Children of Defence Team members asked to design the 2020 DM/CDS holiday card

November 12, 2020 - Defence Stories

Deputy Minister Jody Thomas and Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance are calling upon the children of Defence Team members to design their 2020 holiday greeting card.

The contest is open to children of our military and civilian Defence Team members aged 4 to 12. The task? Come up with some creative holiday artwork around the chosen theme, and follow the guidelines below to submit to the contest. The contest closes on November 23 and shortly thereafter, the DM and CDS will pick and announce a winning design.

Submission Guidelines

• All artwork must be completed on the template found here [PDF - 364KB]
• Artwork should be themed around “How our Defence Team members make a difference”, for example: our military performing search and rescue, or our scientists developing new and innovative ways to keep Canada safe.
• There should be no text within the picture itself – all text is to be included in the Description section of the template.
• Artwork will need to be submitted by the Defence Team member and include a description of the artwork (in the artist’s words), and include name and age of the child.
• Artwork should be scanned at a high resolution and emailed to Internal_Communications_internes@forces.gc.ca.
• By providing a submission, you are allowing for the reproduction and use of the artwork for the holiday greeting card and for use on the Defence Team intranet, The Maple Leaf, and on various social media platforms.