Children’s Hospital of Illinois is hosting a public service announcement (PSA) contest for Illinois college and university students. Individual students or teams of up to four will submit fully produced radio or television PSA’s to Children’s Hospital of Illinois by Friday March 26, 2010 for judging. PSA’s will be judged on script quality, cohesion with the Be A Buckle Buddy! message, production quality, talent performance, and overall impression. Radio and television PSA’s will compete for the same prizes. The Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Traffic Safety has provided a single financial award of $1,000.00 for first place, a single financial award of $500.00 for second place, and a single financial award of $250.00 for third place. In addition to the financial award provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Traffic Safety, the winning PSA, if production is of professional broadcast quality, will be distributed to Illinois media outlets for rotation for up to 1 year.  This year, entries may be submitted by mail, or electronically (Download Adobe Reader for Free).  Please download the Entry Form for full details.

Entry Form

Student Enrollment Verification Form

Faculty Assistance Form

Program Materials (For reference)

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