University of Kentucky, 
Family and Consumer Sciences Extension,
c/o Kelly May, 112 Erikson Hall, Lexington, KY 40506
Email:k.may@uky.edu

Kentucky youth are asked to celebrate Kentucky Saves Week by using their creativity to make a piggy bank.

Contest is open only to school students attending public, private, or home school located within the Commonwealth of Kentucky enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade. 

To enter the contest, eligible youth ("entrants") must: 

1. Create an original piggy bank design as described under "Contest Timing and Entry Requirements."
2. Submit Entry and Official entry Form to Your Local County Cooperative Extension Office. Your County Extension Office Contact Information may be obtained at http://extension.ca.uky.edu/county. Entries must be delivered to the Cooperative Extension Office by: December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM.
   • For Boone County, please submit entries to 6028 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington KY, 41005
3. Winning Entries at the area level must be selected by February 9, 2026

Submit Entry by deadline. Must be submitted by: December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM to your local county extension office. Each Entry must be accompanied by an official entry form. 

• In Boone County please submit entries to the office located at 6028 Camp Ernst Road, Burlington KY 41005

One (1) Entry per person during the contest period. In the event more than one (1) Entry is received from any one person, the first Entry processed will be considered the only valid Entry and subsequent Entries from the same person will be disqualified. 

Entries must meet the following requirements to be eligible for judging: 

1. The bank cannot exceed 12 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches (1 square foot)/
2. Piggy banks must be able to hold coins (i.e. include a slot that has been cut to insert coins).
3. Piggy banks must be created or decorated by the youth contestant.
4. Plastic or ceramic piggy banks may be used, but must be personally decorated.
5. Piggy banks DO NOT have to be in the shape of a pig.
6. You MAY use or repurpose other containers.
7. Piggy banks must be submitted and judged through the local Cooperative Extension Office. In addition, an Entry shall be void if it contains any material that sponsors or judges in their sole discretion deem patently offensive or inappropriate, such as, but not limited to, profanity. By submitting an entry, the parent/legal guardian of the Entrant represents and warrants that the entire Entry is the original work of the Entrant, not previously submitted or distributed elsewhere for any other purpose. The parent/legal guardian of the Entrant further warrants that he/she has obtained the consent of any persons/parties portrayed in the Entry. Sponsors shall have the right to use/showcase the Entry in any manner, in any and all media, worldwide in perpetuity without further compensation or consent. Upon request of Sponsors, the parent/legal guardian of Entrant will provide a copy of any written consent as required above. 

Entries will be judged within Extension Areas by a panel of judges coordinated by the Area piggy bank delegate. Each panel of judges will select one (1) winning Entry for a possible total of 12 winners statewide -- 4 per Extension Region. The judges will review all Entries and select the winners based on the following criteria: originality, creativity, artistic design, and attractiveness. Judging of Entries and the determination of the winners will be completed by January 31, 2026

Photos of the winning entry with a white background should be submitted to k.may@uky.edu along with the contest entry form by this date. 

The winner's name, grade, county, and winning Entry may be shared via social media. 

Any Entry, or portion of any Entry, which in the sole discretion of the judges (a) defames or infringes the right of privacy or publicity or other proprietary right of any person, living or deceased, or entity; and/or (b) is offensive, profane, obscene or not in keeping with the image of the Sponsors will disqualified.