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4A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, April 13,2022 District teen who wins 2022 art contest will have work shown in U.S. Capitol Photo submitted to DCN Student Lucy Basso won the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for the 9th District with her watercolor painting, "Stovall Mill Covered Bridge." By Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com Over the next month, teens in Dawson County and surround ing counties have the chance to compete for their art to be dis played in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Rep. Andrew Clyde for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District invites area high school ers to participate in the 2022 Congressional Art Competition, according to a recent press release. Submissions are due by Wednesday, May 4th, and the winning artist’s entry will be dis played for one year in the U.S. Capitol building. This competition is part of a nationwide high school arts competition held every spring and sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. It is open to all high school students in the 9th District. Started in 1982, the Congressional Art Competition provides a way for members of Congress to showcase the artistic talents of their young constituents. Over the past four decades, more than 650,000 high school students have taken part in the nationwide competition. “The annual Congressional Art Competition presents a unique opportunity to highlight young artists from across our great nation and display their tal ent in the People’s House,” said Clyde. “I encourage high school students in the Ninth to show case their creativity by partici pating in this competition, and I look forward to seeing their bril liant designs.” Last year, area student Lucy Basso won the 2021 competition for the 9th District with her watercolor painting, “Stovall Mill Covered Bridge.” Contest rules Any high school student in the 9th District may participate. Submitted artwork must be two dimensional and have a maxi mum size of 26 inches in height and width and four inches in depth, even when framed. The artwork weight limit is 15 pounds, and the selected win ning artwork must arrive in Washington, D.C., framed. Accepted mediums for the two-dimensional artwork include oil, acrylics and water- color for paint; colored or graphite pencil, ink, marker, pastels or charcoal for draw ings; two-dimensional collages only; and lithographs, silk- screen or block prints for prints. Computer-generated art and photographs are also accept able. Mixed media may incor porate more than two of these mediums. Each entry must be original in concept, design, and execution and may not violate U.S. copy right laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertise ment) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. To submit artworks, students must mail or deliver their art work to Rep. Clyde’s Gainesville District Office by the May 4 deadline. His office is located at 210 Washington St NW, Suite 202, Gainesville, GA 30501. For additional questions, or to make in-person delivery arrangements, please call Rep. Clyde’s Gainesville District Office at 470-768-6520. Sawnee EMC awards scholarships to 20 local students By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com The Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation recently awarded $5000 scholarships to 20 local high school seniors, including one from Dawson County, reaching a total of over $1 million in scholarships since 2006. According to a press release by the organization, the foundation recently awarded scholarships to 20 local high school seniors, in support of its mission to support education in the areas that Sawnee EMC serves. “The Youth Scholarship Program is a shining example of what the Foundation and Sawnee EMC are all about, which is their commitment to being a partner and supporter in the various com munities Sawnee EMC serves,” Sawnee EMC Member Services Vice President Blake House said in the release. Among the 20 seniors who received scholarships in 2022 is one Dawson County High School senior, Jacob Hamil. The other students who received scholar ships are: • Tafton Barber, Sequoyah High School • Delaney Bourg, Denmark High School • Anna Connelly, Creekview High School • Gabriella Finamore, West Forsyth High School Shigdha Ganjikunta, Alliance Academy for Innovation Gillian Garner, North Forsyth High School Anthony Giordano, Alliance Academy for Innovation Gisel Hernandez-Vazquez, Alliance Academy for Innovation Cailee Jackson, North Forsyth High School Ameya Jadhav, Denmark High School Kathryn Kuchinski, Fambert High School Wesley Fanter, Sequoyah High School Jeremy Feurart, West Forsyth High School • Mercedes Martinez, South Forsyth High School • Victoria May, Fumpkin County High School • Mehar Nemani, Centennial High School • Fenna Park, North Gwinnett High School • Hannah Shin, Fambert High School • Aspen Townley, North Forsyth High School Including this year’s recipi ents, to date the Foundation has awarded $1,052,500 in scholar ships to 252 exceptional high school seniors within Sawnee EMC’s seven-county service area, the release said. “Supporting those in need in our communities, and helping these outstanding students con tinue their education is a key part of meeting