Chalk It Up 4 Kids: sidewalk art contest underway in Rockwall County

ROCKWALL, TX (September 15, 2020) The Chalk It Up 4 Kids Sidewalk Art Contest is underway in Rockwall County, designed to engage kids, adults, and local businesses while helping to raise awareness about the Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County.

To enter, simply create a work of art in your driveway or sidewalk with chalk, and incorporate the color blue and pinwheels – a nationally recognized symbol for child abuse prevention. Take a photo of your artwork and share it Facebook on Thursday, Sept. 17 (North Texas Giving Day) and tag the Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County and #ChalkItUp4Kids. Winners will be announced on Friday, Sept. 18. You could win a movie box courtesy of Popcorn Papa!

Age categories for art are: 5 and under; ages 6-12; ages 13-17; ages 18 and up; and business category.

The Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County provides a safe, child-friendly environment where law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, medical and mental health professionals can collaborate within our own community to develop coordinated strategies to more effectively seek justice and promote healing for victims of child abuse.

For more information about the Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County, go to www.rockwallcac.org.

Another way you can help is by donating to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Rockwall County for North Texas Giving Day. Donate today at: https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/CACRC.

Blue Ribbon News staff report.