April 15, 2011 Dear Friends, My office is now accepting entries for the 2011 Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery! If you or your child is a student in grades 9-12 in the 12th District, you can participate. Please submit one piece of original artwork to my District Office. The Congressional Art Competition is a wonderful showcase for America’s young artists. The winner of the competition will have his or her artwork displayed in U.S. Capitol in Washington DC for one year. The second and third place pieces will be displayed in my District Office for one year. Please review the 2011 Guidelines and deliver your artwork in person or by mail to Barbra Braganza in my office at 400 S. El Camino Real, suite 750, San Mateo, CA 94402 from Monday, April 25 through Wednesday, April 27 between 8:30 am and 6 pm. Submit the labeled artwork with a completed student information & release form. On Thursday, April 28 from 6-7:30 pm I will host all of the contestants, art teachers, families and friends at my District office and we will display all of the submitted artwork. Please RSVP for that evening by 6 pm on Friday, April 22 by calling my office at 650-342-0300 or e-mailing Barbra.Braganza@mail.house.gov. Please include the name of the artist you are joining, the number of people in your group and your contact information. Please feel free to share this letter with anybody who you think may want to participate in this competition. Let’s celebrate the importance of the arts in education! All the best, Unsubscribe Capitol Hill Office 211 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3531 Fax: (202) 226-4183 District Office 400 S. El Camino Real, Suite 750 San Mateo, CA 94402 Phone: (650) 342-0300 Fax: (650) 375-8270