Like clever, one-of-a-kind creations? Hate waste? The 4-H Trash to Treasure contest which is sponsored through the T.D.O.T. Litter Grant Program may be of interest to you. With the 4-H “Trash to Treasure” contest, 4-H members in grades 4th-8th had a chance to help our environment while showing creativity at the same time. Rescue some trash from the recycling bin or the garbage and make it into something pretty or useful.
The Trash to Treasure Contest was offered in all of the 6 Cannon County public elementary schools and home school allowing 4th-8th graders to submit items they made out of recycled material. The contest was judged in the classroom by the UT Extension Agents over the 4-H Program and pictures were taken of the classroom winners. The classroom winners were then narrowed down by judges, 2 winners per school. Only the 14 items chosen by our judges were posted to the UT Extension-Cannon County Office Facebook Page allowing the public the entire month of March to vote by “liking” their favorite picture. The picture with the most likes by March 31st became the county winners. The contest was a huge success with more than 4,767 people reached through views, comments, likes, and over 113 shares.
The winners were as follows 1st place -Spoon and Fork Art by Jaxon Smith, Short Mountain School 4th grade , 2nd place – Tools 4 School by Elayna Robertson, West Side School 4th grade, 3rd place – Birdhouse by Izabel Young, Woodland School 6th grade, 4th place – Key-Jar Windchime by Kail Spray, East Side 4th grade, 5th place – Tire Seat by Rilee Warrick, West Side School 4th grade and 6th place Pallet Bench by Kenny Kennedy, East Side 5th grade.
The 6 winners will be recognized in May at Cannon County Good Ol’ Days and their items will be displayed at the TDOT Litter Grant Booth for the public to see. Stop by and see the well-crafted items. The 4-H members will be invited to set at the booth and share with the public how they made their item and the importance of recycling. This was the 3rd year to implement the 4-H Trash to Treasure Contest.
