Winners of 34th annual Keep Lee County Beautiful art contest announced
Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc. has announced the winners in the 34th 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 Edison & Ford Winter’s Estates during April in honor of Earth month.
Keep Lee County Beautiful will host an award reception Monday, April 3, from 5-7 p.m. at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates Caretaker’s House 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 2023 art contest include Lee County Solid Waste, Covanta Energy, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, Greenfield Marketing & Media, Ron Jon’s Surf Shop and Waste Pro.
Sponsorship spaces are still available. Please call Tisha at 239-334-3488 or email Tisha@klcb.org for more details on how to become a sponsor.
KLCB is a private non-profit organization dedicated to educational litter prevention programs and responsible solid waste management. Proceeds from the sale of the environmental reusable tote bags benefit KLCB programs and participating schools. For more information about KLCB educational programs call 239-334-3488.
The four overall First Place Winners and their schools are:
Grade K-3 – Sofia Garcia – Veterans Park Academy for the Arts
Grade 4-6 – Dianna Davis – Oasis Middle School
Grade 7-9 – Mia De La Cruz Matos – Caloosa Middle School
Grade 10-12 – Ace Sotelo – Cypress Lake High School
The Honorable Mention winners and their schools are:
Grade K-3 — Cecelia Spanberger – St. Francis Xavier; Gianna Passomondi – St. Francis Xavier; and Agnes Joseph – St. Francis Xavier
Grade 4-6 — Sofia Brasil-Medeiros — Three Oaks Middle School; Dihia Benazis – Oasis Middle School; and Sara Aristizabal – St. Francis Xavier
Grade 7-9 — Elana Gorny – Cypress Lake High School; Michaela Murphy – Oasis Middle School; and Paige Keller – Bonita Springs Middle School
Grade 10-12 — Veronica Parker – Cypress Lake High School; Lesley Montalban – Cypress Lake High School; and Jennifer Weatherbee – South Fort Myers High School