Editor's note: We are excited and proud to present this year's edition of Kid-vertising. Thanks to all of the young people who took the time to create an ad for this year's promotion. And thanks to the businesses and organizations for participating once again this year.
ESTEVAN - The Estevan Mercury is proud to present one of our favourite editions of the year.
This week’s paper is our annual Kid-vertising special, featuring the artistic talents of local youths and the support and services offered by local businesses and organizations. The ads can be found throughout this week’s edition of the Mercury.
More than 30 budding young artists and local businesses participated in this year's promotion. The young people designed ads promoting the businesses.
The Mercury issued an appeal for children who love to draw and wanted to participate. The artists dropped by the office and picked up the name of their designated business, completed the artwork and then brought the ad back to the Mercury's office.
The artwork will not only be displayed in this week’s Mercury, but it will find its way onto the refrigerators and display boards of local parents, grandparents and other family members for a long time to come, providing extra value to the participating businesses.
The submissions can also be found on our provincial news hub at SaskToday.ca.
Estevan Mercury sales manager Christine Jones said the drawings this year were very cute and well done.
"We really have some budding artists in the community," she said.
Every company that participated is very happy to be involved, including some new businesses that hadn’t taken part in the past.
"I know that some businesses even frame and hang their Kid-vertising ads in their business for their customers to see," she said.
So many kids wanted to take part in this promotion, and Jones said it was great to see the excitement and response.
Jones thanked the artists who entered and the businesses that participate in Kid-vertising. The Mercury looks forward to bringing this feature back again next year.
