Alabama Students Illustrate The Importance of Buckling Up.

In Alabama: The Alabama Department of Public Health’s Injury Education Division announces the winners in its Buckle-Up, Alabama! Traffic Safety Poster Contest for 2006, an event designed to promote consistent seat belt usage among elementary school children. Students from throughout Alabama in grades kindergarten through sixth were invited to create original artwork that emphasized the importance of buckling-up.

The Buckle-Up contest consists of two levels. Participating schools hosted a contest to select first place winners for each grade level. These winning entries were then sent to the health department to be judged by employees of the Bureau of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease.

First and second place winners at the state level were awarded U.S. Savings Bonds, with first place winners receiving a $100 bond and second place winners receiving a $50 bond. These winners, as well as those receiving honorable mention, were awarded certificates of recognition. Additionally, the winning entries are featured in a coloring book that will be used throughout Alabama to educate young children about the importance of buckling-up each and every time that they ride in a vehicle.