Congratulations to our 2008 "Art of Giving" Winners! Please click on each person’s name to view their winning entry.
- High School Art Winner: Maria Perez
(12th Grade - Sugar Hill, GA) - Middle School Art Winner: Raja Selvakumar (8th Grade - Alpharetta, GA)
- High School Essay Winner: Sarah Chaffee (11th Grade - Auburn, WA)
- Middle School Essay Winner: Sarah Landry (8th Grade - Woodstock, GA)
Each category winner will receive a $150 Giving Certificate enabling the student to donate $150 to the charity of his or her choice through The White Envelope Project's online donation portal, $150 in cash, and a recognition plaque. In addition, the winning art entries are currently featured on the front of our "White Envelope" tribute gift cards which are sold in conjunction with WEP's annual "Catalog of Giving" program.
Our judges also chose one additional entry for an Honorable Mention award. Congratulations to Cinnamon Williams (9th Grade - Temple, GA) for her beautiful essay about giving. Cinnamon will receive a $50 Giving Certificate and $50 in cash.
Details about our 2009 Art of Giving contest will be announced next summer. Join our mailing list to stay informed about the contest and other White Envelope Project programs.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first annual "Art of Giving" contest
- which ended in November! Middle and High School students from all over the
country reflected on the importance of charitable giving through original art and
writing.
In the art category, students submitted original artwork that either captured "the
essence of giving and generosity" or illustrated what charitable giving means to them.
Students were free to work in any flat medium (painting, drawing, photography, collage,
computer design, etc.) for their entry. In the writing category, students submitted an
original essay about giving back to others.
In addition to several of our Board members, our wonderful panel of judges helped us select separate art and essay winners for both the 6th-8th grade and 9th-12th grade divisions. Special thanks to:
- Sam Davidson, President and Co-Founder of www.CoolPeopleCare.org
- Gigi Muirheid, English Teacher at Marist School
- Kevin Graham, Creative Programs Manager at ADP and Freelance Artist