[Durham INC] Durham Recognizes Water Conservation Poster Contest Winners

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: May 6, 2013

 

 

Durham Recognizes Winners of Water Conservation Poster Contest

City Issues Proclamation Recognizing National Drinking Water Week

 

DURHAM, N.C. - City of Durham Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell and the
Durham City Council recognized 10 student-artists from six local schools
during tonight's City Council meeting for their winning interpretations
in the City's 2013 Water Conservation Poster Contest.    

 

As part of the City's annual celebration of Drinking Water Week, the
young artists received certificates from the mayor for their winning
entries in the contest, which is coordinated annually by the City's
Water Management Department.  The winning entries were selected from
among 377 total entries submitted to the City.  The theme for this
year's contest was "Reduce Your Water Footprint!"

 

Winning entries in the grades K-2 division were:

*         Emma Burson, 2nd Grade, Trinity School of Durham - First Place

*         Ellie O'Connell, 2nd Grade, Immaculata Catholic School -
Second Place

*         Ava Astilla, 2nd Grade, Immaculata Catholic School - Third
Place (tie)

*         Weezie Broughton, 2nd Grade, Trinity School of Durham - Third
Place (tie)

 

Winning entries in the grades 3-5 division were:

*         Helene Worthington, 4th Grade, Durham Academy - First Place

*         Caroline Aldridge, 4th Grade, Durham Academy - Second Place

*         Noor Baruah Jerath, 4th Grade, Montessori Community School -
Third Place

 

Winning entries in the grades 6-8 division were:

*         Tyara Brand, 6th Grade, Lowes Grove Middle School - First
Place

*         Chelsea Castor, 8th Grade, Immaculata Catholic School - Second
Place

*         Brandy Rodriguez, 6th Grade, Carrington Middle School - Third
Place

 

These 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 the following student artists won at the State Level:

 

State Level 3-5 division winners were:

*         Caroline Aldridge, 4th Grade, Durham Academy - First Place

*         Helene Worthington, 4th Grade, Durham Academy - Second Place

*         Noor Baruah Jerath, 4th Grade, Montessori Community School -
Third Place

 

State Level 6-8 division winners were:

*         Tyara Brand, 6th Grade, Lowes Grove Middle School - First
Place

*         Brandy Rodriguez, 6th Grade, Carrington Middle School - Second
Place

*         Chelsea Castor, 8th Grade, Immaculata Catholic School - Third
Place

 

The posters are now on display in the lobby of City Hall until May 11
and can also be viewed online at 
http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/wm/postercontest_thumbnails.cfm. 

 

In addition to recognizing the poster contest winners, Mayor Bell also
recognized the City's Water Management staff for working 24 hours a day,
seven days a week to make sure that when customers turn on the tap,
clean, safe drinking water flows from the faucet.  Earlier tonight,
Mayor Bell issued a proclamation declaring May 5-11, 2013 as "Drinking
Water Week" and the month of May as "Drinking Water Month" in Durham.
The proclamation acknowledged the contributions and accomplishments of
water plant operators, lab analysts, distribution system technicians and
other water industry professionals for their roles in ensuring delivery
of this vital resource to customers. 

 

For more information on National Drinking Water Week, the poster
contest, and water conservation, visit the City's website at 
http://www.DurhamSavesWater.org or contact the City's water conservation
program staff with the Water Management Department at (919) 560-4381.  

 

About the Water Management Department
The Water Management Department 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. The department has a wide variety of support divisions and
programs to maintain the existing infrastructure that provide these
integral services and strive to be a responsible steward of the City's
physical assets. For more information, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/op/dwm or "like" Durham Saves Water at 
http://www.Facebook.com/DurhamSavesWater.

 

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