FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE06-27
May
10, 2006
Contact:
Charles G. Sturcken
(718) 595-6600
PRESS
ADVISORY
DEP
and National Audubon Society Announce Winners of City-Wide
Art and Poetry Contest
Event: |
DEP’s 20th Annual Water Conservation Art and Poetry
Award Ceremony |
Date/Time: |
Thursday, May 11, 2006; 1:30 pm – 3 pm |
Place: |
The Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, Manhattan |
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
and the National Audubon Society will announce winners of the 20th
Annual Water Conservation Art & Poetry Contest on Thursday,
May 11. The ceremony recognizes 5th and 6th grade
students whose artwork and poems exhibit a superior understanding
and appreciation of our water resources.
The event is hosted by DEP and will include comments from guest
speakers, including a member of the National Audubon Society that
is a co-sponsor of the ceremony. About 700 students, parents,
teachers, administrators and invited guests are expected to attend. Winning
entries will be displayed.
Every year, DEP asks 5th and 6th grade students from more
than 1,000 public, private and parochial schools throughout the
City to submit original works of art and poetry that address themes
related to the City’s drinking water system, water conservation,
water quality, wastewater treatment, and urban wildlife. Entries
are judged on their originality, craftsmanship and creativity. Winners
from each borough in both the art and the poetry categories receive
prizes.
A similar Art and Poetry Water Conservation contest was held at
Pace University in Pleasantville, New York on May 9th to
honor the 7th and 8th grade winners of the Watershed Art and Poetry
Contest.