MECHANICSBURG, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#artcontest–Pennsylvania American Water today announced the winners of its 17th Annual
“Protect Our Watersheds” Art Contest, with a sixth-grade student from
Montgomery County scoring top honors. The company received more than 350
entries from fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders across the commonwealth.
Sixth grader Lila Weingarten of Spring-Ford Intermediate School earned
the grand prize for her artwork that reminds us “We Depend on our
Watershed. We Need to Protect It!” Her artwork will be featured on
“bloomer cards” and distributed across the state by Pennsylvania
American Water. Bloomers are seed-filled cards that, when planted and
tended, produce a variety of wildflowers.
“So many schools are incorporating environmental education into their
curriculums,” said Pennsylvania American Water President Jeffrey
McIntyre. “These students are future stewards of our natural resources,
and this contest is a way for them to express their understanding of
environmental protection.”
Weingarten’s artwork earned first prize among eastern Pennsylvania
entries, followed by Ella Burke, a sixth-grade student from St.
Clare/St. Paul’s School in Scranton (Lackawanna County), in second
place. Sixth grader Allison Lewis, also of Spring-Ford Intermediate
School, finished third.
In western Pennsylvania, the first place winner is Lydia Elaine Kalapos,
with second place to Sally Yang Tan, and Moushumi Stella Huffman earning
third place. All three winners are sixth-grade students at Thomas
Jefferson Middle School in Mt. Lebanon (Allegheny County) The winning
students will receive Barnes & Noble gift cards.
Pennsylvania American Water’s contest requires that the students
accompany their artwork with a short description of how watershed
protection affects them personally. After reviewing the entries, a panel
of judges selected three top drawings from both eastern and western
Pennsylvania before naming Weingarten as the grand prize winner.
Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK),
is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing
high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to
approximately 2.4 million people. With a history dating back to 1886,
American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S.
publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company
employs more than 7,100 dedicated professionals who provide regulated
and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to an estimated 14 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada.
American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water
services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For
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Contacts
Susan Turcmanovich
Pennsylvania American Water
T: 570-351-0120
C:
570-332-6726
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