Blue Rocks Announce 2016 Holiday Card Contest Winner
Wilmington, DE - The Wilmington Blue Rocks are excited to announce the winner of the 15th Annual Holiday Card Contest. Thousands of entries were received, but unfortunately, there could be just one winner. After a tough decision process, Rocky Bluewinkle, Mr. Celery and the rest of the Holiday Card Contest Committee decided that the overall winner was Vasiliki Gouvias, a 4th Grader from Loomis Elementary School in Broomall, PA. Her artwork will be featured on the cover of the Wilmington Blue Rocks Holiday Card. Vasiliki will be rewarded with a team-autographed baseball, a ceremonial first pitch and 10 tickets to a 2017 Blue Rocks game.
The Blue Rocks also selected honorable mention recipients, whose artwork will be displayed on the back of the Holiday Card. The art teachers of the winner and honorable mention designers will be contacted by a Blue Rocks representative in the next week. Those garnering honorable mentions honors are:
Dante Fortebuono
Kindergarten
St. Pius X School
Broomall, PA
Kaitlyn Aleardi
1st Grade
Villa Maria Academy
Immaculata, PA
Olivia Hardy
2nd Grade
Assumption B.V.M. School
West Grove, PA
Italia Fortebuono
3rd Grade
Loomis Elementary School
Broomall, PA
Samantha Dale
4th Grade
Mannington Township School
Mannington, NJ
Ariyah Davis
5th Grade
Major George S. Welch Elementary
Dover, DE.
Entries were received from students in Kindergarten thru 5th grade from Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey. The Wilmington Blue Rocks would like to thank all those who entered and wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
Each entrant will be rewarded with 2 tickets to a Blue Rocks game in 2017 as a thank you for participating. The tickets will be mailed to the participating teachers by February.
The Blue Rocks will celebrate their 25th season in 2017 and have plenty of fun in store for their fan base. Season seats, mini plans and group packages for the upcoming campaign are on sale now. The team's annual holiday packages are on sale now through December 22. For more information, please see the team's website at BlueRocks.com.