The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. Students were also asked to use in their drawings Smokey’s motto – “Only YOU Can Prevent Wildfires” – or Woodsy’s motto – “Lend a Hand – Care for the Land.” Students were asked to demonstrate through original 11x17-inch artwork their understanding of fire prevention and basic environmental conservation principles. Patankar’s winning artistry is a poster within a poster, depicting Smokey Bear standing next to a poster of forest animals that has been set on fire with a match.
She received roundtrip airfare and accommodations for four to Washington, D.C., and will go home with a trophy and a $100 U.S. Vaibhavi Patankar, 8, won the fourth-grade category and then took top honors. Forest Service has announced the winners of the 2011 Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl Poster Contest. The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund was established in memory of Terry Farrell, a decorated member of Rescue 4/FDNY and Chief of the Dix Hills, NY, Volunteer Fire Department. Terry, along with 342 of his brothers, perished on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center attack. Ferrara Fire Apparatus donated a new pumper for the trip. The Fund will be selling shirts along the way to help defray the cost of the 3,100 mile trip. Stops will be made in Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and Arizona. If you want to be part of the motorcycle escort team, or if you want to volunteer at any of the stops along the way, contact the Terry Fund at. The Terry Fund is looking for volunteers to help along the way. The steel will travel from Baltimore, MD, (where it will be on display at our very own Firehouse Expo) all the way to San Diego, CA with motorcycle escorts. The Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund will be donating a piece of steel from the World Trade Center to the San Diego Fire Museum.
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