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Get SunSmart! Children's Art Competition
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The HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) in collaboration with Healthy Ireland have launched a children's art competition. We are calling on all primary school children, depending on their age category to either colour-in our SunSmart image below or draw an image showing how to be SunSmart!
The SunSmart 5 S’s provide simple information on how to stay safe in the sun and protect your skin for all the family.
The SunSmart 5S’s are:
- Slip on clothing that covers your skin such as long sleeves or collared t-shirts.
- Slop on sunscreen on exposed areas, using factor 50+ for children.
- Slap on a wide-brimmed hat. Protect your face, ears and neck.
- Seek shade especially if outdoors between 11am and 3pm.
- Slide on sunglasses to protect your eyes.
We want children to be creative and learn how to enjoy the sun safely by:
Colouring in the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5S’s picture (Junior Infants to Second Class)
or
Drawing a picture showing how to be SunSmart using the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5S’s (Third Class to Sixth Class)
The winners of each category will receive:
- An OPW Family Heritage Card which provides FREE admission for 2 Adults and 3 Children into all fee-paying State managed sites such as Castletown, Casino Marino, Dublin Castle, Derrynane House, Clonmacnoise and many more locations throughout the country for one full year from the date of first use. Visit Heritage Ireland for more information.
And
- A family day pass for Dublin Zoo for 2 adults and up to 4 children.
There will also be 10 lucky runner-up prizes in each category who will receive a Healthy Ireland SunSmart kit including a wide brimmed hat and long sleeve top.
The competition is open to all primary school children. There are two categories
- Category 1: Junior Infants to Second Class
Download and print and colour in the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5S's images from the link below.
- Category 2: Third Class to Sixth Class
Draw a picture of how to be SunSmart using the Healthy Ireland SunSmart 5S’s. You can draw your picture on a piece of plain white paper using crayons, pencils, pens colouring pencils, markers or paint.
Application Form Junior Infants to Second Class
Download
Application Form Third Class to Sixth Class
DownloadAsk a parent or teacher to take a photo of your picture and email it to healthyireland@health.gov.ie
or post it to
Healthy Ireland SunSmart, NCCP Cancer Prevention
Function, National Cancer Control Programme, King's Inns House, 200 Parnell Street, Dublin 1,
DO1 A3Y8 by the 30th June 2022
Download the application form and when sending in your entry make sure to include -
- Child’s name
- Child’s age
- Child’s class category – Junior Infants to Second Class or Third Class to Sixth Class
- Parent or Guardian’s Name
- Parent or Guardian’s Email Address
- Parent or Guardian’s Contact Number
For more information on the SunSmart campaign visit hse.ie/sunsmart
- Republic of Ireland Entry Only
- Excludes employees of the Department of Health and HSE's National Cancer Control Programme, their immediate families (defined as parents, spouses, children and siblings), their agents or anyone professionally associated with this promotion.
- Competition runs from 16th May until midnight 30th June 2022. Entries submitted after 30th June will not be accepted.
- No purchase necessary.
- Only one entry per individual is permitted.
- Winners will receive an OPW Family Heritage Card, and a Dublin Zoo Family Day pass, no cash alternative.
- Each category will also have 10 runners up.
- Runners up will receive a SunSmart goodie bag, which will contain a long sleeved top and a wide brimmed hat.
- Each entry must be submitted by an adult aged 18 years or above.
- Winners of both categories will be chosen by a selection committee within 14 days of the competition closing. Entrants (those who submitted artwork on children’s behalf) will be contacted within 14 days of the selection by email to confirm eligibility and acceptance of the prize and they will receive their prize within 28 days of this notification.
- Entrants must send all required details when submitting to be eligible to win, it is their responsibility to ensure that they provide the correct personal and contact details.
- This promotion is in no way sponsored, administered by or endorsed by Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
- Submission of artwork is taken as giving permission for it to be displayed on our social media channels.
- All artwork must have been completed unaided and must be an original work.
- The winners agree to allow Healthy Ireland to use their name and county of residence when announce the winners of this Competition on their social channels.
- Proof of date of birth may be requested
- We reserve the right not to award prizes in any category. The decision of the adjudicators is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
