Earth Day Coloring Contest open to Pee Dee kids

Published: March 6, 2012

image by: Florence/Darlington Stormwater Consortium

FLORENCE — Calling all creative Pee Dee kids. The Florence/Darlington Stormwater Consortium, in conjunction with the Florence Conservation District and the Darlington Conservation District, is sponsoring an Earth Day Coloring Contest for children ages 4-12.

There are contests for age groups 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. All entrants must be residents of Darlington or Florence counties. Winners will be chosen by members of the stormwater consortium.

The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. April 6. Send entries to Terasa Young, Clemson University, 2685 S. Irby St., Suite K, Florence, SC 29505.

To enter, click here to download a coloring sheet. Entries can be picked up the Florence County Extension office on Irby Street or at Clemson’s Darlington County Extension office, 300 Russell St., Room 222, Darlington, SC 29532.

Three winners from each age group will be notified April 13. Winning entries will be displayed at the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Library and the Darlington Library from April 13 to 27. 

• Children must color the page and have a parent initial that the child has completed one of the following Earth-friendly activities:
• Walk with a parent from your yard and find the storm drain that your water drains into. Pick up trash along the way.
• Recycle your household plastic for one week. Take it to a county convenience center if you don’t have curbside recycling.
• Pack a waste-free lunch for one week by using reusable container.
• Carry a bag while walking your dog and use it to pick after your pet.
• Use at least two reusable grocery bags when you go to the store with your parents this week

Earth Day 2012 is April 22.

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Florence Darlington Stormwater Consortium
The Florence Darlington Stormwater Consortium is a regional collaboration involving the Carolina Clear program in partnership with communities and educators from universities, state agencies and nonprofits.

Carolina Clear
Carolina Clear is a stormwater education and awareness program of the Clemson University Restoration Institute and the Center for Watershed Excellence. The program’s goal is to minimize polluted stormwater runoff by educating the general public, youth, builders, developers, homeowners and government officials about how they can keep water in the state’s streams, rivers and basins as clean as possible.