Does your child use up all your scrap paper, junk mail and the comics section in the daily newspaper to practice her artwork? Now s/he can put that creative spirit to great use raising money for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF by participating in a contest sponsored by Pier 1. Wouldn’t it be cool to have your kid’s artwork selected to be the design for the 2009 UNICEF greeting card?
Download the submission form and official rules here and have your kids submit an original drawing that represents ”Joy to the World” by March 6. Since you have to actually mail the entry to the national headquarters without creasing it too much, I have a feeling the number of entries will be limited.
In addition to a Grand Prize winner who will receive a $5,000 scholarship, an online contest in early April will determine a “People’s Choice” winner who will receive $500 in art supplies. So be sure to check back to vote for your favorites.
Pier 1 will be the exclusive seller of the card, with proceeds donated to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. I’m never sure if “proceeds” means gross sales or net profit, but I like that Pier 1 doesn’t cap the amount of their donation, as most “cause marketing” efforts do. (Take for example Yoplait, which caps its potential donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure at $1.5 million regardless of how many pink lids are mailed in.)
Tags: greeting card, Pier 1, scholarship, UNICEF
