If you were 300 years old, what would you do to celebrate? Well, the Orient Congregational Church is holding a photo contest for young shutterbugs to help commemorate its 300th anniversary.
The theme of the photo contest is “kindness.” It’s open to all elementary school children from Orient’s Oysterponds School to Cutchogue Elementary and Mattituck Junior High School children. Kids in grades K through eight are encouraged to participate.
The contest starts May 1 and ends June 30 giving the kids plenty of time to take photos and get them to the church on time. All the contest’s rules and an application form can be found online. Look for the photo contest button near the top of the page.
Winners will be announced a week prior to the start of the August 11 celebration weekend. Winners and all photos submitted will be viewed under the tent of the social which occurs Friday, August 11. The top prize is $250, second prize is $150 and third prize is $100. Get clicking kids!
And, always be kind.
