Entries on display at several Nashville and Clarksville locations through April 30th

Nashville, TN – Kindergarten through eighth grade students attending four Clarksville and Nashville schools created winning entries in the 2012 Child Abuse Prevention Poster Contest sponsored by Catholic Charities of Tennessee. The more than 150 posters entries received illustrated the theme, ““A Happy Family Is…”.

“The poster contest provides teachers and parents with an opportunity to discuss various issues related to child abuse prevention with their children,” said Marie Gilland, Catholic Charities’ child welfare program coordinator. She noted that more than 3.5 million children are reported as victims of abuse or neglect in the U.S. every year.

“Community awareness is essential to ending the cycle of violence toward children. This contest serves as a reminder that everyone has a role to play in keeping children safe, supported and loved,” Gilland added.

The 2012 Poster Contest Winners

Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
1st Place	Alaina Chandler, 2nd grade, Immaculate Conception School, Clarksville
2nd Place	Susanna Donnelly, 2nd grade, Christ the King School, Nashville
3rd Place	Bailey Stiglich, 2nd grade, Immaculate Conception School, Clarksville
3rd Grade – 5th Grade
1st Place	Arianna Roper, 5th grade, Immaculate Conception School, Clarksville
2nd Place	Caroline Patient, 3rd grade, St. Edward School, Nashville
3rd Place	Ella Grace Robertson, 3rd grade, Saint Ann School, Nashville
6th Grade – 8th Grade
1st Place	Lauren Kelley, 7th grade, Christ the King School, Nashville
2nd Place	Anna Wells, 7th grade, Immaculate Conception School, Clarksville
3rd Place	Abbey Avila, 6th grade, St. Edward School, Nashville

 

The winning Nashville student posters are on display with several other entries until April 30th at Coleman Park Community Center (384 Thompson Lane), East Nashville Community Center (601 Russell Street), Hadley Community Center (1037 28th Avenue North), Bordeaux Branch Library (4000 Clarksville Pike), and Looby Branch Library (2301 Rosa Parks Boulevard).

The winning Clarksville student posters are on display with several other entries until April 30th at the Clarksville-Montgomery Public Library (350 Pageant Lane) and at the Clarksville Publix (1771 Madison Street).

About Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc.

Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc., celebrating the 50th anniversary of its July 1962 establishment, served 69,000 people living in 38 Middle Tennessee counties last year. Operating on behalf of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville and its congregants, the agency’s major areas of community involvement include adoptions and parental support, counseling, refugee and immigrant services, senior services, education and job training, basic needs (including feeding, housing and clothing assistance), and advocacy, speaking on behalf of those without a voice.

Catholic Charities is a licensed child placement agency of the State of Tennessee and certified as an Adult Day Care provider. Its services are available to people of every religious, ethnic, cultural and racial background.