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Trash To Treasures Contest 2012 

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Trash to Treasures Contest!

 

 

 

 

10-13 Years Category

1st Place: Busker Dream Drum Kit by Connor Macleod 12 

2nd Place: Firestarter by Emily Thexton 11  

3rd Place: Reduce Reuse Recycle by Kate Fredericks,11 

4th Place: Jewelry by Annika Nobbe & Eileen Bekkers,10 

 

14-18 Years Category

1st Place: Zoo Of World Records by Melanie Blagdon, 16

2nd Place: Garbage Man by Eve Carroll, 15

3rd Place: LOVE Mobile by Kia Wright &Hannah Graves,15

4th Place: Garbage Rabbit by Aric Fice, 17

 

Special thanks to our community judges and sponsors:

Neil Bailey of Clean Nova Scotia

Julie Adamson Miller, artist

Jen Powley, Ecology Action Centre

Marcel Maessen, HRM Waste Resource Education

Nayani Jensen, high school student.

In the spring of 2011, Nayani approached the library with an idea which developed into the Trash to Treasures Contest.

The success of this contest demonstrates how teens can make a difference and how anyone can make a difference.

 

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