For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth groups. Creating peace posters gives children everywhere the chance to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through art and creativity. The Peace Essay Contest was created to provide an opportunity for visually impaired young people to express their feelings of peace and is, along with the Peace Poster Contest, a staple of Lions clubs around the world.
Previous Winners
The Australian Lions Peace Poster winner for 2022-23 is from District 201V5 and has also won an international merit award.
3 International Awards for Lions Australia – Peace Poster Contest and Kindness Matters Service Award
International Peace Poster Contest Winner Presented with Award
International Peace Poster Contest Merit Award Winner 2022-23 Announced
Brisbane teenager recognised on global stage as winner of Lions Clubs International Peace Essay Contest
Lions International Peace Poster and Essay Competition
School is in session – international peace poster contest.
Watch Joshua read his 2019-20 winning essay here.
Australian Winner of the 2021-22 Essay Competition
We are all connected by rachael jacobson.
For years we have been connected through music, God, social clubs and groups and workplaces. Back in the old days it was only small groups talking, but now it’s billions and billions of people chatting to each other, learning together, even playing together in schools, workplaces and even just a little chat in the parks. But now we are connected by our technology.
We can easily speak to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Just some tiny little apps can let us speak to people without leaving our very own home, like Tiktok, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, even games like Roblox, Fortnite, Apex legends and loads and loads more, but the main thing is that we have used a heap of these apps because of the virus (covid-19).
The Corona virus has made visiting and talking to our families, friends and close relatives fairly difficult because of how rapidly it is spreading. As a result of the virus spreading rapidly, our borders close and some people go into lockdown. Since the borders have shut, that means no more travelling in airplanes across to other countries or states. It’s not permanent, it’s only temporary, but that also means for the people in lockdown, it’s home school and working at home instead of at the workplace or on the school grounds. Also it does mean we have to use our devices to communicate to our friends and family in lockdown in other states.
If we do want to visit our friends and families from other states and countries, we have to vaccinate. If we do vaccinate that’s good but at the same time we could get side effects which could include blood clots and if you have underlying medical issues, you could die from the vaccine. But since some of us have other reasons not to get the jab, we would have to continue to use our mobile phones, tablets/iPad and other technology to stay connected.
As hard as it seems, we all have stayed connected to our loved ones and our friends through these tricky and difficult times. As years go on we all will stick together no matter what; even if we were to win everything in the world (including money, houses, technology etc.). We wouldn’t do it because we love our home and family. Everybody’s different from their head even to their toes, even if they don’t have toes! It doesn’t matter, because we are all connected in our own way. 🙂
Lions International Peace Poster Contest 2024/25
“Peace Without Limits”
The Lions International Peace Poster Contest is one of many Lions Clubs International Youth Programs that aim to provide opportunities for self-development, education, contribution and achievement for young people.
The Contest presents a unique, enjoyable and enriched educational experience for youth and an enrichment of school curriculum areas of learning, creating, communicating, technology and achievement and contributes to further development of artistic and writing skill, self-expression and personal growth; sharing ideas and messages of peace and acknowledging youth positive efforts and achievements.
Youth who are 11, 12 or 13 years of age by 15th November are eligible to participate.
Each year more than 600,000 young people from many countries around the world participate in the Contest – since the initial Contest in 1988, more than 6 million youth in schools and youth groups have enthusiastically applied creative skills, attention to Contest Peace Theme, Rules and Criteria to express individual visions of peace and in their colourful peace posters and quotes on peace.
Contest Peace Theme, Rules and Conditions
Lions Clubs worldwide sponsor schools and youth groups e.g. YMCA, Scouts, Guides and other organised youth groups for the Contest. Members of a Leo Group may participate in the LIPP/EC through their school’s or community youth group’s participation in the Contest.
- Youth who are 11, 12 or 13 years of age by 15th November of year of Contest.
- Each year the Contest features a specific Peace Theme. The Peace Theme for 2024-25 Lions International Peace Poster Contest is “Peace Without Limits”
- One entry per student and each entry work of only one student
- Art work must be individual student’s original creation – no duplicates are accepted
- Art paper: to be flexible material so that it can be rolled up for mailing tube.
