Gabriel
age 8
"Mario course"
1st place
Mixed Age Division
Gabriel's Mario Course
has bottle cap feet,
bike tire eyebrows, a
strawberry basket/
slurpee lid turtle shell and
a bike pad turtle head—all
salvaged in Park Spring
Park and bike trails.
"I love Mario, and Mario
has a lot of pipes in it, so
when I found an old pipe,
I knew it would be a good
idea." - Gabriel
Mary
"Mary Mouse"
2nd place
Mixed Age Division
Mary's little mouse has a
water bottle body,
pop tab eyes, wire
whiskers and a bungee
hook tail, along with
other objects found in
Park Spring Park and on
the nearby bike trail.
"I love mice, and I like
helping!" - Mary
andrew
age 5
"robot Man"
1st place, Junior Division
Andrew's robot man
has bike reflector eyes,
a plastic cup body, bike
tube hair, one plastic
spoon arm and another
from a weed eater string.
"It was fun collecting and
picking up trash on our
hikes. I saw the trash and
thought of a robot." -
Andrew
Braylee
age 6
"Fairy Garden"
2nd place, Junior Division
With tiny houses made
of glass baby food jar, a
Pringles container and
a plastic gum container,
Braylee's magical garden
also features paper
crinkle gift wrap grass,
bottle cap mushrooms,
a bubble wrap stream,
Lucky Charms box
rainbow and a pot of
"gold" with pieces cut
from a chocolate box.
Where are the fairies?
"The fairies are all hiding
because they don't want to
be found!" says Braylee.
Gabriel
age 8
"robot Man"
3rd place, Junior Division
This robot man features
a car filter body, a lighter
for a nose, wire arms
and a jet pack made of
bullet casings—all found in
Park Spring Park and the
surrounding area.
"When you litter it makes
the earth ugly and the
animals will die." - Gabriel
Out to
save
the
planet
Do you want to be an environmental Hero?
Make sure to join in the fun for next year's
contest! You can enter as an individual or
with a group. Maybe your Girl or Boy scout
troop, classroom, or art class would like to
participate in this fun project and help clean
up the environment. Does your school or
classroom want to have a tosseD contest?
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