The Los Altos Sister Cities organization has announced a competition for the best design for the souvenir T-shirt commemorating the 2005 New Year’s Day 5K Fun Run, Walk and Roll scheduled Jan. 1 in downtown Los Altos. The winner will receive $50 and have their T-shirt sold at the area event.

Guidelines for the T-shirt entries are: open to all elementary school (K-6) children in Los Altos; must be received at Santa Rita School, attention Dorothy Dickson, by 3 p.m., Dec. 6; must include name and home telephone number; no smaller than 4 inches by 4 inches and no larger than 7 inches by 9 inches; and use no more than two colors (no shading).

The theme for this year’s event is “Local Cultures-Global Friendships.” Entries should include the names of Los Altos’ sister cities, Bendigo, Australia; Rustington, England; Shih Lin, Taiwan; and Syktyvkar, Russia.

Sister Cities and the city of Los Altos reserve the right to edit or alter artwork for appropriate content and reproduction

For more information, call Dorothy Dickson 559-1604.