Pesticide Reduction Kingston (PRK) Official Press Release

Kingston's Youngest Web-Designer

For immediate release
Nov. 26, 2002

Kingston, Ont. -- Jacob Riha, a grade 3 student in the Limestone District School Board, may be on his way towards a career in graphic art design. Jacob is one of the 60 students who submitted art work to the Pesticide Reduction Kids in Kingston (PRK Squared) logo competition. A panel of judges selected Jacob's work to be the official header logo on Pesticide Reduction Kingston's newly upgraded web-site, which will be operational on Nov. 26th.

"We had over 60 submissions from two elementary schools in Kingston, and it was very difficult to choose amongst them.", said organizer Nabil Mailloux. "In the end we chose to use around two dozen of them permanently on our site, with Jacob's taking up the banner position on the home page. McDonald's has also generously offered all of the children coupons redeemable at their local McDonald's in recognition of their worthy efforts".

In addition to having his work "on the air", Jacob will also receive a grand prize that was made possible by generous donations from HMV Records, Sunrise Records, Jumbo Video, Blockbuster Video, Indigo Books, Modern Primitive, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Play 'N Learn, A Novel Idea, and Grand & Toy. The presentation will be made by Councillor Leonore Foster on Tuesday, Nov. 26th, in his class at Duncan McArthur Public School. Jacob's teacher, Krista Esford, "is so proud of all of the students' work, and is so happy that their work will be seen by the community".

All of the submissions will be posted for viewing over the next month at the Pesticide Reduction Kids' Gallery at www.prkingston.org, a website that is generously hosted free of charge by Chris Kolokythas of Kingston Links Inc.. In addition, Connie Morris kindly donated her time to digitally edit some of the images.

Report by Nabil Mailloux