Youngsters’ worldwide Peace Poster bid - 04.12.2009

TENERIFE Sur Lions Club were delighted when Wingate School agreed to participate in the prestigious Lions International Poster Competition, to represent the south of Tenerife.

The competition encourages youngsters to think about peace, and express what it means to them creatively – and to share their own unique vision with the world.
The posters were evaluated on three criteria at each level of judging: originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme  “Peace Begins With Me”.
Tenerife Sur Lions Club have for many years fostered a vibrant youth involvement in the community, especially with holidays for under-privileged and handicapped children.
Club President Prakash Udhwani and his wife, Jyoti, were part of the judging team, along with Wingate School art teacher Sarah Moss.
Individual winners were presented with their awards during the assemblies on the last day of school before half-term holidays.
Because of the number and quality of the entrants, the judges decided to provide an additional two merit awards.
The posters have now been sent to Madrid to be judged again, when the winner will represent Spain.
The international Grand Prize winner and family receive a holiday during the awards ceremony on Lion’s Day at the United Nations in New York. The first prize is 2,500 dollars, with a further 23 prizes of 500 dollars.
Local prize winners were: 1^st, Payal Thadani, 2^nd, Danny Bowtell. In addition, Merit prizes went to Emma Rowe and Qixuan Wang.
 
Special thanks go to Wingate School and all the children who gave their time and effort to make this event such a memorable occasion.