Media Release
Claudia Ciolfi
IWIF Communications
(OFF)410-494-2193
(FAX) 410-494-2154
(E-mail) cciolfi@iwif.com


2nd Annual Safety Poster Contest Open to Baltimore Co. High School Students


TOWSON, MD IWIF Workers’ Compensation Insurance, located in Towson, is seeking poster entries from Baltimore County high school students in grades 9–12 for its second annual safety poster contest. This is a great opportunity for local students to display their artistic abilities for a good cause: workplace safety awareness. IWIF will award cash prizes of $400 for first place, $200 for second place, and $100 for third place.
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Students who enter the contest must creatively convey the importance of workplace safety choosing from any of these three safety themes: Driving Safety, Teenager and Young Worker Safety, or the Importance of Never Using Drugs or Alcohol in the Workplace.

The winning poster will be selected by the end of April and will be printed by IWIF and made available to its 27,000 policyholders and Maryland employers.

Contest rules and entry forms are available online at www.iwif.com or www.bcps.org, and at each Baltimore County High School. For more information, contact Art Coordinator Linda Popp for Baltimore County Public Schools at 410-887-4030. Entry deadline is March 31, 2009.

Established in 1914, IWIF is the largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Maryland.




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