The Maryland Association of REALTORS®
is the Proud Sponsor of the
2017 Fair Housing
POSTER CONTEST
2016 Calendar Cover by Maya Bosse
This year’s theme:
“Dreams Come True With Fair Housing”
Deadline for entries is: Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Sponsored by: GCAAR
Applications are available in the school office along with
contest rules and deadlines. Open to children between
kindergarten and 8th grade.
Winning student’s posters will be featured in a Fair Housing Calendar distributed statewide. Winners will also be
honored at a reception at the State House in Annapolis
during Fair Housing Month in April 2016.
Maryland Governor, Larry Hogan, presented plaques to the
winners of the 2016 Poster Contest at the Fair Housing Poster
Contest Reception in Annapolis, April 23, 2015.
December 2015
To Principals and Teachers of children between the kindergarten and 8th grade age
group in Montgomery County, Maryland:
Attached you will find information regarding the Fair Housing Poster Contest
sponsored by the Maryland Association of REALTORS® (MAR). The Greater Capital
Area Association of REALTORS® (GCAAR) is seeking entries from children
between the kindergarten and 8th grade age group in the selection process from which
illustrations will be chosen for a 2017 calendar. We invite and encourage you to share
the details with anyone you feel may be interested in working with children to submit
artwork for this contest. This is not limited to schools. Home schools, after-care groups,
churches, and other children centers are all welcome to participate.
Please have students follow the enclosed guidelines. The theme is: “Dreams Come
True With Fair Housing.” The deadline for submissions to GCAAR is Wednesday,
February 24, 2016. All mailed posters must be postmarked by the February 24 due date;
posters can be delivered to the GCAAR office located at 15201 Diamondback Drive,
Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850; or you can call the Association office at 301.590.8775
and arrange to have them picked up.
Thank you for sharing this information and giving students the opportunity to participate
in this poster contest. With so many great students’ art submissions from past years,
we look forward to even more submissions for this year’s contest from Montgomery
County students.
Board/Association Signature: Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS®
Please indicate your desire to participate below and fax to 301.590.2248 or call
301.590.8775.
Children from (School/Organization) ____________________________________ will
participate in the 2017 MAR Fair Housing Poster Contest.
Contact Person ___________________________________________________________
Phone Number ___________________________________________________________
___________________________________
(Signature)
Fair Housing Talking Points
 2016 marks the 48th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968, which reaffirms Fair Housing for all people regardless of
race, color, creed, national origin, sex, familial status and handicap.
Simply stated, you have the opportunity to find a home of your
choosing, free from discrimination;
 Maryland REALTORS® started this program in 1998 and
produced our first calendar in 1999;
 Fair Housing is important to us because everyone deserves the
opportunity to find the right home;
 We want to recognize the importance of this law and to remind us
about Fair Housing responsibilities;
 To REALTORS®, Fair Housing means equal access and equal
housing opportunities for all. We celebrate Fair Housing and the
strength diversity brings to our communities and the nation.
2017 Poster Contest
Sponsored by:
The Maryland Association of REALTORS® (MAR)
Equal Opportunity/Cultural Diversity
Committee
THEME: Dreams Come True With Fair Housing
MAR is proud to announce the annual Fair Housing Poster Contest. This is a great way for REALTORS®
to help increase awareness of this important issue. The MAR Equal Opportunity/Cultural Diversity
Committee will select the winning posters that will be highlighted in the 2017 calendar.
Poster Contest Criteria
l.
The contest is open to children between the kindergarten and 8th grade age group.
2.
Local boards/associations can conduct the poster contest with schools, home schools, aftercare groups, churches, and other children centers in their area. To qualify for this contest,
all posters must be submitted to the local board/association where three winners will be
selected and forwarded to the Maryland Association of REALTORS®. Deadline for entries to
the local board is Wednesday, February 24, 2016.
These may be mailed to: FAIR HOUSING POSTER CONTEST
(LOCAL BOARD)
Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS®
ATTN: Joanne Joseph
(Address):
15201 Diamondback Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850
(Phone):
301.590.8775
(E-mail):
[email protected]
3.
OFFICIAL POSTER RULES:
a. Posters must be in landscape format which is 8 ½” high by 11” wide.