- Do not fold poster
- Art work size: N0 smaller than 33cm x 50cm (13inch x 20 inch), No larger than 50cm x 60cm (20 inch x 24 inch)
- Do not mat, frame or laminate art work
- All media accepted – note: chalk, charcoal and pastel entries should be sealed with a fixative spray to prevent smearing.
- Three-dimensional entries are not accepted
- Nothing may be glued, stapled or attached to the art work in any way.
- The use lettering in any language or numbering on the front of the poster, in any language, is not allowed.
- All artists initials or signatures can be written on the back of the poster (upper right or left side of art work)
Conditions:
- Participants accept all responsibility for late, loss, misdirected or illegible entries. Entries sent with insufficient postage will be disqualified. Lions Clubs International is not responsible for entries damaged destroyed or lost during the judging process. International Entries – cannot be acknowledged or returned, they become the property of Lions Clubs International upon receipt. Peace Poster images cannot be used without written permission from Lions Clubs International.
- In consideration for the opportunity to enter the Peace Poster Contest, participants agree to allow Lions Clubs International to use their names and photographs for promotional and publicity purposes. In addition, the International Grand Prize Winner, two family members (one being a parent or legal guardian) and the sponsoring club president or a club member (as designated by the sponsoring club president) are required to attend an Award Ceremony on Lions Day at the United Nations (subject to change). An International Grand Prize winner is not eligible to receive subsequent prizes in future Peace Poster Contests sponsored by Lions Club International. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges and Lions International.
- Lions Clubs International may cancel the contest without notice at any time. The contest is void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law.
Judging Process
Judging of Peace Posters is conducted at several levels – Club, District, Multiple District and International
Judges/Judging Panel – an appropriate individual such as the school principal, youth group leader, local artist, club representative or a panel of judges select winning peace poster.
Suggestions for Club and District judging
Club Level – judges select 1 Winning Peace Poster and 2 Honourable Mention Peace Posters
District level – judges select 1 Winning Peace Poster and 1 Honourable Mention Peace Poster
At Multiple District – judges select 1 Winning Peace Poster and 1 Highly Commended
At International level, panel of judges select 24 finalists – 1 Grand Prize Winner and 23 Merit Award Achievers.
Judging Criteria:
Peace Posters selected to advance to the next level of judging must meet all the requirements as outline in the Contest Rules, Conditions and evaluated on level of Originality, Artistic Merit and Expression of Peace Theme – this year’s Contest Peace Theme is “Peace Without Limits”.
Forwarding Winning Peace Poster to next level of judging.
After the winning peace poster is selected, it must be prepared and forwarded for the next level of judging. Clubs that sponsor more than 1 school/youth group must have purchased 1 Kit per school or youth group sponsored e.g. a Club which is sponsoring 3 schools will need to have purchased 3 kits (1 per school) and therefore will have 3 winning peace posters (1 winner per school) to forward to next level of judging.
Each Winning Peace Poster must have a Winner Sticker placed on the back of the Peace Poster at the bottom right hand corner. Completion of details as follows:
- WINNER STICKER
- Section 1 – to be completed by school, parent/guardian/student, QUOTE ON PEACE: student’s quote on peace written by student.
- Section 2 – Completed by Club President.
- Section 3 – Completed by District Governor
- Section 4 – Completed by Multiple District Council Chairperson
- Please follow directions on Winner Sticker. #Posters without completed Winner Sticker will be disqualified. Reproduction of Sticker is not permitted.
- Peace Posters much meet deadlines as set out in LIPP/EC Timeline – please see Timeline.
Acknowledgement, Encouragement, Awards
The Lions International Peace Poster Contest is not only about the promotion of world peace and international understanding and increasing awareness and improved attitude towards others; the Contest is also about encouraging youth to perform at personal best, it acknowledges youths’ positive efforts and achievements and generates increase of self-esteem and confidence in youth so that they may meet further challenges.
Certificates, Prizes, Award Presentations:
The Lions International Peace Poster Kit has an Achievement Certificate for the Winner and a Certification of Appreciation which is to be presented by Lions Club to the school/youth group.
Clubs and Districts may organise prizes for Winners and Honourable Mention achievers and organise a special award ceremony/presentation. Clubs and Districts may wish to arrange with schools/youth groups to visit school/youth group for award presentation or alternatively, Clubs and Districts may wish to invite youth, families and school/youth group representatives to Club or District award presentation.
