• Youth Art Contest flyer (please distribute to those whom you believe would be interested in participating in this contest)

Enter our statewide youth contest to reduce underage drinking! Deadline to enter is this Friday, Feb. 15 at 5PM!

The Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) is calling all teens to design a new statewide underage drinking prevention campaign! Illinois youth will get a chance to have their work recognized statewide AND
educate the general public about the consequences of underage drinking!

The 2013 Don’t Be Sorry Youth Art Contest is designed to change the behavior of those adults who think it is “okay” to give alcohol to minors. That’s right, YOUTH will be educating the ADULTS!

Contest applicants will create a logo and slogan for a new statewide educational campaign to be unveiled this April at press events throughout the state. If chosen, your design will be used on a variety of materials – from buttons to billboards! Winning design(s) will convey the “social norming” message that most youth do NOT drink alcohol, and that most adults (including parents, siblings, and those working at liquor establishments) do NOT provide alcohol to minors.

In other words, the message should focus on the positive (ie, “9 in 10 play it safe and wear their seat belts every time”) and not the negative (“1 in 10 still don’t wear a seat belt”). The winning artwork will replace the “Project Sticker Shock” campaign materials, which employed negative messaging (see www.DontBeSorry.org/DontStickerShock.htm to review these materials).

Judging panel announced

Below is the judging panel for the youth art contest:

• Hillary Aggertt, Woodford County Health Department
• Marti Belluschi, Traffic Safety Consultant (AAIM Vice-President)
• Dawn Conerton, CPASA (Bureau County)
• Laurie Crain, School District 200 (McHenry County)
• Mark English, Naperville Police Department
• Christopher Greenwood, City of Rockford
• Ryan Gulli, Midlothian Police Department
• Nicole Leon, Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois
• Connie Martorano, Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restuarants
• Greg Morelli, Max’s Café of Highland Park
• Dina Navas, Tinley Park Police Department
• Alba Sanchez, Healthcare Alternative Systems (Chicago)
• Carol Shirley, Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois
• Denese Thulin, Illinois Licensed Beverage Association
• Angela Tureskis, Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association
• Diane Wagner, MillerCoors
• Sarah Wright, Prevention First (Illinois SADD)
  

Enter TODAY!

The deadline to submit artwork is February 15, 2013 at 5pm SHARP. Links to all required forms and contest information can be found at the top of this page. Prizes will be announced shortly. For further details, please contact Ted Penesis at 312-814-4802 or ted.penesis@illinois.gov.