U.S. CELLULAR, MAYOR DAVID BOWERS AND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SW VIRGINIA ANNOUNCE BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART CONTEST WINNERS
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| Pictured here from left to right are the Winners of U.S. Cellular's Black History Month Art Competition: Third Place Winner Daniel Ettah, a 6th Grader from Woodrow Wilson Middle School won a $150 gift card for a portrait of Jackie Robinson, First Place Winner Christian Berry, an 8th Grader from Christiansburg Middle School won a $500 gift card for his portrait of Jackie Robinson, Mayor David Bowers, Second Place Winner Tyshawn Walker, an 11th Grader from William Flemming High School won a $200 gift card for a portrait of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, and U.S. Cellular Area Sales Manager Bertram Daniels. |
ROANOKE/CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. -- Mayor David
Bowers joined U.S. Cellular (NYSE :
USM) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia to announce the winners
of the Black History Month Art contest at a special ceremony March 10 at the
club’s Ninth Street location in Roanoke. The contest, now in its seventh year,
is designed to honor influential African-Americans
and inspire students’ creativity and knowledge of these
heroes.
“I like
this contest because it actively engages children in learning and expressing
themselves while celebrating our diversity and culture,” said Mayor David
Bowers. “These children are the future rock stars, role models, inventers and
innovators in our community, and you can’t help but be inspired by their portraits
every year.”
Members
of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia were invited to select an
influential African-American and develop his or her likeness into an original
8.5 x 11 portrait using any art medium. This year the club received more than 300
entries from eight area clubs from which the top 10 finalists were chosen. The
top 10 finalists’ entries were on display at area U.S. Cellular stores where
the public voted for their favorites during the month of February:
The
winners are:
· First Place –
Christian Berry, an 8th Grader from Christiansburg Middle School won
a $500 gift card for his portrait of Jackie Robinson.
· Second Place –
Tyshawn Walker, an 11th Grader from William Flemming High School won
a $200 gift card for a portrait of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
· Third Place
– Daniel Ettah, a 6th Grader from Woodrow Wilson Middle School won a
$150 gift card for a portrait of Jackie Robinson.
“We are
thrilled to join with the Southwest Virginia community each year to celebrate
our rich heritage, culture and diversity,” says Bertram Daniels, area sales manager
for U.S. Cellular. “Our store associates have so much fun seeing the artwork
and sharing it with community members that come in to vote.”
“Companies such
as U.S. Cellular help us promote active learning programs that provide hands on
projects that children remember,” said Laurie E. Gibbons, chief professional
officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia. “Each year the
children look forward to this program, and they start preparing and researching
who they might draw. In the past seven years, we’ve been able to
impact almost 2,000 area children, and to me that is amazing!”
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About the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Southwest Virginia
The
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia was incorporated in 1997,
when it was known as The Boys & Girls Club of Roanoke Valley. Since
then, Clubs throughout Roanoke and in the New River Valley have arisen with the
support of the original Roanoke club at 9th
Street in SE Roanoke. Together, the clubs now operate as a
regional effort, working together to maximize resources and serve
children. The organization is affiliated with the Boys & Girls Clubs
of America, the nation's fastest growing youth development
agency. Regionally, over 1,000 youth in the Roanoke and New
River Valley areas have become members. Boys & Girls Clubs of
Southwest Virginia are committed to the positive development of quality after
school and summer programs. For more information, please visit our site
at www.bgcswva.org.
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