The Certificate of Participation is to acknowledge, encourage and reward all young people that participate in the Lions International Peace Poster/Essay Contest and complete/submit a peace poster or essay for judging at Club level.
International Awards:
Grand Prize Winner receives a trip to an award ceremony where he/she receives $5,000 (or equivalent) and an award. Two family members (one being the winner’s parent or legal guardian) and the sponsoring Lions Club President or Club member (as designated by Club President) will accompany the winner to the award ceremony. 23 Merit Award achievers receive US$500 and Certificate of Achievement.
Promotion of Peace Message throughout the world
The message of world peace and international understanding is promoted throughout the world through displays of Peace Posters, Quotes of Peace and Essays in schools, youth groups and local communities and social media worldwide. Lions Clubs and Districts promote Contest – Clubs and District website and other media, local newspaper and organize local peace poster and essay displays.
Peace Poster/Essay Contest timeline –
As a guideline, dates for Club judging need to be completed by 30 October, District by 15 November, MD judging to take place end of November. Each year , each district has their deadlines and Clubs should liaise with District Officers to make sure that they have posters/Essays to deadlines on time.
Students ages 11, 12 or 13 as of November 15 are eligible to participate in the International Peace Poster Contest. Entries not meeting the following deadlines will be disqualified.
- January 15: Kits go on sale from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters.
- October 1: Deadline to purchase kits from the Lions Shop .
- Mid-October :Club to send one winning poster and /or essay to District Chairperson.
- Late October to Early November: District Governor or District Chairperson to send one winning district poster and/or essay to Multiple District Council Chairperson.
- November 27: All entries to MD Chairperson.
- December 15: Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning poster to the Brand and Marketing Strategy Department at International Headquarters.
- February 1: International winners notified on or before this date.
Benefits for youth
Participation in the Lions International Peace Poster and Essay Contest has many benefits for young people. Participation provides the opportunity to –
Participate in International Contest Use artistic/writing skills and acquired knowledge to express personal ideas/views and to create an individual, original artwork or essay Gain increased confidence, motivation, self-esteem and encouragement to undertake other challenges – especially when young people view their art work/essays on display in schools, youth group venues, local community and media and receive praise and acknowledgement for their personal best efforts and output. Increase awareness and understanding about importance of world peace and international understanding and respect/tolerance towards other people and cultures.
Lions International Peace Poster/Essay Contest kits
The Lions International Peace Poster/Essay Contest Kits contents include –
- Official Club Contest Guide and Rules
- Official School or Youth Group Contest Guide and Rules
- Participant Flyer to duplicate and give to participating students to take home
- Sticker to place on back of winning poster
- Certificates for contest winner and school or youth group
- Note: forward only the Official School or Youth Group Contest and the Participation Flyer (PPC-3) to your Club’s contact at the school or youth group. The Club retains all other items in the Kit.
District Contacts
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2024-25 contest theme: ‘peace without limits’, contact details.
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Key information
The theme of this year’s Lions International Peace Poster provides young people (aged 11-13) with the opportunity to express their visions of peace through being connected with one another.
Students ages 11, 12, or 13 as of November 15 are eligible to participate in the International Peace Poster and Peace Essay Contests.
Peace essay contest
Created to give an opportunity for visually impaired young people to express their feelings of peace, the International Essay Contest is a staple of Lions clubs around the world. Lions work with local schools and area families to identify young people who are interested in participating and who could benefit from this program. One grand prize winner will receive an award and US$5,000.
Each essay must be submitted with a completed entry form. Essays must be no longer than 500 words in length, submitted in English, typed in black ink and double-spaced.
Peace poster contest
For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth groups. More than four million young people from 100 countries worldwide have taken part in the contest.
Creating peace posters gives children everywhere the chance to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through art and creativity. The young artists are free to use a variety of art mediums. They are encouraged to portray their life-experiences and culture in responding to the theme.
Every Lions Club is encouraged to engage with young people in their community to sponsor a Peace Poster contest entry.
Purchasing a Peace Poster pack
Lions clubs need to order a Peace Poster pack to enter the contest. Peace poster kits may be purchased from the MD105 head office (available from 15 January to 1 October). The Peace Poster kit and Essay Poster kit each cost £15.00 plus postage.
