United Way Announces Winners of Youth Creative Arts Contest

The United Way of Summit County (UWSC) is pleased to announce the winners of its Fourth Annual Youth Initiative Creative Arts Contest. A total of 171 entries were submitted from all over Summit County illustrating the theme: ‘Everyone Can Make a Difference.’

Winners will be displayed at the Main Branch of the Akron Public Library from May 4th – 17th and at Chapel Hill Mall from May 18th – 31st.

The artwork was evaluated based on three criteria: conceptualization of the theme, originality, and clarity in depicting the theme. This year's judges included: Theresa Carter, President, OMNOVA Solutions Foundation and United Way of Summit County's 2008 Campaign Chair; Bernett Williams, President and CEO of the Akron Urban League; Rocky Richardson, Vice President/Director of Community Development, Charter One Bank; Mike Derr, Akron-Summit County Public Library and Carol Gilbert, Women's Leadership Giving Committee Member.

You can see the winners here.

First, second and third place winners were selected in three categories – elementary, middle school and high school. The winners are:

Elementary
First Place
Maci Woyat, Grade 5
Norton Middle School
Second Place
Aubriana See, Grade 4
East Woods Elementary – Hudson City School District
Third Place
Michael Bellman-Loper, Grade 1
Turkeyfoot Elementary – Coventry Local School District



Middle School
First Place
Maureen Moffitt, Grade 7
Hudson Middle School
Second Place
Hailee Sellers, Grade 8
Coventry Jr. High School
Third Place
Briana Saffles, Grade 8
Coventry Jr. High School


High School
First Place
Brandon Campbell, Grade 10
Buchtel High School
Second Place
Ellen Wood, Grade 9
Barberton High School
Third Place
Johnathan Coleman, Grade 10
Buchtel High School

The winning artists will be acknowledged at United Way’s ‘Day of Action’ (formerly Day of Caring) kickoff breakfast on June 20 held at the Shaw Jewish Community Center, and will receive a gift certificate for art supplies.

United Way of Summit County improves lives by mobilizing community assets for health and human services. For more information, call 330-762-7601, visit our website at www.uwsummit.org, or write to us at United Way of Summit County, 90 N. Prospect St., P.O. Box 1260, Akron, Ohio 44309-1260.