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Lyme Disease Awareness Month Activities
In order to promote Lyme Disease Awareness Month (LDAM) in May, the following materials have been developed for inclusion in newsletters:
Do you have children ages 5 to 14 years old? Maine CDC developed tick curricula including videos and activities for children to help them learn more about ticks, the diseases they can spread, and prevention.
2022 Calendar of Events:
- May 21 – LL Bean Flagship store in Freeport from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Lyme Disease Awareness Month Poster Contest 2022
The theme for the 13th annual Lyme Disease Awareness Month poster contest is: Tick Wise
Posters should illustrate at least one of the four personal prevention techniques:
- Use of EPA approved repellent
- Wear protective clothing
- Perform daily tick checks
- Use caution in tick infested areas
For more information about tick prevention, please visit Tick Prevention and Property Management.
- Rules and Information on How to Submit Posters for the 2022 LDAM K-8 Poster Contest (PDF)
- LDAM Poster Contest 2022 Waiver (Word) | also as PDF
Below are the 2022 “Tick Wise” poster contest winners:
Grade K-1 winner Samantha Landry 1st grade Stratton Elementary School |
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Grade 2-3 winner Maisy Emery 3rd grade Spruce Mountain Elementary School |
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Grade 4-5 winner Anna Moffett 5th grade Spruce Mountain Elementary School |
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Grade 6-8 winner Alexander Pierpont 7th grade Oceanside Middle School |
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Honorable Mention Winner Addie Knieser 4th grade Stratton Elementary School |
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2022 Governor's Proclamation of May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month (PDF)
Lyme Poster Gallery
Lyme Disease Awareness Month partners for 2022 include:
Aroostook Public Health District | Blue Hill Heritage Trust |
Brunswick School Department | Cape Elizabeth Land Trust |
The Forest Society of Maine | Friends of Merrymeeting Bay |
Healthy Acadia | Insect Shield |
Integrative Health Center of Maine | Katahdin Area Boy Scout Council |
Kate Furbish Elementary School | Maine Calling - Maine Public Radio |
Maine Department of Labor | Maine Department of Education |
Maine Medical Association | Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association |
Maine Osteopathic Association | Maine Public Health Association |
Maine School Garden Network | Maine Summer Camps |
MaineHealth Center for Health Improvement | Maine Veterinary Medical Association |
Mount Desert Island YMCA | MSAD 15 |
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute University of Southern Maine | Penquis District Public Health Council |
Professional Logging Contractors of Maine | RSU 19 |
TickEase, Inc. | UMaine Cooperative Extension of Androscoggin and Sagadahoc Counties |
UMaine Cooperative Extension of Knox and Lincoln Counties | UMaine Cooperative Extension of Somerset County |
WABI CBS 5 | WAGM TV |
Waldo County YMCA | WFST Radio |
WRFR Radio | York County Master Gardener Association |
Participants for the 2022 “Tick Wise” poster contest include:
Name | School | Grade |
Isabella Thomas | Stratton Elementary School | 1 |
Kendall MacLean | Stratton Elementary School | 1 |
Samantha Landry | Stratton Elementary School | 1 |
Violet Gallagher | Center for Teaching and Learning | 2 |
Hallie Williams | Stratton Elementary School | 2 |
Levi Moors | Stratton Elementary School | 2 |
Lily Pitcher | Stratton Elementary School | 2 |
Miles Oickle | Stratton Elementary School | 2 |
Eli Ayer | Spruce Mountain Elementary School | 3 |
Maisy Emery | Spruce Mountain Elementary School | 3 |
Owen Medrano | Spruce Mountain Elementary School | 3 |
Autumn Wyman | Stratton Elementary School | 3 |
Jasper Downing | Stratton Elementary School | 3 |
Shilo Small | Stratton Elementary School | 3 |
Caitrin Pratt | Spruce Mountain Elementary School | 4 |
Kaydance Osborne | Spruce Mountain Elementary School | 4 |
Addie Knieser | Stratton Elementary School | 4 |
Lulu Willauer | Stratton Elementary School | 4 |
Norah Landry | Stratton Elementary School | 4 |
Anna Moffett | Spruce Mountain Elementary School | 5 |
Lilliane Austin | Spruce Mountain Elementary School | 5 |
Quinn Bennett | Spruce Mountain Elementary School | 5 |
Malachi Fairfield | Oceanside Middle School | 6 |
Alexander Pierpont | Oceanside Middle School | 7 |
Jayson Seiders | Oceanside Middle School | 8 |