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Keep Lee County Beautiful Inc. this week announced the winners in the 33rd annual “Leave The Scene Clean” Art Contest and would like to thank all the teachers, parents and students who participated.
The contest drew hundreds of entries from local students, representing public, private and home schools in Lee County. Students were asked to visualize a correct environmental action and transfer that mental picture into a work of art.
Submitted work was judged on artistic execution and originality as well as environmental theme, such as litter prevention, recycling, community cleanup and protecting the environment.
The four overall winning illustrations will be enlarged and appear on the side of a Lee County Waste Pro truck and printed on reusable tote bags. The overall winning and honorable mention artwork will be on display at the Lovers Key State Park Discovery Center during April in honor of Earth month.
Keep Lee County Beautiful will host an award reception on April 4 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Lovers Key State Park Discovery Center at which time the artwork will be exhibited, and the winners will receive their awards.
The reusable tote bags will be released in the fall and can be had for a $5 donation each and will be available through participating Lee County Schools, who retain all proceeds collected with the funds being used to support on campus environmental projects.
The "Leave the Scene Clean" project is made possible through corporate sponsorships. Sponsors for the 2022 art contest include Lee County Solid Waste, Covanta Energy, Advanced Disposal, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, Greenfield Marketing & Media, LCEC and Waste Pro. Sponsorship spaces are still available.
Please call Tisha at 239-334-3488 for more details on how you can become a sponsor!
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Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc., established in 1989, is the county's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. This local nonprofit forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.
For more information, call 239-334-3488 or visit www.klcb.org. Follow us on Facebook @KLCBInc or Instagram keepleecountybeautifulfl
The First Place winners and their schools are:
Grade K-3 - Blaire Metevia - St. Francis Xavier
Grade 4-6 – Julia Humble - North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts
Grade 7-9 – Aaliyah Tourgee - Estero High School
Grade 10-12 – Jamison Albertorio-Acevedo - Cypress Lake High School
The Honorable Mention winners and their schools are:
Grade K-3 — Cecelia Spanberger - St. Francis Xavier; Marissa Simard - St. Francis Xavier; and Diana Gomez - St. Francis Xavier
Grade 4-6 — Asia Melendez - North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts; Frank Valenti - Oasis Middle School; and Ashley Punyahotra - Diplomat Middle School
Grade 7-9 — Kate Giesel-Sharp - Cypress Lake High School; Elizaveth Martinez - Veterans Park Academy for the Arts; and Jamie Lowry - Cypress Lake High School
Grade 10-12 Morgan Moravec - Cypress Lake High School; Amy Le-Hoang - Cypress Lake High School; and Makayla Rotz - Estero High School