Sydney Manns wins Sunbury Lions Peace Poster Contest

By LENNY C. LEPOLA

News Assis­tant Man­ag­ing Editor

Each year, Lions Clubs around the world spon­sor the Lions Inter­na­tional Peace Poster Con­test in local schools and youth groups to encour­age young peo­ple world­wide ages 11 through 13 to artis­ti­cally express their visions of peace.

Each year’s con­test 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.

The theme of the 2012–13 school year Peace Poster Con­test is: Imag­ine Peace. Stu­dents, ages 11, 12 or 13, on Novem­ber 15 were eli­gi­ble to participate.

Twenty-four inter­na­tional final­ists are selected each year, rep­re­sent­ing the work of more than 350,000 young par­tic­i­pants world­wide. Posters are shared glob­ally via the Inter­net, the media and exhibits around the world.

As part of that process, local Lions Clubs pick area final­ists who win cash awards and also the oppor­tu­nity to advance to addi­tional judg­ing phases.

Mem­bers of the Sun­bury Lions Club selected a Peace Poster cre­ated by Big Wal­nut Mid­dle School stu­dent Syd­ney Manns as this year’s local grand prize win­ner, said mid­dle school art teacher Nancy Craw­ford. This year’s two runners-up were Haley Grif­fith and Amani Saa.

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