Contest for students benefits Safe Haven

MILFORD — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and here in Pike County, Safe Haven will support this month with their third annual ‘Paint Pike Purple Campaign.’ This year, as part of the campaign, Safe Haven, which serves victims of domestic violence, is having a creative expression contest for students in Pike County. The contest is designed for students to convey their thoughts on the theme, “Promoting Domestic Peace in Our Community”. Safe Haven is asking students to answer the following questions: What can you and your fellow students do to help prevent violence in our homes, communities and schools? How can we stop bullying in our schools? On our Buses? In our communities? Students can respond in the form of a poem, drawing, painting, song, essay or poster. Student’s entries will be judged at RYOT’s Open Mic Night at 7th Street Café in Milford on Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. During the month of September students who would like to submit their work can download a contest form from Safe Haven’s website www.safehavenofpikecounty.org The deadline is Oct. 12, and the drop-off is at Safe Haven, 500 West Harford Street, in Milford. Work can be submitted to Cindy Stine/Safe Haven at school. Monday and Friday at the Dingman-Delaware campus, Tuesday and Thursday at Delaware Valley and Shohola. Contest participants must be students attending a school or Home schooled in Pike County. There will be a first, second and third place winner. Prizes to be announced. Winners of art and written expression will be displayed in different places through out Pike County and prizes will be handed out at Safe Haven’s “Day of Dignity” at the end of the Paint Pike Purple Campaign Month. For more information call Cindy Stine, Educational Outreach coordinator at 570-296-2827 or visit the Safe Haven Web site for additional information. There many different ways to help Safe Haven make our community a safer place for everyone. Check out the website at www.safehavenofpikecounty.org.