TBI accepting entries for National Missing Children’s Day poster contest

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is calling on fifth graders across the Volunteer State for the Department of Justice’s 2017 National Missing Children’s Day poster contest.

The TBI will accept entries for the state level for a chance to win the national contest, which includes a trip to Washington, D.C., according to a TBI release.

The annual contest gives fifth graders a chance to create artwork that represents America’s united goal to bring missing children home safely, according to the release.

Fifth graders in Tennessee can enter the contest by mailing their artwork to:

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
C/O Catherine Levins, Criminal Intelligence Unit
901 R.S. Gass Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37216

The TBI must receive the entries by Jan. 13. The state winner will be notified soon after. A TBI panel of staff members will select the state winner to enter into the national contest. The national winner will be selected and notified in April.