Example
81/2”
11”
b.
Posters must be produced in color.
c.
Any materials can be used.
d.
All entries MUST display the REALTOR® and Fair Housing logos (see
below) and the THEME somewhere in the body of the poster. (See above.)
All entries must be labeled on the back of the poster: (attached to this
packet are forms that must be completed for every entry)
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4.
The winners will meet with the Governor or other state official at a recognition ceremony
at the Maryland Statehouse or other government building in Annapolis. The Poster Contest
Recognition Ceremony with the Governor or designee will be scheduled to coincide with
April’s Fair Housing Month.
5.
All winning posters selected by MAR become the property of the Maryland Association of
REALTORS® to be used in the production of the 2017 Fair Housing Calendar, and may be
reproduced in other industry publications.
LOGOS
»:
REALTOR®
and Fair
Housing
PLEASE GLUE/TAPE ON BACK OF EACH POSTER
PLEASE GLUE/TAPE ON BACK OF EACH POSTER
(Please make sure information is legible and complete or Child
may be disqualified)
(Please make sure information is legible and complete or child may
be disqualified)
Name: __________________________________________
Age: ____________ Grade: ________________________
Home Address: ___________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Home Phone: _____________________________________
Parent’s Names: ___________________________________
Name: _________________________________________
Age: ____________ Grade: ________________________
Home Address: ___________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Home Phone: _____________________________________
Parent’s Names: ___________________________________
Teacher: _________________________________________
Name and Address of School/Organization:
______________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
School/Organization Phone:
____________________________________
Local Board/Association: _____________________________
Teacher: _________________________________________
Name and Address of School/Organization::
__________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
School/Organization Phone:
__________________________________________________
Local Board/Association: ____________________________
Email:______________________________________
Phone & Contact Name: _________________________
PLEASE GLUE/TAPE ON BACK OF EACH POSTER
Email:________________________________________
Phone & Contact Name: _________________________
PLEASE GLUE/TAPE ON BACK OF EACH POSTER
(Please make sure information is legible and complete or child
may be disqualified)
(Please make sure information is legible and complete or child
may be disqualified)
Name: __________________________________________
Age: ____________ Grade: ________________________
Home Address: ___________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Home Phone: _____________________________________
Parent’s Names: ___________________________________
Name: __________________________________________
Age: ____________ Grade: ________________________
Home Address: ___________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Home Phone: _____________________________________
Parent’s Names: ___________________________________
Email:________________________________________ Email:________________________________________
Teacher: _________________________________________
Teacher: _________________________________________
Name and Address of School/Organization:
Name and Address of School/Organization:
__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
School/Organization Phone:
School/Organization Phone:
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Local Board/Association: ____________________________ Local Board/Association: ____________________________
Phone & Contact Name: _________________________
Phone & Contact Name: _________________________
PERMISSION SLIP
FOR LOCAL FINALISTS
To the Parents/Guardian of ___________________________________________
Your child’s poster was chosen to compete in the Maryland Association of REALTORS® 2017
Fair Housing Poster Contest. Your child’s artwork will be judged with other entries across
Maryland. Winning posters will be printed in a 2017 Calendar and distributed by Maryland
REALTORS®. T he state winners and their family members will be invited to a Recognition
Ceremony at the Annapolis State House. Each state winner will receive a gift card and plaque.
The Governor or other state official will attend the reception, recognize, and honor the winners.
Please complete the following information and sign below:
Child’s Full Name:
____________________________________________________________
Age: __________ Grade: ___________ Home Phone: _________________
Home
Address:_____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian’s Names: _____________________________________________________
Phone where Parent/Guardian may be reached during the day:
____________________________________________________________________________
Email Address: ______________________________________________________________
Teacher’s Name: _____________________________________________________________
Name and Address of School: ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
School Phone: _______________________________________________________________
School Email
Address:_____________________________________________________________
By signing this form, I give my permission to have my child’s name and photograph appear in
the calendar and other publications distributed by the Maryland Association of REALTORS®
and local state associations.
_______________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature
______________________
Date
Parents: This form must be returned to be eligible for the local and state
2017 Fair Housing Poster Contest