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Nebraska City, Neb., April 16, 1999--Katlyn Cagle, a fifth grade student at Enterprize Elementary in Woodbridge, Virginia, has been named the grand prize winner in the 1999 Arbor Day National Poster Contest. The contest is co-sponsored by Keebler Company and The National Arbor Day Foundation.
Katlyn's poster was selected for its interpretation of the contest theme "Trees are Terrific . . for Shelter and Shade." Fifth-grade students from 42 states and the District of Columbia took part in the 1999 contest, with state winners advancing to the national competition. In all, more than 39,000 curriculum kits were distributed to schools across the country.
Katlyn, along with her mother, Susan Cagle, and her teacher, Karin Kennett, will join the Foundation for the April 30-May 2 Arbor Day Weekend celebration at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City, Neb. Katlyn will receive a $1,000 savings bond, a framed color-copy of her poster, and a lifetime membership in The National Arbor Day Foundation. Ms. Kennett will receive $200 for classroom materials.
First held in 1992, the Arbor Day National Poster Contest is open to fifth-grade students in states with a designated state contest coordinator. The contest is designed to help promote the importance of Arbor Day and tree planting.
The National Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit education organization dedicated to tree planting and environmental stewardship.
About the Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They foster a growing community of more than 1 million leaders, innovators, planters, and supporters united by their bold belief that a more hopeful future can be shaped through the power of trees. For more than 50 years, they’ve answered critical need with action, planting more than half a billion trees alongside their partners. And this is only the beginning.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pursuing a future where all life flourishes through the power of trees. Learn more at arborday.org.