Calling all creative kids! American Pet Products Association (APPA) is accepting poems for its 4th Annual Pets Add Life Children’s Poetry Contest.  Students in third through eighth grades are invited to write a unique poem about their pets.

ACT NOW!

• Students are invited to write a unique poem about their pets and then post it on-line at www.petsaddlife.org.
• Poems may also be submitted by mail to: Pets Add Life, 661 Sierra Rose Dr., Reno, NV 89511.
• Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012 at 5:00pm EST.

Why It Matters

from PetsAddLife.org

Not only will you not have to hear, “I’m so bored” during this holiday break, but one student  from each grade level (6 total) nationwide will win a $250 gift certificate for pet products, and a “by-line” in a nationally circulated publication. In addition, the six winning students’ classrooms will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to spend on pet related education.

“The last three years have not only been successful, but fun,” said APPA President Bob Vetere. “We are overwhelmed, year after year, by the number and creativity of poems we receive from kids across the country. This is a great opportunity to get and keep kids excited about pets in a fun and educational way.”

“In past years, winning poems have featured pets from hamsters and birds to dogs, kittens and fish,” Vetere said. “And, it has been wonderful to receive updates from our winning teachers who have spent the scholarship dollars on classroom field trips to the zoo, a classroom pet and supplies, and educational materials regarding pet and animal wellness.”

To learn more about the Pets Add Life Children’s Poetry Contest, read previous winning poems, upload your submission, or download a printed submission form, visit www.petsaddlife.org.