2010 HOLIDAY DECORATIONS CONTEST BULLETIN
PROGRAM
Department of Parks and Recreation participants and leaders decorate their facility for the winter holiday season. Themes could include Christmas, New Year's, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, winter, winter activities, winter sports, etc.
The Parks and Recreation staff should decide which parts of the facility will be decorated. Decorated areas should include entrances and bulletin boards, and could include windows, doorways, offices, etc. It is not necessary to decorate the entire facility. Judges will look for quality, not quantity.
Many facilities have always decorated the building for the holiday season. This competition strives to recognize the best of them and encourage others to join in.
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Young Artists and their Decorations at McVeigh R.C. from the Holiday Decorations Contest
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After School Programs may choose to decorate their own areas if the facility where they are held does not wish to participate. After School entries will be judged on the same criteria.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- Recreation Staff: Contact your District Visual Arts Chairperson to indicate that you wish to participate.
- If the District Chairperson receives more than five requests they will schedule a District Holiday Decorations Contest and enter their five district winners. If the District Chairperson receives five requests or less, they will enter those facilities without a district level contest.
- The District Chairperson will send in the official list of district entries to the Visual Arts Unit at Jardel by Wednesday, December 10th. The number is 215-683-1997.
- O.A.C.'s that wish to participate should follow the same procedure. Their Visual Arts Chairperson is on the list also.
PURPOSE
To make the facility attractive
To cultivate an interest in the appearance of the facility
To involve participants in the facility and its programs
To enjoy making a variety of holiday projects/decorations
To create a festive holiday feeling for the participants and the public.
MATERIALS
Anything goes. Participants can use Department issued supplies or donated materials and objects to create the decorations. They can make construction paper cutouts, create murals with brown paper and paint or make dimensional decorations that hang or stand. The emphasis is on facility made decorations and participant involvement. Creativity and originality should be stressed.
DATES
District Entries are to be called into Valerie Arhondakis by December 10th
Judging will begin on December 13th (Dates and approximate times will be given to each district as soon as possible)
JUDGING
Judging will be done on a point system. The sample Judging Sheet below shows how the points are distributed. It is surprising how many facilities lose points on the Bulletin Board Checklist. you can be assured of five points just by making sure that each part of the checklist is on the bulletin board. Since one or two points often decide winning facilities, this step is very important.
AWARDS
Certificates will be awarded to each of the three winners with the highest points. The two highest facilities will each receive a fifteen-dollar gift certificate for art supplies.
All participating facilities will receive a certificate of paticipation.
SAMPLE JUDGES SHEET
| Playground and R.C.'s |
Points |
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| Initial Impact |
10 |
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Creativity &
Originality |
25 |
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| Theme |
15 |
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| Composition |
15 |
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Participant
Involvement |
20 |
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Bulletin Board
Decorations |
10 |
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| Bulletin Board Checklist |
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| Phila. Recreation Dept. |
1 |
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| Facility Name |
1 |
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| Staff Names |
1 |
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| Program |
1 |
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| Hours of Operation |
1 |
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| Grand Total |
100 |
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