Evergreen Packaging Kicks Off Biannual Milk Carton Art Contest

Evergreen Packaging, Memphis, Tenn., USA, this week launched the fall 2013 Made by Milk Carton Construction Contest, themed "Transportation." Schools across the U.S. can win up to $5,000 by having classroom teams design and construct creations made from empty school milk cartons, which students save from their school lunches. The deadline for submissions is November 15.

Evergreen Packaging notes that the Made by Milk program underscores its commitment to promote milk consumption and carton recycling among school-aged children," said Katie Lewis, associate marketing manager. "The contest encourages students to be creative and work together to design and construct transportation-themed projects out of cartons. It's also a hands-on exercise on how cartons can be reused and recycled instead of thrown away."

Evergreen Packaging produces gable-top cartons in North America. Since the 2012 inception of the Made by Milk contest, the company has awarded cash prizes to 20 winning schools across the country.

Students in grades 1–12 are eligible for the Made by Milk contest. To enter, classroom teams are required to collect a minimum of 100 empty milk cartons to use in their carton creations, and write a 200-word essay about how their school will utilize the prize money.

Winning categories include:

Grand Prize – $5,000
People's Choice Award – $2,500
Elementary Winners (3 total) – $1,500
Middle School Winners (3 total) – $1,500
High School Winners (3 total) – $1,500.

More details on the Transportation theme, rules, and photos of previous winning creations are available online.

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