The Humane Society of the United States-North Carolina

Wildlife Essay Competition

My Humane Backyard

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Wake County
Elementary
Schools

Students submit an

essay or story, no more

than two pages, on the
importance of wildlife
to North Carolina.
Students may choose to
focus on a particular
animal or ecosystem,
and creativity is
encouraged!

Contact:
Cynthia Rosenfeld

Michelle Riley/The HSUS

John Griffin/The HSUS

cynthia.porter86@gmail.com

All submissions must be postmarked (mail) or timestamped (online) by Earth

Day, April 22 and sent to Cynthia Rosenfeld, 103 Timberlyne Ct., Chapel Hill,
NC 27514 or cynthia.porter86@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name, grade,
teachers name, the name of the school, and signed parental permission.

First prize receives a bat house for the school, copy of Wild Neighbors for the
schools library, a seed packet, and a My Humane Backyard sign to display at
the school. The students submission will be featured on HSUS-NCs Facebook
page. The school may also elect to have a My Humane Backyard presentation.

Second and third place winners schools will also receive prizes. All students
who enter will receive an issue of Kind News.

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