Project Promise has announced that a Caterpillar Project (TCP) student was selected as one of the winners of the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee’s poster contest. Ten-year-old Kinaya Davis was selected as the elementary division winner of the contest from the St. Croix district. She was presented with a check for $250 last Thursday.
“I am so excited! I specifically remember for this poster teaching her how to mix white with blue to make light blue for the sky since we didn’t have light blue paint. It was something new for her, and she was so captivated about mixing colors to make new colors,” said former TCP program facilitator Ibeliz Guadalupe.
The V.I. Olympic Committee announced the poster competition in April, calling for entries to showcase the beauty of the Virgin Islands at the summer Olympic games in Rio. Local students were asked to create posters that represented any aspect of life in the Virgin Islands, whether it was the splendor of the islands, including the colorful flora and fauna, to the diversity and the beauty of the territory’s people. Those posters also needed to represent the three Olympic values of respect, excellence and friendship.
There were three winners from both districts, each from the categories of elementary school, middle school and high school. “Kinaya’s win is truly a proud Caterpillar Project moment,” said Resa O’Reilly, founder and president.
For more information about The Caterpillar Project or other Project Promise programs, contact Resa O’Reilly at 244-3242. To learn more about Project Promise, visit the Web site: www.projectpromisevi.com