Calling children artists to participate in a patriotic art contest.

Enjoy your summer, while you create a piece of art for the FLAGS Across The Nation, Patriotic Art Contest.

Children, grades 1to 6 wanted to enter our contest. There is still time. The deadline is August 1. Show your love for the United States of America. Submit your colorful red, white and blue drawings or paintings to FLAGS.

Your winning art will be featured on our website and enjoyed by 1,000’s of active duty military, veterans and patriotic Americans. After the contest, all art will be sent to our deployed troops in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Pick up that pen or pencil and create your magnificent piece of art. Every 1st thru 6th grade artist to submit an entry will receive a mini American Flag!

Our troops love to see drawings of American flags, children saluting the flag, themes of freedom and anything that has red, white and blue.

If you want to add a few words of appreciation or patriotism to your drawing, go ahead and do that. It will be valued.

Enjoy your patriotic summer of fun!

Patches Has Raised the American Flag! ThatNo Soldier Go Unloved While We Celebrate our Country and Patriotism Throught teh Arts Patches Will Comfort and Support The Youngest Hero A Soldiers’ Child. www.PatchesKids.org

Patches Kids – has joined Flags Across The Nation in Promoting Patriotism through the Arts, offering support for our troops and their children.

Patches the Bear is a promoting the Flags Across The Nation Flags of Freedom 7th Annual Art Contest! He’s asking children across the nation to create red, white, and blue artwork to enter in the contest. Winners will be announced on 9/11 and a special patriotic quilt will be created from the winning art. And this year a miniature quilt will be made just for Patches the Bear.
For more information about Patches the Bear and his new project Pennies for Patches visit the site PatchesKids.org.

The deadline for art submissions is drawing near. If you have yet sent in your art do it today!

GRADES 1 – 6
Teachers, Leaders and Parents – enter CHILDRENS art!
(PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL, HOME SCHOOLS and SCOUTS in the USA)

Help spread the love of the USA and support for our troops.

Create and Share your patriotic art images with FLAGS Across The Nation

Draw or Paint a patriotic image and your artwork could be selected for the annual 2009 – FREEDOM ART CONTEST

YOU COULD WIN:
One Grand Prize – Your art FEATURED on the FLAGS Across The Nation web site. Receive 13 note
cards with your winning image and receive a $50 US Bond!

12 RUNNERS UP – Your art FEATURED on the FLAGS Across The Nation web site
And USA Troops benefit – Your art sent to our deployed Troops

View the art submission guidelines  for more information.

Enjoy this special thank you, written and performed by 12 year old Lexxi Saal. Lexxi’s goal is to have as many people listen to her song as possible by Memorial Day…

Lexxi said, “Memorial Day is much more than a day off at the beach…The soldiers don’t get a day off. They are making endless sacrifices everyday to keep us all safe…I want to inspire everyone to take a moment and really give the thanks
the deserve.”

Thank you to those who serve and protect us. And thank you Lexxi for sharing with us.