The LaPorte Hospital Foundation is seeking art designs from children for the 12th annual Tour de LaPorte half-marathon running awards. The Tour de LaPorte is a two-day event consisting of bicycling, running events, and more. This year it will be held Aug. 24 and 25.
The art contest is open to kids through middle school. The foundation will use three top designs (one from each age group — K-2, 3-5, and middle school) to create unique runner awards. Judges will choose the winning designs based on the connection their artwork has to the cause of Tour de LaPorte. The winning designs will also be used for various event promotional items including, but not limited to, online and social media campaigns as well as day-of printed displays.
Young artists are asked to submit their hand-drawn design by mail (PO Box 250, LaPorte, IN 46352) or email (tourdelaporte@iuhealth.org) a scanned copy to the foundation. All submissions must include the artist’s name and grade (as of fall 2013) on the back in order to be judged anonymously.
All submissions are due by Friday, July 6, with the winners notified sometime in mid-July. Each artist will receive a complimentary entry into Tour de LaPorte. Winners will also receive two additional complimentary registrations to share with parents, siblings or other family members or friends.
All Tour de LaPorte events will start and end at Cummings Lodge in Soldiers Memorial Park. Aug. 24 events will include a half marathon run, a 10K run, a 5K run/walk, a road bike time trial, and a mountain bike time trial. Aug. 25 events will include several different route options of distance cycling.
All proceeds from the Tour de LaPorte support the foundation’s Cancer Patient Fund, which is used to provide direct support to local patients with cancer and to fund cancer-related screenings to community members at no charge.
To sign up for Tour de LaPorte, visit www.tourdelaporte.org.