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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
