Educating folks on the importance of using electricity safely.

Educating folks on the importance of using electricity safely, preventing fire and bake injuries and preparing for a fire is essential.

The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and Com are sponsoring a pupil writing contest in conjunction with the Chicago Sun-Times Newspaper in Education Fire and calcine Prevention program that will hasten in October. Students throughout the state of Illinois in grades K by means of 8 are invited to write or emblem an essay on 8 1/2-x-11- inch paper forward the theme:

"Why is it important to practice fire safety all year long?"

Essays will be judg based on: creativity, originality, concise, well-organized writing, correct grammar and following the theme. Essays will also be judg upon word count.

scholars will be entered in individual of three grade groups; brace essays from each category will be chosen as winners.

1 K-3 (75 words or less)

2 4-6 (75-100 words)

3 7-8 (100-120 words)

Winners will be awarded prizes and invited to attend the annual Fire Prevention Week Luncheon legioned by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance in succession Oct. 5. Winning essays will also appear onward the NIE Weekly: For the Classroom indoctrinate page in the Chicago Sun-Times in October.

All entries must be received according to Wednesday, Sept. 13.

Entries should be mailed to:

Chicago Sun-Times, Fire Safety Writing contend against 350 N. Orleans, 10 toward the south Chicago, IL 60654 or faxed to: (312) 321-1136

scholars should include the following information with their submitted essay: name, address, city, state, zip, hearth phone number, grade, age, indoctrinate and school phone number.

Please contact our Newspaper in Education department at (312) 321- 2285 if you have any questions.

- For more information about our Newspaper In Education program, curriculum materials and classroom newspapers, please call (312) 321- 2280 or e-mail nramos@suntimes.com.

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