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Lahore, April 20, 2007 - Principal Officer Bryan Hunt with the prize winners of the poster competition on Earth Day at the U.S. Consulate in Lahore on Friday.
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Principal Officer Bryan Hunt Gives Prizes to Top 5 Participants
Lahore – Principal Officer of the U.S. Consulate Bryan Hunt remarked that he was “amazed by the students’ talent” while giving away prizes to the top five participants at a poster competition held in connection with the Earth Day.
“The U.S. Consulate regularly organizes programs underlining the importance of environment, but it is always exciting when such programs involve the youth and children. The overwhelming response we had from students demonstrates their interest in this important subject, besides highlighting their skills in art,” Mr. Hunt said.
The following participants received the top five prizes respectively: Ali Shafique, St. Anthony’s College; Rida Ali, Pepperdine School; Iqra Jehangir, Pepperdine School; Arifa Latif, Qila Lakshman Singh CARE School; M.K Sherpao and M. Salman Ibraheem of Aitchison College shared the 5th prize. The prize-winners were awarded with shields; all participants received books and certificates of appreciation signed by the Consulate’s Principal Officer and Public Affairs Officer.
Mr. Hunt announced that selected posters would be displayed at an exhibition in the near future, while the winning posters would be printed in an upcoming edition of the Embassy monthly “Khabr-o-Nazar.” The artwork was judged by Mr. Shahnawaz Zaidi, Principal College of Art and Design, Punjab University; Ms Feryal Gohar, renowned television artist; and Ms Kathleen Eagen, Public Affairs Officer of U.S. Consulate.
The Consulate had invited entries from schools participating in the Access English Microscholarship Program in Lahore and Multan, and recipients of the American Discovery Centers in Lahore. More than 60 children, ages 12-15, sent in posters done in water colors, oil paint, pastels and crayons.
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