Each kit contains:
- Official club contest guide and rules
- Official school or youth group contest guide and rules
- Participant flyer to duplicate and give to participating students to take home
- Sticker to place on the back of the winning poster
- Certificates for the contest winner and school or youth group
Peace Poster judging
Each poster is judged on originality, artistic merit, and expression of the theme. Entries advance through several judging levels: local, district, multiple district, and international.
All district winners need to be received at Lions Clubs International (MD105) British Isles office by 1 December. An overall multiple district winner is then selected, and submitted for the international judging stage.
At the international level, judges from the art, peace, youth, education, and media communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners.
Winner of 2023-2024 theme ‘Dare to Dream’
Thank you to all the entrants of this year’s Peace Poster and Peace Essay Competition.
The Peace poster competition was won by Isabella Golez Age 12, sponsored by Bexhill Lions of District 105SE
Winner of the Peace Essay 2023-2024 theme ‘Dare to Dream’
Erica June Steel aged 13 with her Peace Essay ‘Dare to dream’ sponsored by Milton Keynes Stony Stratford Lions Club of District 105A
Depending on the location of punctuation Dare to Dream can be said with negative connotations, however it is absolutely critical to dare to dream. Without the act of doing so we wouldn’t have had great achievements like climbing mount Everest, circumnavigating the world or landing on the moon. All of the above and many more come from one or more people sitting down, and daring to dream.
Like many things in life Daring to dream can often start with a What if, “what if there was a form of airborne transport?” Led to the invention of Airplanes, “what if man kind could set foot on the moon?” Led to Apollo eleven and humans on the moon. However, daring to dream can also sometimes result in catastrophe, Hitler dreamt of a world without Jews and then we had the holocaust and World War 2. Putin dreams that he will rebuild the Soviet Union and look at the conflict in Ukraine. Catastrophic daring to dream doesn’t always stem from fascist leaders. As an example, in 1986 the space shuttle challenger disintegrated 73 seconds after take-off those seven lives wouldn’t have been lost if humans hadn’t dreamt of being in space.
Yet despite all the Pros and cons of daring to dream so much good could be done if mankind did it a little more. With a little more determination, selflessness, purpose and more than anything with the rest of humanity, nature and planet earth at the centre of their hearts.
Winner of 2022-2023 theme ‘Lead with Compassion’
Peace Essay Winner of 2022-2023 theme ‘Lead with Compassion’
Dalyzie Simpson, sponsored by Milton Keynes Stony Stratford Lions, who has just turned 14 years of age.
Lead With Compassion
Why should a leader be compassionate? ” You should not count your chickens before they hatch!” If you were a leader, you cannot just assume that your association know what they are meant to be doing, referring to “You should not count your chickens before they hatch” you do not know if all those chicken eggs will hatch so being the leader, you should be compassionate about leading your troop and they should be led by their leader with compassion without cutting any corners. If you com1t your chickens before they hatch, you are cutting corners by not waiting for them to hatch.
“Show the way to your fellow committee” Lead your people down the right path. A leader should be compassionate about everything they want their followers to believe, therefore they shall find a new leader and someone who is more compassionate about everything they say.
People who are followers should want to follow you as their leader because your compassionate about your beliefs and you should want others to obey you. If you were not compassionate about having to lead, your followers would not want to follow you and they would not want to support your beliefs if your feelings were not too strong about a certain topic. Make people of the public support you with your ambitions, hopes and dreams. Help your community work to their full potential and to their best abilities, further more you shall be able to help more and more people because the more people that follow you the more they shall spread the word about your leadership and how compassionate you are.
Let’s take the Prime Minister role, if you lead the public to believe your actions are not considerable of being worthy of becoming a Prime Minister, the public and media will discriminate you and feel hatred towards them because they betrayed the population via there inconsiderate behaviours of their Prime Minister, so they will not support what the Prime
Ministers decisions are because of their actions. The public will certainly have lost hope in their Prime Minister and how compassionate they feel towards their Prime Minster. However, leading the public with compassion and pleasant honours, the Public will listen and understand how their Prime Minister will be an enjoyable leader.
