INC NEWS - Durham Announces Water Poster Contest Winners

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>From  the City of Durham's Office of Public Affairs, forwarded by Bill  
Anderson  
CITY  OF DURHAM 
Office  of Public Affairs 
101  City Hall Plaza 
Durham,  NC 27701 
News  Release  
For  Details, Contact: 
Beverly B.  Thompson 
Public Affairs  Director 
(919) 560-4123 x  229 
(919) 475-2362  (cell) 
Beverly.Thompson at durhamnc.gov   
For  Immediate Release:  May 8,  2007 


2007  Poster Winners Help  Celebrate City of Durham’s Drinking Water  Month 
Statewide  Winners Announced at Last Night’s City Council Meeting   
Durham,  N.C. –  Mayor William V.  “Bill” Bell and the Durham City Council 
recognized three student-artists from  local schools at the May 7 Council 
meeting.   The young artists  received certificates from the mayor for their 
winning interpretations in the  City’s 2007 Water Conservation Poster Contest.    
The poster  contest, coordinated by the City’s Department of Water 
Management, is a part of  the City’s annual celebration of Drinking Water Month.  The 
winning entries  were selected from among 65 total entries submitted to the 
City.  The theme  for the contest was “Water – Use it Wisely!”  
Winning  entries in the grades K-2 division are: 
·         Brenden Hill,  2nd grade, Morehead Montessori – First Place 
·         Juliana Miglarese,  2nd grade, Morehead Montessori – Second Place 
·         Olivia Ingram,  1st grade, Morehead Montessori – Third Place 
Winning  entries in the grades 3-5 division are: 
·         Christopher Camitta,  3rd grade, Little River Elementary – First  
Place 
·         Amber McDonald,  3rd grade, Little River Elementary – Second  Place 
·         Elayne Wang, 4th  grade, Durham  Academy – Third  Place 
The  winning entries represented Durham in a statewide contest sponsored by 
the  North Carolina Chapter of the American Water Works Association/Water 
Environment  Association. Competing with student artists from across the state, the 
City of  Durham is pleased to announce that Brenden Hill won third place at 
the State  Level, K-2 Division; further, all three City of Durham entries in 
the grades 3-5  grade division won at the State Level:  Christopher Camiita – 
First Place,  Amber McDonald – Second Place, and Elayne Wang – Third  Place. 
The public  is invited to view the winning entries, which will be on display 
in the lobby of  City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza, through May 18.      
For  information on the poster contest, Drinking Water Month or water 
conservation,  visit the City’s Web site at _www.durhamnc.gov_ 
(http://www.durhamnc.gov/)  or  contact James Lim, conservation coordinator with the City’s 
Department of Water  Management, at (919) 560-4381, extension 259 or via e-mail at 
_james.lim at durhamnc.gov_ (mailto:james.lim at durhamnc.gov) .  
About  the City of Durham's Department of Water  Management
The City’s  Department of Water Management is responsible for the operation 
and maintenance  of Durham's  water supply, water treatment and water 
reclamation (wastewater treatment)  facilities, the collection and distribution systems 
(including meter  reading) and customer billing services.  For information on 
this  department, visit the City’s Web site at 
_www.durhamnc.gov/departments/wm/_ (http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/wm/) .   

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