Great Fish T-shirt contest underway

The Whitefish Community Foundation is accepting online submissions for the 2019 Great Fish Color Run and Community Celebration T-shirt Design Contest.

The winning T-shirt design will be unveiled July 25 at the Great Fish Community Challenge Launch Party at First Interstate Bank of Whitefish. More than 600 T-shirts will be distributed to runners participating in the Great Fish Color Run and Community Celebration Sept. 7. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. Friday, June 7, and the winning designer will receive a $500 grant for the 2019 Great Fish Community Challenge participating nonprofit of their choice. For more information, visit https://www.whitefishcommunityfoundation.org/great-fish/.

The Great Fish Poetry Slam showcases performance poetry with a goal to engage the audience. Poets perform their own work, either individually or in a group, to be judged in a competition.

Submit your entry form and a video file of you performing your original poem about the Great Fish Community Challenge to contact@whitefishcommunityfoundation.org. Up to 10 submissions will be invited to perform their entry at the Great Fish Poetry Slam during the Color Run and Community Celebration Sept. 7. The public determines the best Slammer by casting votes online until Sept. 23, and the winning entry will perform at the Great Fish Awards Celebration Oct. 10. The winning individual or group will select one 2019 Great Fish Community Challenge participating nonprofit to receive a $1,000 grant. For more information, visit https://www.whitefishcommunityfoundation.org/great-fish/.

The Great Fish Community Challenge is a collaborative fundraiser designed to encourage mission awareness while raising funds for local nonprofit programs and services. The campaign has raised over $7 million for more than 55 local nonprofits since 2015. The Great Fish Community Challenge will officially end at 5 p.m. Sept. 13. For more information about the Whitefish Community Foundation and the Great Fish Community Challenge visit the Foundation website at www.whitefishcommunityfoundation.org or call 863-1781. The Whitefish Community Foundation is dedicated to fostering philanthropy, building endowments and helping donors and nonprofits benefit the community.