Each year the Greater Rochester Arbor Day Committee, whose members include representatives from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County 4-H Youth Development Program, City of Rochester, Monroe County Parks Department, and Genesee Finger Lakes Nursery Landscape Association, plan a ceremony and tree planting and sponsor an art and writing contest. The 2022 event will be held on Friday, April 29, 11 a.m., at Genesee Valley Park.
The Art and Writing Contest is open to youth in kindergarten through 12th grade. Any art media may be used in creating an entry. This can also include photographs. A creative writing piece can include any writing style. Artists and writers are encouraged to visually portray a theme, such as the role trees play in our parks or what meaning trees convey to them.
Recognition will be given to students for the most creative and educational entries in each grade level. For information or entry ideas, visit http://monroe.cce.cornell.edu/4-h-youth-development/arbor-day-art-and-writing-contest.
Entries (labeled with name, school or youth group, and grade) may be scanned and emailed to monroe4h@cornell.edu. Entries can also be mailed to Arts for Arbor Day, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County, 2449 St. Paul Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14617.
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