The “Fight the Bite” picture contest for our calendar was open to all local 4th and 5th graders in the South Lake Mosquito Abatement District.  We advertised the contest at the Deerfield Farmers Market, Community Service Day, and to gradeschools in Deerfield via e-mail to parents.  Primarily with the help of a teacher and the principal at Holy Cross School we received 56 excellent pictures; we used 19 of them in our 18-month calendar (one was used for the cover).  Besides the 19 pictures used in the calendar, all of the pictures submitted were displayed at Deerfield Village Hall and later at the Deerfield Public Library.  The calendar includes mosquito facts and mosquito jokes on each page.

Pictures used in the calendar can be seen in the video below: