Contest Winners: Show Your Gratitude 2020!

Youth Winner: Eryn Raphael, Valparaiso

"Rainbow Fruit Bowl"
"This drawing shows my gratitude for all the color in the world. It also represents my obsession with grapes. There are so many grapes in the bowl that they are falling on the table. I wanted to use color to highlight happiness and health and the fruit is what keeps us strong! ​I also used a lot of shapes in my design because I wanted to show that different shapes, ideas and colors could go together."

Teen Winner: Simon Nirenberg, Munster

"​The Meaning of Gratitude"
"My submission is a short essay detailing why the meaning of gratitude, to me, is "zero", based on the idea that I am extremely lucky to exist, considering the probability of my existence was approximately zero." 

Adult Winner: Miriam Marcus, Munster

"Gratitude Through My Eyes - Grateful for NW Indiana At My Doorstep"
"​A Powerpoint photo acrostic containing photos, all of which were taken locally in NW Indiana during the pandemic. I want to encourage everyone to look for beauty in their own corner of the world. The pandemic made me realize you don't even have to travel outside of your own community to find beauty everywhere."

Honorable Mention: ​Jane Barron, Hammond

"I'm SO grateful FOR EVERYONE and EVERYTHING!!!"
"​I love MY 2 sisters MW staff MANY friends CBI & Jewish Federation friends meals on wheels G-D ALL OUR loved ones in heaven. Doctors TOO."

Contest: Show Your Gratitude 2020!

​November is a time for reflecting on our blessings. What are you grateful for? What does gratitude mean to you? In this contest, we’re inviting you to submit any kind of creative work on the theme of gratitude. 
  • WHO: Open to all Jewish residents of Northwest Indiana.
  • WHAT: Poems, paintings, sculptures, fiber arts, short essays or stories, Lego dioramas, food... anything! Prose entries should be no more than 1000 words.
THREE AGE BRACKETS:
  • Youth (ages 6-12)
  • Teen (ages 13-18)
  • Adult
PRIZES:
  • NEW! YOUTH & TEEN PRIZES: First and second place winners in the Youth and Teen brackets will each receive a $25 Target gift card.
  • All winners will be spotlighted in Federation’s 2020 Annual Report.
IMPORTANT DATES
  • Wednesday, November 25: Final entry deadline (due by 4:30pm CT).
  • Wednesday, December 2: Winners will be announced in Federation’s weekly email
  • Sunday, December 13: Winners and other selected entrants will be showcased during Federation’s virtual Annual Meeting (via Zoom)
Questions? Please contact the Federation office at (219) 301-0960 or email Rachel Front at rachel@federationonline.org.

Rules of Entry 

  • Entrants must be residents of Lake, Porter, or LaPorte County, Indiana, ages 6 and up, who either identify as Jewish or are members in good standing of one of our six Northwest Indiana Jewish congregations. 
  • Only one submission per entrant.
  • Submissions will be judged in 3 age brackets: Youth (ages 6-12), Teen (ages 13-18), and Adult. 
  • Prizes: First and second place winners in the Youth and Teen brackets will each receive a $25 Target gift card. First and second place winners in the Adult bracket will be showcased in Federation's 2020 Annual Report.
  • After completing the entry form above, please EMAIL submission files to rachel@federationonline.org for consideration. ​Digital files may be sent as email attachments or as a link to a hosted web location such as YouTube or Dropbox. Photographs of physical objects should be clear, well-lit, and high-resolution. Writing entries may be submitted as Word or PDF files. Hard (printed) copies or physical objects may be delivered to the Jewish Federation of NWI, 585 Progress Ave., Munster, IN 46321 no later than the entry deadline.
  • ​Entries must be received by 4:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 (extended). 
  • The winner in each bracket will be notified on Wednesday, December 3, 2020. Winners will be announced in Federation’s weekly email that day. Winning entries and other selected entries will be featured in Federation's 2020 Annual Report. Winners and other selected entrants may also be showcased during Federation’s virtual Annual Meeting on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Gift card prizes will be distributed no later than December 31, 2020.
  • All entries will become property of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana and may be reproduced by the Federation, with attribution.​
  • For questions, please contact the Federation office at (219) 301-0960 or email Rachel at rachel@federationonline.org.