ongratulations to all the participants of the Trees of Life Commemorative Art project for 5th graders in selected local schools.  Student artists were asked to remember in their drawings a loved one, friend, or favorite pet.  Entries needed to convey or tell a story, and the drawing had to include at least one tree.   More than 100 entries were received!  Top entries received prizes and are posted here (click to enlarge).  The Best of Show, "The Only Edd," by Jordyn LaRocca is featured on the registration brochure for Hospice Foundation's Living with Grief Teleconference About Children and Adolescents.  See Upcoming Events.

All other entries received Honorable Mentions.  We unfortunately could not post them all because of website limitations.  Great job everyone!.... Many thanks to Yellow Brick Road Benefit Shop, Carmel, Calif., for a grant to help underwrite this project.

Best of Show "The Only Edd" Jordyn LaRocca Carmel River School, Carmel "My Grandpa gave me this stuffed animal before he died. I named it after him" - Jordyn

Monterey Peninsula Tularcitos School, Carmel Valley

First Place "How Do I Feel About My Grandpa" Mark Duncan	Second Place "The Happy Tree of Life" Uzeida Valdez	Third Place "My Papa Lorenz Bohn" Visi Eisinger

First Place "The Trees of Memories" Liam Cunningham	Second Place "Lost Memory" Malcolm Gingras	Third Place "The Beginning of The End" Michaela Rose McCloud

First Place "My Nannie" Kelly Schock	Second Place "My Rabbit Fuzzball" Alea Nystrom	Third Place "Babe, The Searching Dog" Celine Michelle Carson

First Place "My Grandpa" Vivian Avila	Second Place "Max" William Rodin	Third Place "The Horse We All Love" Hannah Wilkins