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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. |
