Young Artists Help Spread Anti Litter Message

15/03/2010

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Young Artists Help Spread Anti Litter Message!

Acting Mayor of South Dublin County Councillor Marie Corr presented winning pupils with prizes for their entries in the Garbo Green Dream Anti Litter Art Competition on Friday in The Big Picture, Unit 5, Talbot House, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

The winning poster was by talented young artist Patryjca Wroebel a pupil in Junior Infants at Archbishop Ryan Junior National School in Balgaddy, Lucan, she received a family pass to Imaginosity Dublin’s Children Museum and a goody bag for her picture of animals in the park protesting to litter being thrown in the park. There were two runners up Diney Shanfrezan a pupil in Senior Infants at Holy Family National School, Rathcoole and Johnathan Peppard from Senior Infants, St. Mary’s Junior National School, Rowlagh in Clondalkin they each received cinema tickets and a goody bag.

Acting Mayor Councillor Marie Corr said “I am delighted that a strong anti litter message was conveyed to young children in the County through the workshops and the competition. To captivate young children and raise their awareness of the problem of litter while having fun is important and necessary. I welcome and encourage such projects and congratulate Margaret Callan Bergin from Garbo Productions on developing and delivering this imaginative, practical and enjoyable project”.

Garbo Productions was funded by South Dublin County Council and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government under the Anti Litter and Anti Graffiti Grant to deliver the Garbo Green Dream Drama Workshop. During January and February fourteen schools and over 1200 junior cycle pupils took part in the workshops that consisted of warm up games and drama role play focussing on the theme of litter in our parks. The children imagined being creatures in their local park and later discussed how the creatures feel if litter is left in the park. Teachers were also provided with a work pack containing follow on exercises that tied into the anti-litter theme of the workshops. Each child created an anti litter poster and entered the competition.  

For more information please contact Claire Hinch, Assistant Environmental Awareness Officer at South Dublin County Council on 01 4149000 or chinch@sdublincoco.ie.

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  Anti -litter competition winners