Brookfield Lions Announce Peace Poster Winner

Chief Robert Montgomery of the Brookfield Lions Club, presented a $50 gift certificate to Bailey Mahoney and a $25 gift certificate to Abi Mahoney winners of the Brookfield Lions 2017 Peace Poster contest. Pictured are (L-R) Chief Montgomery, Bailey Mahoney, Ali Mahoney, Katie Mahoney and Deane Renda Principal of the Wisconier Middle School. The winning poster will be submitted for further review in the Lions Organization and could advance through several judging levels to the International Level where judges from the arts, peace, youth, education and media communities select one grand prize winner and 23 merit winners.

Each year's Lions International art contest for school children consists of an original theme incorporating peace. Participants use a variety of mediums, including charcoal, crayon, pencil and paint, to express the theme. The works created are unique and express the young artists' life experiences and culture. Last year there were over 350,000 young participants worldwide and their works were judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme and were shared globally via the internet.

Past Peace Poster Contest grand prize winners have come from Brazil, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Martinique, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Multiple District 300 Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United States.

The Lions Club is the largest service organization in the world with over 1.4 Million members in 45,000 local clubs. The Brookfield Lions support a number of local, regional and international causes including Pediatric Eye Screening, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation, Eyeglasses for the Needy, Red Cross Blood Drives, Ability Beyond and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Brookfield Lions meet twice monthly on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. For further information about the Brookfield Lions contact Membership Co-Chair Jackie Kettunen jkettunen@earthlink.net or Co-Chair Cathy cathywestervelt@msn.com