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Bully Prevention Program Attracts 750 Art Submissions
Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) is proud to announce the winners of their 19th Annual Bully Prevention Poster and Poetry Contest.
June 27, 2019 (Roslyn, NY) - Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), Long Island’s premier non-profit agency for child abuse and bullying prevention, is proud to announce the winners of their 19th Annual Bully Prevention Poster and Poetry contest. The contest is open to students who have participated in the CAPS Steer Clear of Bullies™ program for 3rd and 4th graders. Twelve drawings and three poetry submissions were selected to appear in the CAPS Calendar.
Over 750 students from across Long Island participated this school year. The Grand Prize Winner is Emily Bonavitacola of John Phillip Sousa Elementary School in Port Washington. A complete list of all the winners is below.
The Calendar is made possible through the generosity of Howard and Roz Kroplick of East Hills. Roz is a former CAPS Board Member and chairs the Poster Contest Committee. The Calendar will be distributed in September to elementary and middle schools and libraries on Long Island. It is also available by request through CAPS.
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“We are grateful to be able to give students an opportunity to share their voice through art,” said Debbie Mullarkey, CAPS Executive Director. “It provides them with a creative opportunity to reinforce their understanding of the social and assertiveness skills they’ve learned through our bully prevention workshop, which promotes empathy, tolerance, and a community of caring both in and out of the classroom.”
The students who are also honored for their artwork which will appear in the calendar are:
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Samantha Zaccaro from Eastplain Elementary in North Massapequa, Daniela Puentes from Guggenheim Elementary in Port Washington, Brianna Paz from Hewlett Elementary in Hewlett, Amy Loftus from John Philip Sousa in Port Washington, Ava Rivera from Kramer Lane in Bethpage, Olivia Brugge and Despina Kattos from Newbridge Road in North Bellmore, Jayden Saca from Rushmore Avenue in Carle Place, Jayden Sung from Searingtown Elementary in Herricks and Adrian Pinto and Ryan Schmidt from Stratford Avenue in Garden City.
Founded in 1982, the Roslyn-based CAPS is a non-profit organization underwritten by private donations, legislative appropriations, grants, and fundraising activities. CAPS is a member agency of the Port Washington Community Chest and the Manhasset Community Fund. Visit us at www.capsli.org or call 516.621.0552 ext 305 for information on how to become a CAPS volunteer, CAPS programs for students, educators, school professionals, and parent workshops.
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About Child Abuse Prevention Services: Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), established in 1982, is Long Island’s leading non-profit dedicated to the prevention of bullying, child abuse and neglect, and the only volunteer-based organization that works directly with children and youth in New York’s Nassau and Suffolk elementary, middle, and high schools. CAPS is a non-profit organization underwritten by private donations, legislative appropriations, grants and fundraising activities. CAPS is a member agency of the Port Washington Community Chest and the Manhasset Community Fund. For more information about CAPS visit capsli.org.
