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The Mayor’s Women’s Commission of Leesville is sponsoring an Art Contest and Essay Contest to help educate students about the importance of litter cleanup and city beautification. These activities coincide with the Love the Boot projects organized by the Leesville Junior League during the week of April 18–26, including the annual Trash Bash on April 18 at the Art Park on Abe Allen Memorial Drive.

 The theme this year is Keep Louisiana Beautiful. 

At 4:00 PM on April 21st, the MWC will host an Awards Ceremony for the winners of the two contests at the Leesville Event Center at 608 Nolan Trace.

Contest Rules: The essay contest is open to 4-6 grade students and should reflect the theme. The poster contest is open to K-3 grade students. Requirements are: Must be student's original work. Size: 1/2 poster sheet Any art medium Portray a clear message in theme: "Keep Louisiana Beautiful" Name of the student, grade, and name of teacher on back of poster. Participating schools will select one poster per grade level and send it to Mrs. Geraldine Alexander.  Individual entries will be accepted until April 10th by Mrs. Alexander at the Vernon Parish School Board. Winners will be notified prior to the Trash Bash and will be displayed at both the Trash Bash and the Awards Ceremony.

How can you help?

Although the Junior League will now lead the Trash Bash event, the Mayor’s Women’s Commission will continue to support the effort in several key ways:

• Arranging for a dumpster to be placed at the Art Park for the full duration of Keep Louisiana Beautiful Week (April 17–27) for residents who wish to haul and dispose of their own trash.
• Coordinating with the Public Works Department to ensure extra curbside trash pickups are completed throughout the city for the week.
• And of course, we encourage all students to participate and join us in helping keep our city clean.