Name: Fire Safety and Poster Design Contest
Start: 2026-11-18T18:00:00-06:00
Location: St. John Lutheran Church, 7214 S. Cass Avenue, Darien, IL, 60561

St. John Lutheran Church, 7214 S. Cass Avenue, Darien, IL, 60561

Darien Garden Club Sprouts families are invited to join us on November 18, 2026, to learn more about fire safety with important words of wisdom from Woodsy Owl and Smokey the Bear! All families are welcome to design and create their own fire safety poster, which can be submitted to the National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) annual “Smokey Bear &amp; Woodsy Owl Youth Poster Contest.”
Also, children in grades 4-8 are welcome to create an eco-friendly art sculpture from recycled materials for the NGC “Youth Recycled Sculpture Contest.”
Note: This event will be held indoors at St. John Lutheran Church (7214 South Cass Avenue, Darien, IL,60561). Meeting is in the basement fellowship hall. Enter door 3.
All families are welcome to attend.
A responsible adult must accompany children.
Please register for one ticket per family participating.
Don’t miss out on all the fun and great company — we can’t wait to see you there!

 Registration is required on Eventbrite:
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dgc-sprouts-youth-garden-club-november-fire-safety-ngc-poster-design-tickets-2002763409270?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">eventbrite.com/e/dgc-sprouts-youth-garden-club-november-fire-safety-ngc-poster-design-tickets-2002763409270?aff=oddtdtcreator</a>
Learn more about DGC Sprouts: <a href="https://dariengardenclub.com/sprouts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">dariengardenclub.com/sprouts</a>

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