Contest Overview

Children who live in one of the 17 counties served by Medina Electric Cooperative are encouraged to participate in Medina EC’s Color Your Co-op contest to design our next water bottle labels.  

Two entry categories:

1. Free Style: Use the free style format to design your own label. Artwork must not contain any copyright material.
2. Lightbulbs: Use the predesigned lightbulb label to creatively color. 

A child may only enter/submit one category. A winner for each category will be chosen. Each winner will win a $50 gift card and a case of waters with their designed label. The contest begins August 1 and ends October 31. Contest rules and dates may be changed at Medina EC’s discretion. For every entry, Medina EC will make a $1 donation to a local charity. 

Eligibility
Children who live in one of the 17 counties served by Medina EC who are 4-17 years of age by October 31 are eligible. Employees and their immediate families are not eligible to participate.

Contest Rules
Artwork must be submitted or postmarked by Friday, October 31, at 11:59 p.m. Freestyle submissions must be original work created by applicants. Each child may only submit one entry. Artwork must include the submission form. All submitted artwork is owned by Medina EC and may be shared throughout MEC communication channels including but not limited to website, social media and magazine. Winners and their parents or guardians agree to the use of the winner’s name, age, school and/or city to promote the Color Your Co-op program. 

Design Rules

• Artwork must be flat (two-dimensional) and may use crayon, markers, paint, pencil, ink and/or pastels. Artwork may also be digitally designed. 
• Designs must not include copyrighted material, including but not limited to company logos, product brands, store names, characters, etc. 
• Designs must not be folded or damaged. 
• Do not include the artist’s name on the front of the artwork. 

Submissions
Artwork must be submitted using the template in Texas Co-op Power or from MedinaEC.org/ColorYourCoop.  

Judging
Entries will be judged by Medina EC staff based on creativity, uniqueness, overall visual appeal, composition and age appropriateness. 

Prizes
Winners will be chosen for each category. Each winner will receive a $50 gift card. Winners will be announced in December and their work will be featured on future Medina EC water bottles and in other Medina EC communication channels as needed. 
For every entry submitted, Medina EC will make a $1 donation to a local charity. The charity is to be determined. 

Submission
Include the submission form with entry.
In Person – Drop off your entry at any Medina EC office during normal business hours.

Mail – Mail your entry to:

Medina EC
ATTN Color Your Co-op
PO Box 370
Hondo, TX 78861

**Do not bend your entry!**

Digital – Upload a high-resolution version of your artwork at MedinaEC.org/ColorYourCoop or email MyCoop@MedinaEC.org. Please do not use your phone to take a picture of your entry to submit. If you want to submit digitally, please use a high-quality scanner to send a copy of the entry.