Ever since 1988 the International Association of Lions Clubs has organised a world wide competition designed to encourage youths to think about peace and to express their ideas through art.
"The Power of Peace" is the theme of the 2009-10 Peace Poster Contest. Individual Lions clubs sponsor the program in their community for children in local schools or organised youth groups. Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 on November 15, are eligible to participate. Through the contest, students are encouraged to visually depict their interpretation of the contest's theme.
One international grand prize winner will receive a trip to a special award ceremony with the sponsoring club president and two family members at Lions Day with the United Nations in New York City,
There in March 2010, the winning artist will be presented with an engraved plaque and a cash prize of US $2,500.
BUT before then the Glebelands’ winner, year 8 student, Rebecca Clayton, has to compete with other winning entries submitted by schools all over the South East in Surrey, Sussex and Kent in the Lions District competition.
Whatever happens from now on Rebecca’s reward for her art so far is to be a cheque from the Cranleigh & District Lions Club for £50. Her fellow students, Sophie Evans & Rachel Treagus (also year 8) whose paintings came 2nd & 3rd will receive £30 & £20 respectively, with the Lions also donating £50 to the Art Department at Glebelands.
Should her painting be judged the best in the South East it will compete with 12 other District winners in the British Isles and Ireland. If it then became the best of those Rebecca would be invited to The House of Commons to receive yet another prize and her painting would go to New York to be judged against other paintings submitted from children all over the world.
Rebecca Clayton is pictured (centre) holding her painting with the her school colleagues & their art tutor, Malcolm Turley, Cranleigh & District Lions Club President, Michael Meek, and the Cranleigh Lion’s secretary, Paul Withers.
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