Contact: Jade Morris NEWS RELEASE 295-5111 (1321) [email protected]

For Immediate Release

2016 BELCO Bird Poster Competition Winner

HAMILTON, (23, March 2016) – Michael Schrah, a year one student at is the 2016 grand prize winner of the BELCO Bird Safety Poster Competition.

Michael and his class were invited to BELCO Headquarters where BELCO Bird presented him with a $500 donation to benefit his class. He also received a hand-crafted Bermuda kite made by BELCO Fitter Apprentice, Corrie Dillas.

Michael’s artwork was chosen as the Best Kite Safety Message Overall of over 130 entries sent in by other local primary one and primary two students. Entries were judged according to their year level on the following categories: “Best Safety Message” and “Most Beautiful”.

The art competition is just one part of BELCO’s 28-year-old annual Kite Safety Campaign to promote safe kite making and flying. In February and March, BELCO Kiteman Cornell Dunkley, Deana Bailey and Jade Morris of External Relations and Corporate Communications visited more than 1,300 primary one and primary two students to give the BELCO Bird Kite Safety Presentation and Electrical Safety Demonstration.

BELCO’s Kite Safety Campaign ends on Good Friday, when BELCO Bird will visit safe kite flying locations around the island. Visit Belco.bm and BELCO’s Facebook page to find out where BELCO Bird will be on Good Friday.

The following students were also winners in the Competition. All winners receive a certificate and a ribbon for their efforts. Certificates and ribbons can be collected at BELCO’s Head Office on Serpentine Road. All posters will be displayed in BELCO’s lobby through April 15. Winners are encouraged to stop by and view them anytime from 9a.m. – 5p.m.

Bermuda High School:

Year 2 – Kahli Robinson (Best Safety Message) Year 2 – Lillian Faria (Most Beautiful)

Year 2 – Ryan Wright (Good Effort) Year 2 – Saskia Luthi (Good Effort)

Bermuda Institute

Grade 1 – Daniela Ratteray (Best Safety Message & Most Beautiful)

Dalton E. Tucker Year 2 –Nicholas Correia (Most Beautiful & Best Safety Message)

Gilbert Institute

Year 1 – Micaela Pitcher (Most Beautiful)

Harrington Sound:

Year 1 – Dante James-Rawlins (Best Safety Message & Most Beautiful))

Mount Saint Agnes Academy:

Grade 1– Taryn Cundliffe (Best Safety Message)

Northlands:

Year 1 – Nailah Chimbi (Most Beautiful) Year 2 – Desmond (Best Safety Message)

Port Royal Year 2 – Miguel Powel (Most Beautiful) Year 2 – Cortez Burrows (Best Safety Message)

Purvis:

Year 2 – Amaris Munya (Good Effort) Year 2 – Chaya Lambert-Ford (Good Effort)

Year 2 – Cayzie Ford (Best Safety Message) Year 2 – Devion Carroll (Most Beautiful)

Saltus Cavendish:

Year 1 – Charlie Hopkin (Best Safety Safety)

Year 2 – Evelyn Czember (Good Effort)

Somerset Primary Year 1 – Marsalis Gooden-Young (Most Beautiful) Year 1 – Seri Fisher (Best Safety Message) Year 2 – Levi Cameron (Most Beautiful) Year 2 – Kree Holdipp (Best Safety Message)

Somersfield Academy:

Year 1 – Kiara Buckley (Best Safety Message & Most Beautiful)

St. George’s Prep:

Year 1 – Josephine Coshan (Best Safety Message) Year 1 – Tarryn Mathie (Most Beautiful)

Year 2 – Maya Fitzmaurice-Trott (Best Safety Message)

Warwick Academy: Year 1 – Jaden Jones (Best Safety Message)

Year 2 – Michael Schrah (Best Safety Message & Most Beautiful Year 2 – Brianna Sousa (Good Effort)

West End

Year 1– Aerial Williams (Best Safety Message & Most Beautiful)

West Pembroke:

Year 2 – Evans Welch (Best Safety Message & Most Beautiful)

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