Submissions will be narrowed down by a panel of LCSO employees, and the finalists will be posted on the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page for the final vote.
Voting Period: April 6-13
Vote for your favorite by “liking” it on the post on the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Votes will be accepted from the time the post goes live on April 6 through 4pm CDT on Monday, April 13. No votes/likes after that time will be included in the final count.
The winner will receive a real, printed version of the patch they designed, a tour of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office & Lee County Detention Center, and lunch with LCSO Deputies.
One winner will be selected based on the final number of votes received during the voting portion of the contest. No purchase necessary. The winner’s guardian will be contacted via e-mail by Wednesday, April 15. Should the parent/guardian not respond by Friday, April 17, the entry with the next highest votes will be contacted on Monday, April 20. The winner’s parent/guardian will need to sign a waiver for their child to participate in the LCSO visit portion of the prize.
Who is eligible?
Any child in Lee County, Alabama, who is age 18 or younger is eligible for entry, with parent/guardian consent.
How Do I purchase one of the winning patches & what does that money go to?
Once the winning patch has been chosen, a very limited number will be available for purchase through the Lee County Sheriff’s Foundation. Each patch will be $10 plus processing fees.
All of the money raised through the sale of the winning patch will go toward our fourth annual Clear the List program to help teachers within Lee County fulfill their wish lists for the 2026-27 school year.
What is Clear the List?
Clear the List is an annual program to help teachers within Lee County fulfill their wish lists for the next school year. While teachers are given some funds from the state for classroom supplies, the amount they receive is often not enough to cover anything beyond the most basic necessities, leading to those teachers spending money out of their own pockets to make their classrooms the best possible learning environment for their students. Clear the List aims to fill in the gaps between that state funding and what teachers are spending from their own money/paychecks by gathering donations from local businesses and community members.