West Lincoln Broadwell student Sam Kurka among winners of “Imagine a Day Without Water” Art Contest

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[October 23, 2017]  LINCOLN - Illinois American Water has chosen the winners of its annual Imagine a Day Without Water art contest.

The company offered the contest to third, fourth, and fifth grade classrooms within the Company’s service area. The contest is held annually in conjunction with the Value of Water Coalition’s “Imagine a Day Without Water” event to raise awareness about the value of water service.

“It’s hard to imagine even just one day without water. We need water to make our morning coffee, to cook family dinners, to fight fires, for public health and more. Even though water service is essential, the public often takes its value for granted,” said Bruce Hauk, president of Illinois American Water.

He continued, “We want to thank our local educators for taking time to talk to their students about the value of water. Our team was impressed with the number and quality of entries received from across the state.”

The art contest winners listed below earned a $100 donation for their classroom:

Jaden Lucas, fifth grade - Grace Christian School, Pontiac

Mary Clavey, fourth grade - St. Matthew Catholic School, Champaign

Sam Kurka, fourth grade - West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School, Lincoln

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Allison Smith, fifth grade - Northlawn Junior High School, Streator

Cuinn Donnellan, fourth grade - St. Peter’s Catholic School, South Beloit

Sydney Plavec, fourth grade - St. Vincent de Paul School, Peoria

Joanna Jeffrey, fourth grade - Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Peoria

Twanya Davis, fifth grade - East Elementary School, Alton

Brooke Rister, fifth grade - St. Ambrose Catholic School, Godfrey

Cassidy Eccles, fifth grade - St. Ambrose Catholic School, Godfrey

Eila Brian, fourth grade - St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Pekin

Sean Tison, fifth grade - Union Elementary School, Belleville

Rheece Garavalia, third grade - Blessed Sacrament School, Belleville

Cayden McNease, third grade - Notre Dame Academy, Belleville

[Karen Cotton
Illinois American Water
External Affairs, Manager]

About Illinois American Water - Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,700 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

 

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