COLUMBUS – As we enter the holiday season, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is once again accepting submissions for its annual Holiday Card Contest.
Since 2019, children up to 12 years old have had the opportunity to design the Patrol’s holiday card. The winning artwork will be used as Colonel Charles Jones’ official holiday card, featured in the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s quarterly Flying Wheel magazine and displayed on Patrol social media accounts.
In order for a child’s artwork to be considered, the following criteria must be met:
- Age limitation: The contest is for children 12 years of age and younger.
- Paper size: The design must be submitted on a standard 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of paper.
- Mandatory inclusions: The design must incorporate the Patrol’s new therapy dog, K-9 Hope, as well as the message, “May Your Holidays be Filled with Hope and Joy” (see above image of Hope for reference.)
- Mandatory inclusion: The artwork must also depict the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Flying Wheel symbol, along with the “Service with a Purpose” banner (see above symbol for reference.)
- The child’s name cannot be written on the artwork directly.
Once a child’s artwork is ready to be submitted, email a well-lit photo of the artwork to HolidayCard@dps.ohio.gov. The email should include the photo of the artwork, the child’s name and grade, the child’s school name (include city and county) and a parent’s or guardian’s contact information (email and phone number).
In order to be considered for this year’s Holiday Card Contest, the artwork must be submitted no later than Friday, November 15, at 8 a.m.