Topeka—The poll is now open for Kansans to vote for their favorite student artwork to be featured in the 2012 Kansas Don’t Spoil It! calendar, a project the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Waste Management (BWM) has sponsored for more than a decade.
Through Oct. 21, Kansans can select their favorite calendar artwork online at www.dhe.state.ks.us/Community/se.ashx?s=11B9BDC91BD539A8 .
The annual Kansas Don’t Spoil It! calendar contest is open for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. This year, the contest ran from Aug. 8 through Sept. 30, and BWM received thousands of submissions. For each grade level, BWM has narrowed down the entries to five semi-finalists from which voters can select. The top vote-getting entry will be featured on the calendar cover.
Bill Bider, director of KDHE Bureau of Waste Management says the goal of publishing the calendar is to “increase awareness of environmental issues such as natural resource conservation, waste management, recycling and other ways to make Kansas a “greener” state.”
The winning students will be recognized in a special meeting and photo event with Governor Sam Brownback to be held in November.