A leader should be compassionate about what they are leading others to believe because otherwise, no one will want to be led by their leader. Supporting others to their best abilities makes an incredible leader. That sums up the question that was mentioned at the start. Lead yourself to be compassionate to make a good impression on others! You shall then become a better person.
Dayzie Simpson – 448 words
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Winners of 2021-2022 theme ‘We are all connected’
Thank you to all the entrants of this year’s Peace Poster and Peace Essay Competition.
Peace Poster Winner Martha Gilson
Martha said “peace to me is the understanding of everyone in harmony”
Martha Gibson (aged 12) sponsored by Ross on Wye Lions Club – District CW
Peace Essay Winner George Dukas
The winner of the Peace Essay Competition is George Dukas (aged 13) sponsored by Hemel Hempstead Lions Club in District A
Whoever we are we share a connection with others. We were all born into a family whose branches have spread over the years, some more than others. We connect with our thoughts and beliefs with other groups of individuals yet we are unique and no two people, even identical twins are exactly the same. Life gives us many experiences and challenges that affect our being and those around us. We move areas, we see things our families don’t and we react in different ways. As we age the world grows smaller by visiting places outside of our circle. We gain new and different skills which enhance the person we are. We learn some lessons and modify our actions yet sometimes we can’t accept the change All of this is dependant on communications that keep us connected. Speech is the most effective tool as a voice to share. Telephone, social media in its many modes, television and the internet mean connections can be instant and over long distances. The world has become smaller even with space flight. But it is the connection of people together, close and familiar that mean the most. Spoken work is good but a look, a smile, a touch that shows someone understands and cares about another can bring such calm and peace. Empathy with another, an act of kindness towards the needy, putting yourself in their shoes goes a long way to showing the world at its best. The feeling of belonging, of not being alone is the unsurpassed. If we look towards peace in the world, doesn’t all of this mean one thing. Whoever we are and whatever we are we are not alone, we are definitely connected in some way. A huge family of humans who are different but not and who have the ability to communicate with each other, to have empathy and to make their living a better ideal. Lets join together and succeed regardless of colour, religion or language and by or connections work thorough our differences.
The global winner of the Lions International Peace Essay 2019-2020 was Joseph Critchlow, sponsored by the City of Liverpool Lions Club
The Spring 2020 LION Magazine features Joseph Critchlow (page 25):
- Link to Flip magazine
- Link to PDF Download
Global winners
- Current and previous winners of the global Peace Essay contest: https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/peace-essay
- Current Peace Poster winners from around the world: https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/peace-poster-winners
- Grand Prize Peace Poster winners since 1988: https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/start-our-approach/youth/peace-poster/grand-prize-winners
District C-1 Lions
2024-2025 International Peace Poster/Peace Essay Contest
International peace essay contest, international peace poster contest.
For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth groups. Creating peace posters gives children everywhere the chance to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through art and creativity.
The 2024-2025 Contest – PEACE WITHOUT LIMITS
For peace to be anything more than a possibility, we need to make it a priority. This year, we’re asking our young students to create a poster that speaks to our world’s infinite potential for kindness once we commit to pursuing the idea of peace without limits.
Peace Poster Contest Kit
To sponsor the Peace Poster Contest, Lions clubs can order a contest kit from January 15 to October 1. The kit is available in 12 of our official languages. A kit is needed for each contest sponsored. The contest kit is available to order from the District C-1 Lions District Office.
Each kit contains:
- Official Club Contest Guide and Rules
- Official School or Youth Group Contest Guide and Rules
- Participant Flyer to duplicate and give to participating students to take home
- Sticker to place on back of winning poster
- Certificates for contest winner and school or youth group
To Order Your Club’s Kit(s):
TO ORDER CONTACT District Governor Lion Dave Leshchyshyn Call: 403-872-0115 Email: dleshchy2324@shaw.ca
- Cost is $20.00 per kit CAD
- When ordering indicate number of kits required; club name; contact information of club including phone number to coordinate mailing or delivery/pickup.
- Payment can be made to: District C-1 Lions
District C-1 Lions cabinet has kits available for clubs to order through the District Office. The required paper is the responsibility of the Lions Club or School.
