The Letters to Leaders program gathers messages from Texas school
children to elected officials and candidates for statewide office.
The deadline for our 2010 Spring Contest has now passed. Children's submissions are always welcome, however, and we are committed to sharing their messages with elected officials. Also, we will have news of our fall contest soon. Please check back in the weeks ahead for details.
Letters to Leaders seeks to:
Whether you work with children in the classroom, after school, as a parent, or are a kid yourself, we hope you'll get involved.
For the 2009-2010 school year, a handful of winners' letters and artwork will be shared in conjunction with a statewide event in Austin in advance of the statewide governor's race!
Children in 3rd Grade and under are invited to participate in the art portion of our contest. They can submit a painting or marker illustration on the topic: "What Texas leaders can do to make Texas even better”
Children in grades 4 and up are invited to participate in our letter-writing contest. Their "Dear Candidates for Governor” letter should be written to the as-yet-unknown winner of the 2010 governor's race, include at least one question and address the topic, "What the next Texas Governor can do to make Texas even better.”
Submissions must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1, 2010.
