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Competition for pupils
National charity ERIC launches children's competition | 12 January 2007
PRESS RELEASE
National Charity Launches Exciting Children’s Competition
DESIGN A CHARACTER FOR ERIC (Education and Resources for
Improving Childhood Continence). ERIC organises the Bog Standard and Water is Cool in School campaigns.
Aardman Animations is delighted to be judging a design competition in association with ERIC, the national charity that supports children and families facing the problems of childhood continence.
The charity is inviting children aged 5-18 to design a character that will represent ERIC on their website and leaflets.
"I love to be involved in competitions like this as it is an opportunity to see imaginative and exciting young talent producing great character designs. That has always been the basis of Aardman's best work", said Peter Lord, Aardman's founder.
"And I’m pleased as well if it brings attention to the campaign work ERIC does. When I was promoting our last feature "Flushed Away" I heard about their Bog Standard campaign to improve school toilets and I thought it seemed just the kind of cause we'd like to support.”
Penny Dobson, ERIC’s Director, said: “We are extremely grateful to Aardman Animations for their fantastic support and for providing some great prizes; a framed photographic still of Gromit from the 2005 film Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-rabbit, plus a collection of Aardman DVDs and character merchandise. We very much hope that young people will be inspired to log onto www.eric.org.uk to find out how to enter the competition. We look forward to seeing lots of really imaginative ideas.”
Editor’s Notes
ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence ERIC was set up in 1988 by the Children’s Society to address the problems of bedwetting in children and young people. The organisation became an independent registered charity in April 1991. Since its inception, the charity has expanded its services to include children with daytime wetting, soiling and constipation, and incontinence in children with physical and learning needs. ERIC organises the Water is Cool in School and Bog Standard campaigns.
ERIC’s mission is:
“To reduce the prevalence of nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting), daytime wetting, soiling & associated conditions and the suffering they cause children and young people throughout the UK”.
Design a character for ERIC competition information
Eligibility
The competition is open to young people living in the UK aged between 5 and 18 years before 16 March 2007. The competition is open to individual entrants only and only one entry per child is permitted.
Entries must include:
• A design for a character for ERIC. The entry must be no bigger than A3 in size.
• An accompanying description (max. 500 words) explaining what the design is, why it was chosen and why it represents ERIC.
What must accompany the entries?
The name and age of the entrant must be written on the reverse of each entry. An address and telephone number of the entrant must also be provided. All entries must be accompanied by our competition entry form signed by a parent/carer. Entries that do not have this accompanying information will be disqualified.
How to enter
Entries should be sent to: ‘ERIC character competition’, ERIC, 34 Old School House, Britannia Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 8DB.
Closing date
Entries must be received at the ERIC office by Friday 16 March 2007.
Judging
The competition will be judged by ERIC staff and designers from Aardman Animations.
There are no age categories, although judging will take the age of the entrant into account.
Competition Rules
The rules are listed on the competition information sheet which, along with the entry form, can be downloaded from the ERIC website at www.eric.org.uk, or obtained by emailing info@eric.org.uk.
ERIC
For more information about ERIC, please contact Eileen Jacques, Information & Helpline Manager,
34 Old School House, Britannia Rd, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8DB
Tel: 0845 370 8008 (Mon-Fri 10-4)
Email: info@eric.org.uk
www.eric.org.uk
www.trusteric.org
Charity number 1002424 |
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