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Press Media Wire (Press Release) - Jan 13,2009 - HawaiiStatehoodApparel.com,
a souvenir apparel wholesaler, today announced the first winners of its
statewide t-shirt design contest for Hawaii schoolchildren from
kindergarten through 12th grade.
The winning designs for
kindergarten, first and second grade, along with two finalists’ designs
in each grade level, are now on display at www.HawaiiStatehoodApparel.com. The winners, by grade level, are:
Winners in the remaining grades will be announced over the next few weeks.
Hawaiian
students were invited to create t-shirt designs that commemorate
Hawaii's 50th anniversary of statehood in 2009. Don Alfano, the founder
of HawaiiStatehoodApparel.com,
announced that both the winners and the finalists will have their
designs featured on screen-printed t-shirts available for wholesale
purchase through HawaiiStatehoodApparel.com starting this month.
“Choosing
just one winner in each grade level was a huge challenge,” said Alfano.
“With 1,063 entries, we had a wealth of designs to choose from. We’re
so grateful to all the students, teachers, principals and school
administrators who made this contest possible. And in particular we
want to acknowledge those teachers who used our contest to help enrich
their lessons on Hawaii history.”
Students included a number of
classic Hawaii icons in their Statehood Anniversary designs, including
Hawaii's state flag, Hula dancers, hibiscus flowers, surfboards,
tropical sunsets, outrigger canoes, ukuleles, Kamehameha the Great,
palm trees, sea turtles, beaches, and other Polynesian design motifs.
Every
winning t-shirt designer will receive a $100 U.S. Savings Bond, plus 50
t-shirts bearing their original artwork. And each winner's and
finalists’ school will earn 5% of the net profits from sales of their
winning design, which will be available in wholesale quantities at HawaiiStatehoodApparel.com.
Alfano continued, "Because we received so many high-quality entries, we really felt we had to showcase finalists’ designs on HawaiiStatehoodApparel.com as well as the winning designs. These students just amazed us with their creativity and design skills."
“The Hawaii Statehood Commission
is planning a slate of educational events for 2009,” says Alfano, “and
we feel privileged to be supporting their efforts, encouraging Hawaiian
schoolchildren to learn about our nation’s 50th state. As the tag line
on one entry said, ‘They Saved The Best For Last.’”
HawaiiStatehoodApparel.com features Hawaii Statehood accessories and apparel such as t-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, golf shirts,
available at wholesale prices for retail outlets such as souvenir
shops, apparel retailers, surf shops, golf resorts, plus schools, clubs
and organizations.
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Contact:
Don Alfano, President
Poolside Marketing, LLC
Phone: 808-377-6501
Email: pr@poolsidemarketingllc.com Note to Editors:
Childrens’ last names are being withheld due to their age. Please
contact Don Alfano at customer.service@poolsidemarketing.com to arrange
interviews with winning designers or finalists. This search engine optimized news release was written and distributed on behalf of our client by Imagine That Creative, Inc. Please forward requests for interviews and questions to the contact person listed in the press release. |
