LEGO Alert: 2015 LEGO Contest Is March 21; Pre-Registration Deadline Is March 16

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The 2015 LEGO Contest will once again take place again at the NewsBank Conference Center, 352 Main Street, Chester, VT 05143. Last year over 175 enthusiastic children and adults viewed fabulously different creations in that comfortable space generously donated by NewsBank, Inc. The event is open to the public and will be held 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 21. The $10 Early Bird pre-registration deadline is March 16.

LEGOmaniacs Pre-K through Grade 8 and families are invited to enter and display their original creations (no kits are allowed) for others to admire. Entries should be constructed at home, brought to the NewsBank Conference Center, and set up in a space of approximately 18 inches x 30 inches from 9:00 to 10:00 AM on the day of the contest. Entries will be judged in different grade categories from 10:00 AM to noon for their originality, imagination, and presentation. If a structure is a team entry, the age of the oldest member will determine the grade category. There is also a separate family team class for adults and children who have collaborated. The judges will speak with every entrant to make sure they understand each entry's theme and details before they write comments on an entry card.

Around 12:30 PM LEGO prizes will be awarded to the winners and runners-up in the grade and family team divisions, with special awards for the Judges' Choice for Best in Show and Most Vermont creations. A new award, entitled Creators' Choice, will recognize the construction the entrants themselves vote as their most favorite.

While the judging is going on, participants will have a chance to check out the other fabulous entries and to share techniques and ideas with the other exhibitors. Refreshments will be for sale to encourage people to stay and enjoy the displays. This year, after entrants have spoken with the judges about their exhibits, they may go to a LEGO station and build an additional creation either alone or with a friend.

They won't be able to enter that new construction or take any of the loaned LEGOs away from the LEGO station, but the building activity will be another opportunity to learn from others and occupy more time while the judges are conferring and making their decisions.

Participants should pre-register by March 16 to be assured of a space. Entry forms may be downloaded from www.chestertelegraph.org, www.ourchester.org, and Special Events at www.stlukesepiscopalvt.org. Printed forms are available at the Whiting Library and Chester-Andover Elementary School on Main Street in Chester.

A check for the pre-registration fee of $10 per entry should be made out to "St. Luke's Church" and mailed, along with the registration form, to the Registrar, Lillian Willis, PO Box 318, Chester, VT 05143. Both the entry form and fee must be received by March 16 in order to reserve a space. Entries after March 16 and on the day of the contest will be $15, if there is space; but to avoid disappointment, pre-registration is strongly encouraged.

A portion of the proceeds from the program will go to the Children's Library at the Whiting Library.

For additional information, please call Lillian Willis at 802-875-1340.