Madison Lions Club Peace Poster Contests 2006 - 2014
Our Lions Club participates in the Peace Poster Contests held annually by the world-wide organization of Lions Clubs International. In this we have found the generous cooperation of local middle schools and their fine arts teachers. Hundreds of children have thus been able to express themselves on themes of "Peace"
Coming up in the fall of 2014:
2013/2014: "OUR WORLD, OUR FUTURE"
Past Peace Poster Contests:
2012/2013: "IMAGINE PEACE"
The award ceremony was held on January 12th, and was officiated by Former State Representative and Non-Profit Liaison Deb Heinrich.
2011/2012: "CHILDREN KNOW PEACE"
Winners: Jane McManus, Kyle Kuhn, Olivia Fumiatti from the Polson Middle School
2010/2011: "VISION OF PEACE"
Winners: Choiwing Yeung, Catherine Peng, Alicia Imbergamo
2009/2010: "THE POWER OF PEACE"
Winners: Choiwing Yeung,
The yin-yang in the dove's beak and the many flags that form the continents on the world symbolize coexistence because everyone in the world should accept each other's differences and learn to live together peacefully. I drew a heart in anther dove's beak because people should not hate each other. Hate brings war and does not solve anything. Instead, people should love each other because love brings peace. The people holding the power cord symbolize both of these things as well as friendship and happiness. I drew a plug connected to the world plugged into an electrical outlet on a peace sign to symbolize the "power of peace" lighting up the world. And the people holding the peace signs riding on the three doves are helping to spread the "power of peace" to the world. [Choiwing Yeung, Poison Middle School]
With this poster, 12-year-old Choiwing Yeung of the Walter P. Polson Middle School has won at club level, district level, multiple district level, and then . . .
. . . Yeung’s winning poster was chosen for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal of this year’s theme. She is one of 24 merit award winners chosen from more than 350,000 entries drawn by children ages 11 to 13 from 70 countries.
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Dick Kennedy, the organizer of the exhibit on the left, Fritz Luecke on the right
2008/2009: "PEACE BEGINS WITH ME"
Winners:
The winners of the 2008 Peace Poster Contest, conducted by the Madison Lions Club, are (from right to left) Rachel Odabashian (first place), Brenna Hobin (second), and Tara McCloskey (third). All three students are from Polson Middle School. Their designs were chosen for originality and visual message in depicting the theme “Peace Begins With Me”. The awards ceremony was held on January 24 at the Scranton Library. Rachel’s first prize poster won the district and state level competition and was entered in the international competition.
2007/2008: "PEACE AROUND THE WORLD"
These are the winners from different schools, posing with their teachers
An entry from Our Lady of Mercy School was sent to the District 23A contest where it won 2nd prize for the whole district
The first 3 posters are the winning entries from Our Lady of Mercy School in Madison, the next 3 are the winners for Madison's Brown Middle School
Direct any inqueries
to
Richard Kennedy
203-421-8490
