2022 Peace Poster Contest

A message from Lion Jeffrey Friedman, A-711 Peace Poster Chair 2024-2025

Greetings!

I am the International Peace Poster Contest chairperson this year and would like to invite all clubs in the district to consider sponsoring middle school-aged students, ages 11-13 to participate.

Submissions need to be sent to me by November 1 so I can forward them to the District Governor by November 15. He should be notified of the club’s participation prior to this.

Hoping to make this a success:
For questions or more information, please contact:
Lion Jeffrey Friedman
A-711 Peace Poster & Peace Essay Contest 2024-2025
Home Club: Mississauga Central

e-mail A-711 Peace Poster Chair

International Peace Poster Contest
THE 2024-2025 CONTEST
Peace Without Limits

Children know how powerful compassion can be. They’re often able to express this feeling more openly than adults. This year, we invite young people to explore and visually express the peaceful future that compassionate leadership brings.

Peace Poster Contest Deadlines

Students ages 11, 12 or 13 as of November 15 are eligible to participate in the International Peace Poster Contest. Entries not meeting the following deadlines will be disqualified.

January 15:

Kits go on sale from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.

October 1:

Deadline to purchase kits from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.

November 15:

Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to the district governor.

December 1:

Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning district poster to multiple district council chairperson.

December 15:

Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning poster to the Brand & Creative Department at International Headquarters.

February 1:

International winners notified on or before this date.

Order a Peace Poster Contest Kit

To sponsor the Peace Poster Contest, Lions clubs can order a contest kit from January 15 to October 1. The kit is available in 12 of our official languages. A kit is needed for each contest sponsored.

The 2024-2025 Contest: Peace Without Limits

Each kit contains:

• Official Club Contest Guide and Rules
• Official School or Youth Group Contest Guide and Rules
• Participant Flyer to duplicate and give to participating students to take home
• Sticker to place on back of winning poster
• Certificates for contest winner and school or youth group

Order Your Kit

• The 2024-2025 Contest
• Peace Poster Contest Deadlines
• Order a Peace Poster Contest Kit
  *To order a kit by phone, call Club Supplies Sales at (630) 571-5466 or 1-800-710-7822 (U.S., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada only).
• Additional Resources
• Contest Winners

2024-2025 International Peace Poster Contest Rules

Entries not meeting the rules and conditions listed below will be disqualified.

• Only a Lions Club can sponsor the contest in a local school(s) or organized, sponsored youth group(s), such as YMCA programs, Boys and Girls Clubs, Scouts, etc. The contest cannot be held in youth groups that a Lions club sponsors, such as a Leo club or Scout unit. However, individual members of those groups (such as Leos and Scouts) may participate if the contest is held at their school or other organized youth group.
• Contest is open to students who will be 11, 12 or 13 years of age on November 15, 2024.
• This year’s contest theme is “Peace without Limits.”
• Artwork must be no smaller than 13 inches by 20 inches (33 centimeters by 50 centimeters) and no larger than 20 inches by 24 inches (50 centimeters by 60 centimeters). Do not mat or frame artwork.
• Only one entry per student per year, and each entry must be the work of only one student.
• All artworks must be the individual student’s original creation. Duplications are not accepted.
• All media are accepted. Note: Chalk, charcoal, and pastel entries should be sealed with a fixative spray to prevent smearing. Do not laminate entries.
• Three dimensional entries will not be accepted. Nothing may be glued, stapled, or attached to the artwork in any way.
• The use of lettering or numbering on the front of the poster, in any language, is not allowed. All artist signatures or initials should be written on the back of the poster.
• Artwork should be done on a flexible material, so it can be rolled for shipping in a mailing tube. Do not fold poster.

Note: Participants accept all responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries. Entries sent with insufficient postage will be disqualified. Entries cannot be acknowledged or returned; they become the property of Lions International upon receipt. Essays cannot be published without written permission from Lions International. However, sponsoring clubs, districts and multiple districts have permission to publish their sponsored essays.

In consideration for the opportunity to enter the Lion International Essay Contest, participants agree to allow Lions International to use their names, photographs, and essays for promotional and publicity purposes. An international grand-prize winner is not eligible to receive subsequent prizes in future Lions International Essay Contests. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and Lions International.

Lions International may cancel the contest without notice at any time. The contest is void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law.