Special to the WJH
An entry created by Ellis Music is among the winners in the annual Satilla EMC Christmas Card Contest.
Music, the daughter of Brock and Sarah Music, is a fourth-grader at Wacona Elementary in the class of Tori Lairsey. Music’s entry was judged the contest’s best among fourthgraders.
Approximately 2,000 entries from elementary and primary schools were received from the Satilla service area.
Grade level winners and an overall winner were chosen from those submissions with each receiving a Wal-Mart gift card.
Teachers in the Satilla service area encouraged their students to participate in the annual contest, Satilla Member Services Manager Marty Mullis said. As the entries were judged, the committee was extremely impressed with the amount of creativity and originality.
After judging, the cards were sent to nursing home patients.
“We’re immensely proud of the winners and all the children that participated in the contest,” Mullis said. “We’d also like to thank the area teachers who encouraged their students to participate in the contest.
“Satilla EMC is pleased to involve students in our area in this project and looks forward to doing so again next year.”
The theme “Christmas is a time for Kindness” inspired a wide variety of creativity from decorating the Christmas tree, waiting for Santa, playing in the snow, and making cherished memories with the family.
Georgia entries were received from Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Ware and Wayne counties
