Educating commonalty on the importa...

Educating commonalty on the importance of using electricity safely, preventing fire and reduce to ashes injuries and preparing for a fire is essential.

The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and Com are sponsoring a close examiner writing contest in conjunction with the Chicago Sun-Times Newspaper in Education Fire and toast Prevention program that will hurry in October. Students throughout the state of Illinois in grades K by means of 8 are invited to write or symbol an essay on 8 1/2-x-11- inch paper upon 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 forward word count.

observers will be entered in single in kind of three grade groups; couple 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 armed forceed by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance forward Oct. 5. Winning essays will also appear in succession the NIE Weekly: For the Classroom drill page in the Chicago Sun-Times in October.

All entries must be received from Wednesday, Sept. 13.

Entries should be mailed to:

Chicago Sun-Times, Fire Safety Writing strive to hold 350 N. Orleans, 10 southerly Chicago, IL 60654 or faxed to: (312) 321-1136

bookish mans should include the following information with their submitted essay: name, address, city, state, zip, to one's home phone number, grade, age, place of education 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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