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March 20, Bham: Doodle for Google at Bham Museum of Art

By Christie Dedman -- The Birmingham News 
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This would be an awesome event for your child to participate in next week. 

Doodle 4 Google is coming to the Museum March 20.

Google employees will be at  the BMA on March 20 to facilitate a contest where kids K-12 can design the next Google logo. 


The theme is -- I f   I   c o u l d   t r a v e l   i n   t i m e ,   I ' d   v i s i t ...

The kids will be supplied with supplies and the museum will mail the entries for the children.  

The Doodlers will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

The winning design will not only be featured on Google's homepage, but the winner will receive a $30,000 college scholarship. 

As for the runner-ups, they get their clever designs hung on the walls of our Museum in a special Doodle 4 Google exhibition starting in July. 

Don't forget they will have spring break activities next week too!


Check out www.artsbma.org.


HERE'S A PRESS RELEASE WITH DETAILS OF HOW THE CONTEST WILL WORK:

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