Submit Tar Wars Materials, AAFP Bylaws Amendments

Take note of these deadlines to register or submit materials for upcoming Tar Wars^® events, as well as to submit proposed AAFP Bylaws amendments.

Tar Wars State/National Poster Contest
Each year, Tar Wars coordinators submit the winning posters from their states for consideration in the AAFP Tar Wars National Poster Contest. Winners of the national competition will be honored during the annual Tar Wars National Conference in Washington, D.C., where all posters submitted for consideration will be displayed. Prizes are given for placement at many levels: special recognition, honorable mention (fifth through 10th place) and first through fourth place. The first-place winner will receive a trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Each state winner who attends will receive a prize packet.

Tar Wars National Conference
This annual event offers youngsters a chance to take their tobacco-free message directly to our nation's capital. State poster contest winners, their families, Tar Wars coordinators and other Tar Wars enthusiasts are encouraged to attend. This year, the Tar Wars National Conference is scheduled for July 16-17 and will feature an awards banquet from 6-9 p.m. on July 16, with plenty of time for visits to the Capitol Hill offices of the contest winners' legislators from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on July 17.

AAFP Bylaws amendments (Members only). (PDF file: 23 pages / 123 KB. More about PDFs.)
This is the deadline to submit proposed amendments to the Academy's Bylaws, which define the mission, purpose and powers of the AAFP and its governing bodies and officers, including how the national Academy interacts with its constituent chapters. According to the Bylaws, any five or more members may propose Bylaws or Bylaws amendments, which should be transmitted to the Academy's EVP no fewer than 100 days before any regular or special meeting of the AAFP Congress of Delegates at which the submission is to be considered.