Kansas Department of Transportation

TOPEKA — All Kansas kids ages 5 to 13 are encouraged to enter artwork in the 13th annual poster contest for Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day — a nationwide effort to increase roadway safety and reduce traffic fatalities.

The Kansas Department of Transportation announced Monday that three statewide winners will receive family packages at the Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City and $50 gift cards from Dillons of Kansas.

A total of 18 regional winners in the six regions and age groups (ages 5-7, ages 8-10 and ages 11-13) will each receive a bicycle and a helmet donated by Safe Kids Kansas.

All entries must be postmarked by Sept. 19 and should be mailed to: AAA Kansas, Public Affairs, 3545 SW 6th Street, Topeka, KS, 66606. On the back of the 8.5-by-11-inch paper entry must be the child’s full name; age at time of entry; mailing address; county; a parent’s name; and contact phone number. Numerous transportation safety organizations in Kansas sponsor the contest.

For more information, go to KDOT’s website at www.ksdot.org.

Below are the northwest Kansas kids who have won the contest in the past three years:

2013 Poster Contest Winners
Northwest Kansas – Dashiell Brown, Quinter; Jessica Schroeder, Victoria; Kallie Leiker, Hays

2012 Poster Contest Winners
Northwest Kansas – Hayden Gottstine, Logan; Haylee Tien, Logan

2011 Poster Contest Winners
Northwest Kansas – Aaron Moore, Oakley; Indigo Guise, WaKeeney; Donnovan Schroeder, Herndon