League Of Women Voters of Collier County, Young Voters Advertising Contest

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

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The Contest

League of Women Voters of Collier County (LWVCC) member Gail DiMaggio, a retired teacher, suggested that the League consider a project encouraging students to get involved in the political process. As a result, the LWVCC Young Voters Advertising Contest was born.

LWVCC invited high school students to create an advertisement that inspired young people to register and vote. The choice of medium was left to the students.

The LWVCC Ad Committee selected the best submissions and a distinguished panel of judges made the final selections. The best submission from each of the participating schools received a $100 prize. All other finalists received a $50 prize.

The League is grateful for the generous support of the judges, sponsors and teachers who made this contest possible. Their names are listed at the bottom of this page.

All winning submissions will be on exhibit at City Hall and at the Supervisor of Election’s Office. The best overall submission may be used in Collier County get-out-the-vote advertising.

Best Overall Submission
Valerie Deering Golden Gate H.S.
Best Submission from Each School - $100 Prize Winners
Lauren Magieria Naples H.S.	Valerie Deering Golden Gate H.S.	Simone Bravo Palmetto Ridge H.S.
$50 Prize Winners - Golden Gate H.S.
Nick Bullock	Nancy Ceasar	Claudia Diaz

Courtney Garbow	Meg Hoolihan	Son Pham

Frankie Pollam	Shari Samper	Patrice Sanders
$50 Prize Winners - Naples H.S.
Jon Bonello	Hillary Huckstep	Amy Lavin

Virginia Marshall	Stacey Summers	Julia Szilagy

The Judges

The League is indebted to the following panel of distinguished judges who gave of their time to select the finalists and the best of the submissions from each school.

Burt Saunders, State Senator
Garrett Richter, State Representative
Jennifer J. Edwards, Supervisor of Elections
Donna Fiala, County Commissioner
Bill Barnett, Naples Mayor
Phil Lewis, Vice President & Editor,
Naples Daily News
Susan Smith, Managing Editor - N Magazine
Steve Kubala, Vice President & Marketing Director, Exploritech, Inc.

The Sponsors

The League is grateful for the generous support of the following sponsors:

REGIONS Bank

Community Foundation of Collier County

Naples Daily News

n the magazine of naples

Jennifer J. Edwards Supervisor of Elections

The Florida Women’s Consortium

The Teachers

The League acknowledges the following dedicated teachers for inspiring their students to participate:

Larry Mutter
Palmetto Ridge H.S.

Diane Ferguson
Golden Gate H.S.

Sherri Morrisson
Naples H.S.

Instructions for judges

Contest Flyer

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