Lions Clubs Announce Local Peace Poster Contest Winners

MAMARONECK, NY — Four area young people have won the Lions International Peace Poster Contest sponsored by the Lions Clubs of Larchmont and Mamaroneck and New Rochelle. Griffin Anderson, a student at Rye Neck School, Shelsey Blanc, a student at Saints John & Paul School and Laszlo Somlay, a student at The French-American School, sponsored by the Larchmont and Mamaroneck Lions Clubs, and Olivia Moxey, a student at Albert Leonard Middle School, sponsored by the New Rochelle Lions Club, have taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning their local competitions.

The Lions International Peace Poster Contest is an annual worldwide competition for 11- to 13-year-olds, encouraging them to express their visions of world peace through art.

Last year’s competition had more than 600,000 entries. This year’s 30th Anniversary International winner will be announced at a United Nations event next spring, honoring the Lions on their Centennial Year.

A winning poster from each club was selected by a panel of judges, including artists Carey Federspiel and Amanda Schlumberger, based on originality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest theme “The Future of Peace.” The winning posters will advance through the district, multiple district and international levels of competition.

The local winners were honored for their participation by the Larchmont, Mamaroneck and New Rochelle Lions Clubs Nov. 9 at a special presentation at the Larchmont Village Center.

In addition to the winners the following students received honorable mentions:

Liam Farrel and Marin Chevalier from Saints John & Paul; Aline Descamps and Esme Colombel from The French American School and Asha O’Reilly and Oceane Daumassson from Rye Neck School.

Diane Oldham and Rose Silvestro of the Larchmont and Mamaroneck Lions and Mary McDonnell of the New Rochelle Lions worked with Angela Howard from Saints John & Paul, Laura Anechiarico from the French-American School, Trisha Appel from Rye Neck School and Sarah Glickman and Larene Del Guercio from Albert Leonard Middle School to bring this contest to the community and provide these students with the opportunity to share their visions.

Photo caption: From left, Laura Anechiarico, Laszlo Somlay, Trisha Appel, Griffin Anderson, Sarah Glickman, Olivia Moxey, Angela Howard and Shelsey Blanc. Photo credit: Submitted.