from January 21 through March 31 online at http://contests.fotki.com/pta. This is your chance to show and tell PTA what is happening at your school.

The contest is accepting compelling images of PTA and school activities showcasing:

• Diversity
• Membership
• Health and Safety
• Student Achievement
• General interest
• Parents, Teachers, and Principals Working Together

The contest is open to all adults. You do not have to be a member of PTA to enter. You can submit photos related to your PTA events and activities for competition in this contest. The contest serves to showcase PTA events and activities from all across the nation, giving amateur photographers a chance to have pictures published in PTA’s Our Children magazine, on the pta.org website, or in PTA’s marketing collateral.

Winners earn an extra bonus — $50 gift cards from a major retailer! Up to three winners will be selected in the seven categories.

Photo contest eligibility

• Photographers may submit more than one photo. Only one photograph per category may be submitted. However, photographers may only be awarded one prize, no matter how many photos they submit.
• The photo must relate to the category in which it is submitted.
• The photo must have a title.
• The photo must not contain offensive images or language, such as nudity, curse words, obscene gestures, slanders of persons or groups of people, or other inappropriate content.

CONSENT FORMS for all persons pictured in the entry MUST be completed and sent in, or the entry will be disqualified.
Download the form here.

For more information, contact Marilyn Ferdinand at mferdinand@pta.org.