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Contact: Joe Thomas, 703-683-8634

Art Contest Winners Depict a World of Hope For Residents of Affordable Housing

Alexandria, VA – For the 21st year, the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) is proud to announce the winners of its annual art/calendar contest, whose traditional anti-drug message was complemented by the theme of “A New World of Hope,” with a sub-theme promoting “The Promise of Technology.”

Thousands of children and elderly or disabled residents nationwide who live in affordable homes owned or operated by a member of NAHMA and/or a local Affordable Housing Management Association (AHMA) participated in the contest.

This year’s grand-prize winner is Sergio Rodriguez, a 12th-grader who lives in the Astoria Gardens Apartments in Sylmar, Calif. His entry was submitted by AHMA-Pacific Southwest. Rodriguez’s artwork will grace the cover of NAHMA’s 2008 calendar. He will also receive a $2,500 U.S. Savings Bond from the NAHMA Educational Foundation, which will be presented in Washington, D.C. at NAHMA’s fall meeting October 28-30, 2007.

In addition to Rodriguez’s cover art, 12 additional winners will have their work displayed on the inside the pages of the 2008 calendar. Each of these winners will receive a $1,000 Savings Bond from the Foundation. Seniors who win receive cash awards made in the name to their community for use in purchasing a gift that will benefit all of the community’s residents (e.g., books for the library, appliances for a community room, etc.). These winners will also appear in the 2008 calendar.

Artwork that earned an Honorable Mention will be featured in a special section of the calendar.

This year’s winners are:

Grand-Prize Winner:
Sergio Rodriguez, Grade 12, Astoria Gardens Apartments, Sylmar, Calif., AHMA-PSW

Winners:
Isaac Flores, Grade 11, Sherwood Apartments, Edinburg, Texas, SWAHMA
Quadir Harris, Grade 11, Rolling Hills Apartments, Memphis, Tenn., SAHMA
Tagoui Davitan, Grade 9, Stratern Park, Sun Valley, Calif., AHMA-PSW
Yisell Delgado, Grade 6, Brunswick Estate, Jersey City, N.J., JAHMA
Adrian Garcia, Grade 6, Sherwood Apartments, Edinburg, Texas, SWAHMA
Darianna Rios-Pedraza, Grade 1, Laredo Manor Apartments, Laredo, Texas, SWAHMA
Erian Moody, Grade 1, North Hills Manor, Meridian, Miss., SAHMA
Sarah Tucker, Grade 8, Council Grove Apartments, Missoula, Mont., Rocky AHMA
Sylvia Flores, Special Needs, Sherwood Apartments, Edinburg, Texas, SWAHMA
Miracle Posey, Grade 3, Riverbreeze Manor, Natchez, MS, SAHMA
Judy Eriksen, Senior, Santa Fe Apartments, Riverside, Calif., AHMA-PSW
I-Kirra Felix, Grade 4, Winteringham Village, Toms River, N.J., JAHMA
Shurman Ballenger, Senior, The Commons at Grant, Columbus, Ohio, MAHMA

Honorable Mentions:
Andrea McCord, Grade 11, Center Post Village Apartments, Philadelphia, Pa., PennDel AHMA
Jovanny Rivera, Grade 7, Mountain Village, Worcester, Mass., NEAHMA

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