| PVH Coloring Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the first Penobscot Valley Hospital Coloring Contest. PVH asked kids 10 and under throughout the region to paint or draw get well cards which could be used on the Online Greeting Card page of our web site (www.pvhme.org). Nearly 200 kids entered the contest—some on their own and others in groups through their school classes. The PVH Leadership Team was unable to decide on just one, best entry, because there were so many amazing pieces of art submitted. Consequently, the hospital has chosen three winners to add to its Online Greeting Cards.
Although the PVH Leadership Team made the final decision on who won the contest, they were not allowed to see who had drawn the entries until after the top pictures were chosen. The three winners, whose drawings will appear on the PVH website as greeting cards are:
Lanita Briggs--1st Place | 
Mike Arthers--1st Place | 
Sidney McLeod--1st Place |
Click here to send one of them as a greeting card to a patient.
The hospital administrators said they picked these three because of their bright, clear and cheerful images. Nine drawings were finalists in the selection process (in no particular order):
- Katherine O’Brien
- Ashton Dunbar
- Meghan Sibley
- Joshua MacArthur
- Takoda McGraw
- Harrison McEwen
- MacKenzie Levesque
- Serena Dunn
- Nicole Chandler
Click here to see all the finalists drawings.
Spokeswoman Allison Bankston says none of the drawings are going to go to waste, “All of the entries will be displayed, several at a time, over the next few months, in our PVH Main Lobby, and when we’re done sharing them with visitors, we’re going to make sure each picture brightens the day of patients at PVH and residents of area nursing homes.” Bankston says due to fire codes, the hospital is unable to display all the entries at once, but at least 10 at a time will be on display around the corner from the cafeteria.
CEO Dave Shannon says he was impressed with how many kids shared their art during this first contest. “It was fun to judge the entries, but it was a difficult decision. There’s so much creativity in this region, and we’re happy to have the chance to share it with our patients and guests.”
Bankston says this won’t be the only chance for young people to brighten the day of patients at PVH. In fact, she says future contests may be open to different age groups. “Thank you to everyone who participated in this event and to all the parents and teachers who helped young people submit their work,” she says. “It was a joy to see all the images directly from these kids’ minds. I just wish we could have had dozens of winners.”
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