BNSF News

Safety Drawing Contest Kicks Off

2010-11-08

Kids, sharpen your crayons!

The Labor Relations and Safety departments are again sponsoring a safety drawing contest focusing on the "Stay Off the Tracks" and "Look, Listen and Live" themes of Operation Lifesaver. BNSF is committed to the goals of Operation Lifesaver, which focus on reducing fatalities and collisions involving rail right-of-way and highway-rail grade crossings.

Guidelines

• Theme: "Stay Off the Tracks" and "Look, Listen and Live"
• Entries will be judged and prizes awarded for the grand prize winner and for each age category. Age should be as of Nov. 30, 2010. The age categories are as follows:
  • 3 and younger
  • 4-6
  • 7-9
  • 10-12
  • 13-18
• Prizes: $100 gift card for grand prize winner; $50 gift card for category winners

Rules

• Open to children and grandchildren of BNSF employees and retirees; relatives in the immediate household of employees and retirees are also eligible.
• All entrants must be 18 years of age or younger.
• The artwork must be drawn or painted by hand, using crayons or other art tools. No computer-generated artwork will be considered.
• The theme of the art should be "Stay Off the Tracks" or "Look, Listen and Live."
• Art must include a railroad image and show a railroad right-of-way.
• One entry per child on an 81/2x11-inch sheet of paper. The entry should include a title for the artwork with the following information clearly printed on the back:
  • Child's name, age and home address;
  • BNSF parent or grandparent's name, plus title and BNSF employee number (for retirees, use most recent title and employee number);
  • Signature of parent, grandparent or guardian;
  • Full work address and 10-digit phone number(s) of BNSF parent/grandparent. E-mail is optional.

The deadline for entry is Nov. 30.

Please mail entries to:

BNSF Railway Company

Attn: Rachel Czudak - Safety Department

2600 Lou Menk Drive, OOB-1

Fort Worth, TX 76131

Note: By signing the submitted drawing, the parent, grandparent or guardian agrees that BNSF assumes non-exclusive use of the entry for any use the company deems appropriate.

For information on grade-crossing safety, visit http://www.operationlifesaver.org or http://www.commonsenseuseit.com/.

BNSF Headquarters

BNSF Railway Company
2650 Lou Menk Dr. 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 961057
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Phone: (817) 352-1000

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