Peace Poster Contest Deadlines
Students ages 11, 12 or 13 as of November 15 are eligible to participate in the International Peace Poster Contest. Entries not meeting the following deadlines will be disqualified.
January 15: Kits go on sale from the Club Supplies Sales Department at International Headquarters – Lions District C-1 has ordered a supply for clubs in the District.
November 15: Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning poster (per contest sponsored) to the district governor.
December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning district poster to multiple district council chairperson.
December 1: Postmark deadline for a district governor not belonging to a multiple district to send one winning poster to the Brand & Creative Department at International Headquarters.
December 1: Postmark deadline for a club not belonging to a district to send one winning entry to the Brand & Creative Department at International Headquarters.
December 15: Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning poster to the Brand & Creative Department at International Headquarters.
February 1: International winners notified on or before this date.
Created to give an opportunity for visually impaired young people to express their feelings of peace, the International Essay Contest is a staple of Lions clubs around the world. Lions work with local schools and area families to identify young people who are interested in participating and who could benefit from this program. One grand prize winner will receive an award and US$5,000.
2019-2020 Peace Poster and Essay Contest Winners
While the world has been turned upside down with a global health crisis, the annual Peace Poster Contest seems even more relevant.
This year’s Grand Prize Winner is 12-year-old Zhuo Zhang from China, sponsored by the Shaanxi Datang Lions Club, for his poster depicting a backpacker carrying a torch of peace.
The winner of the 2019-2020 Peace Essay Contest is 13-year-old Joseph Critchlow from Liverpool, United Kingdom, for his essay titled “Journey of Peace.” He is sponsored by the City of Liverpool Lions Club.
Read about the inspiring history of the Peace Poster Contest.
Peace Poster and Essay
LIONS INTERNATIONAL PEACE POSTER & PEACE ESSAY COMPETITION
2022 – 2023 THEME “LEAD WITH COMPASSION”
KEY INFORMATION:
The theme for both the Peace Poster & Peace Essay competition 2022-2023 is LEAD WITH COMPASSION and provides young people with the opportunity to express their vision of peace through being connected with one another.
Students aged between 11 and 13 years old as of November 15 th 2022 are eligible to enter the International Peace Poster and Peace Essay competition.
PEACE POSTER COMPETITION:
For over thirty years, Lions Clubs around the globe have been sponsoring this very special art competition in schools and youth groups. In excess of four million young people from 100 countries worldwide have taken part in the contest. Examples of the International Peace Poster winners since 1988 can be found using the following link:
https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/start-our-approach/youth/peace-poster/grand-prize-winners
Take a look at this link and be prepared to amazed and inspired at the quality of posters submitted by these young people.
Presently the need for Young People around the world to express their vision of Peace is immense and the Peace Poster competition gives them a chance to inspire the world through art and creativity. Now more than ever Lions Clubs throughout our district should be encouraging young people within the district to enter and let their voices be heard through the medium of art.
PEACE ESSAY COMPETITION:
This competition was created to give an opportunity for visually impaired young people to express their feelings of peace through the written word. Each essay must be submitted in English, typed in black ink, doubled spaced and no longer than 500 words. Examples of the International Peace Essay winners can be found using the following link:
https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/peace-essay
Once more it is well worthwhile following this link and listening to some amazing essays submitted by these young people.
TO GET INVOLVED:
If your Club would like to get involved in the PEACE POSTER & PEACE ESSAY competition you can order competition packs from National Headquarters at a cost of £14.00 plus £1.95 postage per kit. These are available from 15 th January to 1 st October each year.
Each Kit contains:
- Official club contest guide & ru les
- Official school or youth group contest guide and rules
- Participant flyer to duplicate and give to participating students to take home
- Sticker to place on the back of the winning entry
- Certificates for the contest winner and school or youth group
PEACE POSTER & PEACE ESSAY JUDGING:
Each entry will be judged on its originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme. Judging will take place at Local Club level, progress to district – multiple district and finally international. All district winners need to be received at Lions Clubs International (MD105) British Isles office by 1 st December for judging with the winning entry being submitted for the International judging stage.
An independent panel of judges will then judge all submissions to select the overall winner. Judges will come from the art, peace, youth, education and media sector. An overall winner will be chosen from each category along with 23 merit award winners.