the Foundation’s core mission,” Evonda Mathis, chairman of the Foundation’s board, said in the release. “We look forward to seeing the excit ing things this year’s recipients will accomplish after high school.” For more information about this program or about the Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation, go to www.sawnee. com/round_up or contact Cindy Badgett, director of external affairs for Sawnee EMC, at 678- 455-1399 or via email at cindy. badgett@ sawnee.com. FROM 1A Ukraine donors and rotary clubs around the world to help support those in need in Ukraine. From now until June 30, designated Rotary dis tricts bordering Ukraine and the Rotary district in Ukraine can apply for grants of up to $50,000 each from the fund. These grants can be used to pro vide relief for refugees and victims of the crisis, including items like water, food, shelter, medicine and clothing. Other impacted Rotary districts that want to offer support to those affected by the crisis can apply for $25,000 grants through the fund. From now until April 30, Rotary districts around the world can contribute to the Disaster Relief Fund to directly support these Ukraine-specific humani tarian efforts. The $1000 contributed by the Rotary Club of Dawson County will be in addition to another $5000 that will be contributed to the Disaster Response Fund by Rotary District 6910. District Governor Mike Berg said that helping people in situations like this is one of the many ways that Rotary clubs across the globe help sup port each other when disaster strikes. “We are a very giving district,” Berg said. “Three months ago we gave $30,000 to Kentucky rotarians to help them — we’ve got a budget for disaster relief, so it’s one of the things that we do. It’s not only helping the little community that we’re in, but it’s also helping the big communi ty, and I think that’s important and these folks feel good about it too.” Berg added that so far, the 71 clubs in the district have been able to raise about $35,000 to help Ukraine. “The issue in Ukraine obviously is dire and we all see about that every day in the newspaper, tv and the radio,” Berg said. “We’ve had clubs in this district and individuals donate, and we’re up to about $35,000 in dona tions for Ukraine.” The money that the Rotary Club of Dawson County is able to contrib ute to efforts like the Disaster Response Fund comes out of the club’s foundation fund, which is made up of money raised through various fundrais ers throughout the year. “The foundation fund actually comes from our fundraisers — like the golf tournament that we’ll be having on the 25th of April, the proceeds go into our foundation fund,” Brewer said. “All the money that we’ve raised throughout the year goes into our foundation, and then when something like this comes up we’re able to affect some change.” Brewer added that, once the situation in Ukraine lessens a little, she and her fellow Rotarians hope to be able to make con nections with another Rotary club in that area and continue helping out in any way that they can. “At some point as things settle down in the Ukraine hopefully we can make a connection with a sister club and really con tinue the link we have there,” Brewer said. “We know that right now it’s going to be really tough, but we really hope to be able to help and we just wanna add to that.” For those interested in helping the Rotary Club of Dawson County with their fundraising efforts to support missions like sending relief to Ukraine, Brewer said that there’s many ways to contribute, including supporting the fundraisers and helping to sponsor events like the upcoming golf tourna ment. For more informa tion, go to https://dawson- countyrotary.org/. Erica Jones Dawson County News Rotary District Governor Mike Berg and Rotary Club of Dawson County President Jo Brewer stand with the $1000 check that will be donated by the club to help relief efforts in Ukraine. Dawson County Humane Society a no kill shelter 706-265-9160 Doggy Spotlight Meet our little Ella! This gorgeous girl is looking for a quiet home with owners who love to snuggle and cuddle. Ella loves attention and would gladly bask in pets and affection all day if given the chance. Ella is a people pleaser, and loves being close and around people and she can suffer from mild to moderate anxiety when left alone because she loves her people so much. An ideal home for Ella would be one where one owner spends the majority of the day at home with her, or is able to take her out and about with them, or a home with another fur friend to keep her company when her owners are away. Big dogs can be intimidating to Ella, but she is very fond of and friendly with dogs close to or smaller than her in size. If your looking for a snuggly couch potato, come see Ella today! She is about 3 and a half years old and weighs 49 pounds. For more information contact the 706-265-9160 | 633 Martin Rd, Dawsonville Dawson County Humane Society Adjacent to the Rock Creek Sports Complex Visit our RESALE SHOP & BOUTIQUE Wed. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | 54 S. Lumpkin Campground Rd. All proceeds benefits the Humane Society Dawsonville Veterinary Hospital 706-265-8381 ANH Collision Specialists 706-216-0992 103 Industrial Park Road, Dawsonville Bradley M. Maple CPA, PC 706-216-2362 2390 Thompson Rd • Ste 100 Dawsonville
