The Islands Primary School children now have the chance to design a Christmas Card, to have their design printed and sold to raise money for Crossroads Care Isle of Man.

The competition is being organised by Mantons Cards, Port Erin's national award winning Gift and Greeting Card Store.

The winning entry will be chosen by leading Greeting Card publisher Noel Tatt, who will print 1,000 of the winning design. The cards will be sold at Mantons Cards with the full sale price being donated to Crossroads Care
The winner will also receive Mantons vouchers and a framed copy of their design.

'The competition ran in 2011 & 2013, attracting over 1,000 entries. Mantons owner Chris Beards commented, "We had a such a large number of enquiries from both teachers and children to ask if Mantons were organising the competition again, that we decided to run the competition this year. Everyone at Mantons is delighted to be able to offer aspiring artists the chance to be creative, together with raising money for such an important Island charity".

Fundraising Co-Ordinator for Crossroads Care, Julia Cullen explained 'This is a fantastic year to re-launch the competition as we are currently celebrating the 18th birthday of our Young Carers Project. The project supports carers aged between 5 up to 24 years of age who are caring for a family member that has a long term illness or disability or who might be suffering with substance misuse. Young carers often miss out on the opportunities that their peers are able to take part in so the project gives them the chance to enjoy their childhood, try new activities and make friends with people who are facing the same issues as them'

All Isle of Man Primary School children are welcome to enter. All entries should be delivered by hand or post to Mantons Cards by the closing date of 3rd October 2016.

Image: Chris Beards presenting the latest Mantons fundraising cheque to Julia Cullen from Crossroads

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