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Be sure to check out the attached announcement and resources for the 2025 Maine CDC “Don’t Let a Tick Make You Sick” Poster Contest. Posters will be accepted until
<b>April 30, 2025</b>. All posters must have a signed parent consent form (attached). </div>
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One winner each from grades K-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th, and 6th-8th. One winning poster will become Maine CDC’s 2025 Lyme Disease Awareness poster.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Sarah DeCato, MSN, RN, NCSN (She/Her)</b><br>
School Nurse Specialist-Coordinated School Health<br>
Office of School and Student Supports<br>
Maine Department of Education<br>
23 State House Station<br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023<br>
<b>Email</b>: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><u><a href="mailto:sarah.decato@maine.gov" id="OWAd73de913-ec05-6eb1-504e-b34e314caa5f" class="OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="0" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192); margin: 0px;">sarah.decato@maine.gov</a></u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
<b>Phone</b>: 207-441-3812<br>
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