Logo contest for first Caledon Day

The Town of Caledon is planning a major special event for the fall of 2008. Caledon Day will celebrate the diversity of the community with a day-long celebration to be held in Caledon East. As part of the fun, the Caledon Day Committee is searching for the perfect event logo that captures the spirit of our community.

Caledon Day will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 in Caledon East. Festive activities and events among the fall colours include a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Lion's Club of Bolton, a 5-kilometre run and a one-kilometre kids' fun run, a farmers' market, antique tractor show, arts and craft vendors, live concerts, and historical bus tours to and from Belfountain.

All Caledon residents or business owners are eligible to participate in the logo contest and collaboration is permitted. Logos should include the title "Caledon Day" plus the tagline "Connecting Caledon" or a creative tagline of your choice. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality, aesthetics, use of space and colour. The Town of Caledon will claim full ownership and rights to the selected event logo. The entry must be an original design and not a copy that may be subject to copyright laws.

The deadline for entries is Friday, Nov. 2. Submissions can be emailed t o heather.savage@caledon.ca as a PDF, JPG, TIFF or EPS file (Windows-based please). File size should be 300 dpi and under 5 MB. Vector-based artwork is preferred, but not mandatory.

For more, visit www.caledon.ca/caledonday .