Do you love to draw or design? Here's your chance to create a sticker that shows what saving money and being smart with money means to you!
Save a Little, Grow a Lot
Small savings can grow into big dreams. Just like planting a tiny seed can sprout into a giant tree, saving a little money can result in something amazing.
Enter our Sticker design competition, and your design could be printed and shared at Bay Federal Credit Union branches & events throughout the year! The best design in each category (elementary, middle, and high school) will win $200, $300, & $500 respectively!
The deadline to enter is April 30, 2026.
PLUS, nominate your favorite non-profit organization or school and they could be recipients of $1,000.
How to Submit:
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Submit your design digitally (PDF, JPG, or PNG format) through our application.
- All entries must be received no later than Thursday, April 30, 2026, by 11:59 P.M. (PT). A parent or guardian must enter on behalf of the student, if the student is less than 16 years of age.
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Or drop off your paper entry at any Bay Federal branch.
- Include your full name, age, grade, school, and contact information (phone number and email address).
- Include the name of the non-profit organization or school you want to nominate.
- A parent or guardian must enter on behalf of the student, if the student is less than 16 years of age.
Design Tips & Requirements
- Design size: Format your artwork to fit a 3-inch circle
- Template can be downloaded online or picked up at a branch
- Make sure it looks good at a small size and uses bright, eye-catching colors
- You can use pictures and words
- Keep words short and easy to read
- You may create your sticker in English, Spanish, or both!
- Have fun and be creative!
Judging Criteria
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Entries will be judged by Bay Federal Credit Union staff based on:
- Creativity
- Uniqueness
- Brand Alignment
- Connection to the theme “Save a little, Grow a lot”
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Judging method: Entries will be scored on a scale of 1-10 for each category. The entries with the highest total scores will win.
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Judges will be Bay Federal Credit Union employees with experience in financial wellness, marketing and community engagement.
Sticker Contest Official Rules
Prizes: On Tuesday May 5th, a committee of Bay Federal Credit Union Employees will judge and determine the winners for elementary, middle school and high school students to receive $200, $300 & $500 respectively. Prize amounts to be deposited directly into winners’ Bay Federal CU savings account, Bay Federal CU checking account or disbursed by check to the recipient. Winners will be contacted by 5 PM Tuesday, May 5th.
All taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner(s).
The non-profit organizations/ schools that were nominated by the three (3) winners will receive a donation of $1,000 each.
Cómo participar:
There is no cost to enter or win. From 8:00 AM (PT) Wednesday, April 1, 2026, through 11:59 P.M. (PT) Thursday, April 30, 2026, Bay Federal Credit Union will accept entries for the Sticker Design Contest (Contest) at [insert website link]. Parent or guardian of entrants under the age of 16 must complete the online form with all required details and upload original artwork as a PDF or JPG. Entries will be judged by a committee of Bay Federal Credit Union employees on adherence to theme, creativity, uniqueness, and brand alignment.
ENTRY DEADLINES: All entries must be received by Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 11:59 P.M. (PT).
ELIGIBILITY: Elementary, middle & high school students who are attending school in one of the three counties within Bay Federal Credit Union field of membership which includes: Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties. Artwork must be the artist’s original creation and shall not be copied or duplicated from previously published art, including photographs, clip art or electronic graphic images. Photographs or photo manipulations will not be accepted. Copyrighted images are not eligible. A parent or guardian must enter on behalf of their school student if the student is less than 16 years of age. Void where prohibited
PRIZE CONDITIONS: In the event a Bay Federal Credit Union representative determines, at his/her sole discretion based on his/her interpretation of these Official Rules, that an entrant is found to be ineligible, or if the entrant does not comply with these Official Rules, the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be determined. If the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, this will result in disqualification, and an alternate winner will be selected. Except where prohibited by law, the winner’s and their parent or guardian’s entry and acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Bay Federal Credit Union to use said winner’s name and sticker design in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation.
NO LIABILITY: By entering and meeting eligibility for prizes, winners agree to comply with all Official Rules, as stated, and agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Bay Federal Credit Union and each of its respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents from and against any claims made by winners, entrants, or any other third parties, related in any way to the operation of this Contest as well as any other claims, damages, liability, injuries, or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in the Contest.
CONTEST CONDITIONS: The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. By participating, entrants and their participating entities agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Bay Federal Credit Union and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules. Bay Federal Credit Union will retain and use personal information collected from you when you enter this Contest solely for the purpose of processing your entry consistent with these Official Rules and pursuant to all applicable federal and state privacy laws. Bay Federal Credit Union is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable, or incomplete entries, whether due to system errors or failures, faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions, entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors and failures, technical malfunctions, or otherwise.