Kentucky students in grades 6-8 are eligible to participate in the Kentucky Saves Week poster contest sponsored by the Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.

A winner from each grade level will receive a $50 U.S. savings bond. A selection of student artwork will be displayed during Kentucky Saves Week, Feb. 19-26, 2012. Classes and groups are welcome to participate, and individual students also can submit entries. The posters should illustrate the theme “Save Today and It Will Pay!”

All posters must be 8.5 x 11 inches on white paper/stock. Original hand-drawn and computer-generated artwork is accepted.

All posters must have an official Kentucky Saves Week Entry form attached to the back of the poster. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 31, 2012.

For more information, contact Laura Levine at (202) 466-8610.