DISTRICT OFFICERS:
For help and guidance if required please contact one of your youth team district officers using the links below:
PEACE POSTER OFFICER : [email protected]
PEACE ESSAY OFFICER: [email protected]
YOUTH TEAM LEAD: [email protected]
Expressions of Peace
Mustapha El Tawokji from Beirut, Lebanon, won the first peace poster contest in 1988-1989.
Touchstone Story #5
Nothing speaks louder to the world’s need for harmony than a child’s vision of peace—except for the collective expressions of millions of children.
Since 1988, Lions Clubs International has sponsored the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest to encourage young people to express their perspectives on peace. Every year, as many as 400,000 children ages 11 to 13 from around the world participate in the contest. Sponsored by local clubs, the international competition reflects one of the key tenets of the Lions—to create and foster a spirit of understanding among the peoples of the world.
One international grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners are chosen each year for their unique and heartfelt visions of peace created from crayon, watercolor, pencil and other mediums. All winners receive a cash prize and certificate.
Mustapha El Tawokji from war-torn Beirut, Lebanon, won the first Peace Poster Contest in 1988-1989 by expressing the theme, “Peace Will Help Us Grow,” with a dove flying over a bed of roses. While he had never known peace, he expressed his vision of what peace would be like.
Grand prize winners have come from all over the world: Italy, Japan, Indonesia, Brazil, South Africa and the United States, just to name a few. The artwork and creativity of every child who enters the contest is celebrated by its sponsoring Lions club. Each young artist’s work reflects his or her own experience, culture and worldview.
Visually impaired young people also have the opportunity to share their expressions of peace through the Lions International Essay Contest. Each year students ages 11 to 13 enter short essays on the same theme as the Peace Poster program for a chance to win a cash prize.
Both contests trace their roots back to a program in the 1960s called the Peace Essay Contest. To help celebrate LCI’s 50th anniversary in 1967, Lions asked young people ages 14 to 21 to submit an essay on peace. More than 1 million entries were received. Former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower served as honorary chairman of the international panel that chose high school student A. Russell Wodell of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, as the winner for his essay titled, “Is Peace Attainable?”
“There is no easy road to peace,” wrote Wodell. “Only through evolution of his social, moral and intellectual values can man achieve true peace with himself.”
Young people from around the globe continue to offer Lions their expressions of peace in the hopes that one day the dream may come true.
Dwight D. Eisenhower served as the honorary chair of the Lions Peace Essay Contest in 1966-1967.
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To sponsor the Peace Poster Contest, Lions clubs can order a contest kit from January 15 to October 1. The kit is available in 12 of our official languages. A kit is needed for each contest sponsored. The 2024-2025 Contest. Peace Without Limits. Each kit contains: Official Club Contest Guide and Rules; Official School or Youth Group Contest ...
For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth groups. Creating peace posters gives children everywhere the chance to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through art and creativity. The Peace Essay Contest was created to provide an opportunity for ...
Peace Poster Contest Peace Essay Contest Melvin Jones Photo Contest White Cane Safety Day Service Stories LION Magazine LionTV Lions Video Center ... Peace Poster Contest Current Winners . 2023-24 Grand Prize Winner. Fanjin Si 11 years old China. Sponsored by Shaanxi Datang Lions Club
Purchasing a Peace Poster pack. Lions clubs need to order a Peace Poster pack to enter the contest. Peace poster kits may be purchased from the MD105 head office (available from 15 January to 1 October). The Peace Poster kit and Essay Poster kit each cost £15.00 plus postage. Each kit contains:
International Peace Essay Contest. International Peace Poster Contest. For over three decades, Lions clubs around the globe have been sponsoring a very special art contest in schools and youth groups. Creating peace posters gives children everywhere the chance to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through art and creativity.
1988-89" Peace Will Help Us Grow". Mustapha El Tawokji. 13 years old. Lebanon. Sponsored by. Beirut Lions Club. Peace Poster Contest Grand Prize Winners.
The Lions International Peace Poster Contest was created in 1988 to give young people the opportunity to creatively express their feelings for world peace and to share their visions with the world. Approximately 600,000 children from 75 countries participate in the contest annually. Lions clubs sponsor the contest, open to children ages 11 - 13, in local schools or organized, sponsored youth ...
