Catholic Charities of Orange County is pleased to announce this year’s theme for our Doodle for Charities art competition
 How it Works:
  • Using the symbolic chapel & cross imagery featured in the Catholic Charities logo and the word “Charities,” use your imagination to express the elements of Lent: Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving
  • Diocesan Catholic School students may use any art materials of their choice: pastels, colored pencils, watercolor, sharpie pens, digital art, you name it!
  • All doodles need to be submitted along with the Official Entry Form & Release/Consent Form
  • The contest is open for entries starting Monday, February 27th. The deadline to submit will be Monday, March 27th at 11:59 pm (PDT).

Steps to Enter:

1. Download the following documents:

2. Create Your Doodle:

  • Refer to the official entry form for the CCOC logo imagery
  • Feel free to use any art supplies of your choice (such as colored pencils, watercolors, digital art, or any other materials that spark your imagination)

3. Fill out the Entry Form & Release/Consent Form:

Fill out the required information and have a parent or legal guardian sign both forms

Artist’s Statement Questions (see 2nd page of Entry Form):

  • Tell us about what you have drawn
  • How it represents the elements of Lent: Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving
  • What Lent means to you

4. Submit:

Upload your artwork to the Doodle for Charities Dropbox

  • To be accepted, art must be submitted as a picture file (.png or .jpg – under 2MB)
  • You may use one of the following methods to submit your entry:
    • Take a picture of the artwork or scan it for better resolution
    • If digital, save the art file as an attachment
  • You may also email your artwork as an attachment (.jpg or .png file) to communications@ccoc.org

Email the Entry Form & Release/Consent Form to communications@ccoc.org

Submit your artwork via Dropbox. Name your file:  FirstName_LastName_FileName.FileEXT (example: John_Smith_IMG2023.jpg). After submitting your entry online, please drop off your original artwork to your school Principal’s Office, and we will make the arrangements to collect the physical copy from the school at a later time.

Judging Criteria:

Doodles will be judged using the following parameters:

  1. Artistic Skill & Uniqueness
  2. Creativity
  3. Theme: How well the theme “Lent: Prayer, Fasting, & Almsgiving” is expressed in both the artwork and the written statement

A panel of Catholic Charities of Orange County executives will choose three finalists

Prizes & Perks:

1st place:

  • Two tickets to Disneyland
  • Artwork featured at the 2024 Mardi Gras Gala

2nd place:

  • $100 Amazon gift card

3rd place:

  • $30 Starbucks gift card

All entries will be:

  • Added to the official Marketing & Communications portfolio of Catholic Charities of Orange County
  • Featured in the Agency’s media outlets and corporate branding materials as assigned by Catholic Charities of Orange County

Doodles that are not original works or contain logos or copyrighted imagery will be disqualified

One doodle entry per student –
Any additional Doodles will be disqualified

Email the Entry Form & Release/Consent Form to communications@ccoc.org

Submit your artwork via Dropbox. Name your file:  FirstName_LastName_FileName.FileEXT (example: John_Smith_IMG2023.jpg)