Two Addison Trail students named as winners of Village of Addison RWJF Culture of Health Prize logo-design contest

This past October, the Village of Addison was named as a 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize winner by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation! The RWJF Culture of Health Prize honors and elevates U.S. communities working at the forefront of advancing health, opportunity and equity for all.

Addison is one of 10 winners and is being recognized nationally for pursuing innovative ideas and bringing partners together to rally around a shared vision of health. For more information about the award, go to tinyurl.com/AddisonRWJF.

To celebrate this prestigious award, students in Addison were invited to participate in a contest to design a logo that shows what being a “culture of health” means to them as youth in the village. Students were encouraged to create an image that represents all aspects of health – including physical health; mental health; safety; education; career opportunities; and support, equity and access for all residents.

On Aug. 28, two Addison Trail students were recognized as the winners of the competition: Maria Gonzalez (pictured above, second from left) and Emily Moy (pictured above, third from left). They were presented by Village of Addison Mayor Rich Veenstra (pictured above, right) and District 88 Superintendent Dr. Jean Barbanente (pictured above, left).

Gonzalez is a senior at Addison Trail and submitted a digital drawing entitled “Bloom From The Heart (Floresca Desde El Corazon).” Moy is a freshman at Addison Trail and submitted a digital art piece with marker touch-ups, entitled “Wings to Health.” See their winning entries below.

As the winners of the contest, Gonzalez and Moy were each presented with a $100 gift card and a certificate of recognition. Their entries also were featured on the Village of Addison’s RWJF Culture of Health Prize T-shirt, as well as online at tinyurl.com/AddisonRWJF.