The winner of the 2019-2020 Peace Essay Contest is 13-year-old Joseph Critchlow from Liverpool, United Kingdom, for his essay titled "Journey of Peace.". He is sponsored by the City of Liverpool Lions Club. Read about the inspiring history of the Peace Poster Contest.
Essays must be no longer than 500 words in length, submitted in English, typed in black ink and double-spaced. Lions Clubs International Essay Contest Information and Entry Form. MD'A' Coordinator: Lion Janet Dawson-Brock. (519) 501-4853.
Once more it is well worthwhile following this link and listening to some amazing essays submitted by these young people. TO GET INVOLVED: If your Club would like to get involved in the PEACE POSTER & PEACE ESSAY competition you can order competition packs from National Headquarters at a cost of £14.00 plus £1.95 postage per kit.
Through the Lions Clubs International Peace Poster and Peace Essay contests, Lions give young people the opportunity to creatively express their feelings of peace with the world.
Each year students ages 11 to 13 enter short essays on the same theme as the Peace Poster program for a chance to win a cash prize. Both contests trace their roots back to a program in the 1960s called the Peace Essay Contest. To help celebrate LCI's 50th anniversary in 1967, Lions asked young people ages 14 to 21 to submit an essay on peace.
Peace Poster Contest images cannot be used without written permission from Lions Clubs International. Visually Impaired Young Person - Peace Essay Contest Guidelines Essays must be no longer than 500 words, submitted in English, typewritten in black ink and double spaced. Each essay must be submitted with a completed entry form.
2024 - 2025 Peace Poster & Essay Contests District 5M6 Lions Clubs now is the time to engage the youth of your community in these incredible contests. By contacting the schools and organizations NOW the students can have plenty of out of school time to create their posters or essays.
International Peace Essay Contest. Created to give an opportunity for visually impaired young people to express their feelings of peace, the International Essay Contest is a staple of Lions clubs around the world. Lions work with local schools and area families to identify young people who are interested in participating and who could benefit ...
PeacePoster. 2023-24 Peace Poster/Essay Contest. The Peace Poster contest winner is Caileigh-Marie Smith, an 8th grade student at West Chatman Middle School in Pooler, Georgia and was sponsored by the Pooler Lions Club in District 18-N. The Peace Essay contest winner is Anne-Marie Ryan, a 7th grade student at Oak Hill Middle School in ...
MD-4 Peace Poster 2023-2024 Winner will receive a monetary prize of $500.00 and a plaque; then move onto the International Contest. ... Peace Essay, for the visually impaired, Winner will receive a monetary prize of $250.00 and a trophy. All to be presented at the MD-4 Convention, Riverside, California, February 2024.
The theme of the Lions International Essay Contest is the same as the theme for Peace Poster Contest. Students who are visually impaired and who are ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate. To learn more and to obtain the essay contest rules and entry form, please
Lions Interrnational Peace Poster Contest 2023. The Lions International Peace Poster Contest is an international contest that encourages children, ages 11 to 13, to creatively express what peace means to them. ... A-15 Chair - Peace Poster & Essay Contest for the Visually Impaired 905 870-7709 2022-2023 A-15 Winner : Sponsored by Rockton Lions ...
This year's theme was "Dare to Dream". something to make bring to life.". Shira and Larissa are recognized by the Newmarket Lions for their entries. T his year's Peace Poster /Peace Essay Theme is Lead with Compassion. 2022-2023 District A16 1st Place Winner. 2022-2023 District A16 2nd place winner/tie.
Peace Poster & Peace Essay Contests . 2024-2025 Theme "Peace Without Limits" Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Information . Students ages 11, 12 or 13 as of November 15 are eligible to participate. Kits are available from International headquarters or from Chairs.
A Peace Poster Pack is required for each school or group involved. They are available in Spring and can be collected at Convention or ordered directly from District. The cost is £14.00+P&P per pack. An important fact to remember is that the rules are very particular about the size of paper used. Why should you enter?
Peace Poster 2024-2025 Contest Kit, "Peace Without Limits". Each kit contains all the materials needed to sponsor the contest in a school or youth group, including complete rules, promotional material and recognition certificates for participants. One kit is needed for each entry sponsored. Kits are available in all el
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