Brookfield Lions Announce Winners of Peace Poster Contest

Lyn Lyon, President of the Brookfield Lions Club, presented gift certificates to the winners of the Brookfield Lions Peace Poster contest. Pictured from (L-R) Deane Renda Principal Whisconier Middle School, Ms. Emily Kappel (Tied 2nd place gift certificate $25), Ms. Jenna D’Orazio (1st place gift certificate $50), Ms. Shruti Kelkar (Tied 2nd place gift certificate $25) and Lyn Lyon President of the Brookfield Lions. The winning posters were chosen from 30 that were created in the 7th Grade at the Brookfield Whisconier Middle School 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. This year’s theme was “Sharing World 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 1.3 Million members in 45,000 local clubs. The Brookfield Lions support a number of local, regional and international causes including 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 cathynielsen@earthlink.net.