City of Effingham Christmas Card Contest

The holiday season is upon us, and the City of Effingham needs your help!

Each year the Mayor sends out holiday cards to companies and organizations that help grow and support our community. City tourism officials loved last year’s design so much that they are again asking for design submissions from local students in Kindergarten through 4 th grade for the City of Effingham’s official Christmas Card!

Below are the guidelines:

 Designs should be secular or appropriate for all religions and should help capture the feeling of Effingham’s holiday spirit.

 Entrant’s artwork must be original (no tracing accepted) and the size no larger than 8.5 x 11”.

 Design should be created with crayon, watercolors, paint, pencil, ink, markers or colored pencil, so that the winning art can be easily reproduced.

If your child is interested in participating, please submit their original design, by mail or in person, to: City of Effingham Mayor’s Office – 201 E Jefferson Ave, Effingham, IL 62401 by November 17th at 4:30 p.m. Entrants should include their name, address, phone number, school, grade and age.

The City will honor the top three choices and the 1 st place winner will receive their design/name on the holiday card plus 10 copies of the card to keep, along with a $50 gift certificate to an Effingham-area business of the winner’s choice. 2 nd and 3 rd place will also receive a $25 gift card to an Effingham-area business.

If you have any questions, please call the City of Effingham Tourism Office at 217.342.5310.