A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: 2009-2010 Poster Contest

Annual Economics Poster Contest for Maryland Students in Grades 1 through 8

Brought to you by the Maryland Council on Economic Education with generous assistance from the Baltimore Branch of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, the Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maryland & Delaware (CCCS), and Towson University.

The Maryland Council on Economic Educations annual economics poster contest for Maryland students in grades 1 through 8 was developed to help teachers stimulate interest in learning basic economic concepts by giving students an opportunity to creatively demonstrate their understanding of one of the following concepts: scarcity; natural, human and capital resources; opportunity cost; specialization and interdependence; producers and consumers; or goods and services.

Sixteen state winners will each receive a $50 Series EE- savings bond and recognized at the Maryland Council's annual awards program in May, 2010.

Winning posters will be made into a September, 2010-December, 2011 calendar printed and distributed through the generosity of the Baltimore Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of MD and DE.

The deadline for entries is April 15, 2010.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive your own brochure/application, call Dawn Baker at 410-296-5035 or 877-383-3920 or email dbaker@towson.edu.