Kids: Help The Breeze with 2009 holiday cards

CUMBERLAND - Hey kids: The Valley Breeze is calling on you for the 14th time to help with one of our favorite holiday traditions.

Every year, we use children's drawings for our company holiday greeting cards and to illustrate our special Holiday Gift Guide.

And so our 2009 drawing contest is open now.

We're looking for young artists who live in Cumberland, Lincoln, North Smithfield and Woonsocket to give us their best interpretations of the holiday season.

Drawings are due in the office by Friday, Nov. 20. We'll select four for our company cards.

The fifth will be used on the cover of the Holiday Gift Guide.

Additional drawings will be featured inside the Holiday Gift Guide that's part of our Dec. 10 paper.

Children, age 4 to 14, are invited to submit holiday illustrations.

Here are some tips: Draw on an 8.5- by 11-inch white piece of paper. Use bright colors. Keep the design fairly simple, and fill the space.

Drop off pictures or mail to The Valley Breeze, 2190 Mendon Road, Cumberland, RI 02864

Questions? Call Claire at The Valley Breeze, 401-334-9555.