PRESS RELEASES - NOVEMBER 2007

November 14, 2007

Arlington MLK Committee Announces Student Art Contest Winners
Extends Deadline for Essay Competition

Who: Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

What: Announces winners of the Sharing the Dream Art Contest

Where: Winners will be recognized at the Sharing the Dream Banquet on January 18.

Why: To award U.S. Savings Bonds to Arlington area youths whose artwork best represent the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his movement for justice and equality.

The winning art design will appear on T-shirts and publicity materials associated with the 2008 Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. All winning artwork will be on exhibit during the holiday weekend. More than 400 pieces of artwork was submitted from Arlington area students.

Congratulations!
"Sharing the Dream" Art Contest Winners

First Place - $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond
Garrett Lawrence, Lamar High School, Junior
Artwork Title: Chaos or Community: You Decide

Second Place - $750 U.S. Savings Bond
Dallin Poole, Ferguson Junior High School, Seventh Grade
Artwork Title: Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?

Third Place - $500 U.S. Savings Bond
Megan K. Miller, Barnett Junior High School, Eighth Grade
Artwork Title: Earth’s Paths: Where do we go from here?

View the winning submissions at www.arlingtonMLK.com.

Essay Contest
The Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee has extended the deadline for the Sharing the Dream Essay Contest to November 21. Guidelines and entry form are attached. Information is also available on the new MLK website at www.arlingtonMLK.com.