Press Release

The California Rodeo’s Coloring Contest is back for the 2^nd year as another way for the community to get involved in the Rodeo Association’s festivities leading up to the Rodeo in July. Sponsored by Home Depot, this contest is open to 3^rd and 4^th grade age children and starts on April 1^st. The coloring sheet is available at Home Depot at 1890 N. Davis Road in Salinas and at the California Rodeo Office at 1034 N. Main Street in Salinas or via download at www.carodeo.com under Events. Click on Family Events and Coloring Contest. Children can draw their favorite events in the arena at the California Rodeo Salinas or whatever image they choose in the blank area on the entry form.

Entries are due by Monday June 1^st at 5pm and can be submitted to the California Rodeo Salinas during business hours of 9am to 5pm or through the mail slot if it is after hours, via mail to the California Rodeo Salinas at PO BOX 1648, Salinas, CA 93902 or to Home Depot at 1890 N. Davis Road in Salinas at their Customer Service Window. The California Rodeo’s Marketing Committee will select 10 semi-finalists and post their entries to the California Rodeo’s Facebook page in early June. Fans will vote for their favorite entry by ‘liking’’ the picture. Three finalists with the most ‘likes’ will then be reposted to the page and fans will vote again via ‘likes.’ The entry with the most votes wins. The 3 finalists will each receive 3 tickets to the 2015 California Rodeo’s Thursday July 16^th performance. The grand prize winner will be announced by June 15^th and will receive 2 additional tickets for Thursday July 16^th, a meet and greet with a freestyle bull fighter and their artwork will be featured on the Jack in the Box Instant Replay Screen on Thursday July 16^th and also on carodeo.com.

Click here to download the Coloring Contest Entry Form: http://www.carodeo.com/events/2015/coloring-contest

About the California Rodeo

The California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 16-19, 2015. The California Rodeo Association is a not-for-profit organization that strives to preserve and promote the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the West. We support the community and other non-profit organizations through the staging of the annual California Rodeo Salinas and other year round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex. Through donation of our facility, vending and fundraising opportunities during Rodeo and other events, the California Rodeo Association returns between $200,000 and $300,000 annually to local non-profits. For more information about the California Rodeo Salinas, log on to www.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo Office at 831-775.3100. ‘Like’ the California Rodeo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CARodeoSalinas or follow us on twitter @CaliforniaRodeo for updates, photos and more.