The Garden Club of Mansfield is pleased to announce its 2013 local sponsorship of the Smokey the Bear & Woodsy owl poster contest for grades 1-5, the National Garden Club Poetry Contest for grades K-5, and High School Essay Contest. For Rules on the Poster, Poetry and Essay contests go to the NGC website at http://www.gardenclub.org/youth/contests.aspx. The national winner of the High School Essay Contest will receive a $1000 scholarship towards college and the poetry contest winner will have their work published! For inquiries and to submit entries to the contests, contact Beth Wheeler at 1034 Maple St. Mansfield, MA 02048 or bwheeler2009@gmail.com.  The Poetry and Essay contest deadline is Nov. 15^th.  The Poster contest deadline is January 1, 2013.  Drop off trays will be situated in each of the Mansfield Schools' main offices as appropriate.