| Annual Poster Contest for High School Students |
| Past contest winners: |
| During the past nineteen years, thousands of high school students have participated in the Annual Poster Art Contest sponsored by Donate Life Connecticut. 2010 is our 20th year! The contest is intended to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, and the importance of becoming a REGISTERED donor in the state of Connecticut. Each year, awards are given to the first, second and third place winners. In addition, a winner from each school is selected. A final award, called The Tony Award, is given to an artist in memory of a young boy who died while waiting for a transplant. Donation and transplantation can affect anyone. Donation and transplantation are important issues regarding life, health, and well being. In Connecticut, all 16 and 17 year olds will be asked if they would like to register to donate when they apply for a driver’s license. Encouraging students to create a poster will increase their understanding of donation and the donor registry, and provide them with the information to make an educated decision to share with their families. In collaboration with the Annual Poster Art Contest, Donate Life Connecticut offers high school teachers the opportunity to invite professionals from the organ and tissue donation field into the classroom for an in-house presentation designed to educate students about a national health crisis: the shortage of organs for transplantation. The program is designed to offer timely and comprehensive information on donation and the role that each individual can play in saving or improving the quality of life of others. It features current statistics about donation and transplantation, a description of the process, information about the registry, and real-life stories from donor families and transplant recipients. To schedule a presentation, please contact Kari Mull, Program Manager, Donate Life Connecticut, at 203-494-1455 or kari.mull@gmail.com. |
| 2010 Poster Contest Winners |
| 1st Place Winner Michelle Hoang - North Haven High School 2nd Place Winner Sophia Wirak - Amity Regional High School 3rd Place Winner Annie Snedegar - Guilford High School Tonay Award Winner Monique Morin - St Paul Catholic School Honorable Mention School Winners Micala Smith - Academy of the Holy Family Hannah Jamron - Amity Regional High School Matthew Guerrette - Enfield High School Kendall Quinn - Fairfield Ludlowe High School Mitchell Brooks - Great Path Academy Demi Chen - Guilford High School |
| |||
| Caitlin Bracale - North Haven High School Brandi Hodges - Norwich Free Academy Katie Whitburn - Oxford High School Peter Vang Iversen - Rocky Hill High School Faizah Momen - South Windsor High School Andrée Ciccarelli - St Paul Catholic School Dominique Giroux - Valley Regional High School Quenti Thompson - Wilby High School JT Maher - Xavier High School |
No comments:
Post a Comment