HSUS-NC Wildlife Essay Competition

Guidelines: Students may submit a one- to two-page (typed or handwritten) essay

addressing the importance of wildlife in North Carolina. Students are encouraged to be
creative with this venture: for example, they may choose to write a story that
communicates why it is important to take care of wildlife or may write an essay on a
particular species. Students may receive help to research their entries, but the text should
be their own.
Any student enrolled in a Wake County elementary school may submit an entry, limit of
one entry per student. Each submission should include the students name, grade,
teachers name, and school name, as well as have a copy of the completed release forms
signed by a parent or guardian.
How to Submit: Submissions may be mailed to Cynthia Rosenfeld, 103 Timberlyne Ct.,
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 or emailed to cynthia.porter86@gmail.com.
Deadlines: All submissions must be postmarked (mail) or timestamped (online) on or
before April 22, 2016.
Prizes: Grand Prize: Your photograph and essay featured on HSUS-NC Facebook page
and potentially picked up by other HSUS publications, a bat house for your school, copy
of Wild Neighbors for your school library, seed packet for your school, and a My
Humane Backyard sign for your school, as well as a copy of Kind News for the
student. If desired, the school may also choose to have a My Humane Backyard
presentation by HSUS-NC State Director Erica Geppi and/or Volunteer District 4 Leader
Cindy Rosenfeld.
Second Place: Copy of Wild Neighbors for your school library, seed packet for your
school, and a My Humane Backyard sign for your school, as well as a copy of Kind
News for the student.
Third Place: Craft birdhouse for your school, seed packet for your school, and a My
Humane Backyard sign for your school, as well as a copy of Kind News for the
student.
All students who enter: Copy of Kind News for the student.
Note: Schools will be eligible to receive the My Humane Backyard sign upon signing
the Humane Backyard pledge. By signing the pledge, the schools will have access to
HSUS resources to help support them in creating a safe zone for wildlife. Schools may
choose not to sign the pledge, and the student and school will still receive all other listed
prizes.
Notification of Winners: Schools will notified of the winning entries via phone call and
email on Monday, May 16. All prizes will be mailed or delivered to the schools of the
winning entries.