By LAAH TUCKER
Lions Club
Natoma Lions Club continues to join the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest for youth.
The art contest for students, ages 11, 12, and 13, encourage their creativity in expressing a "vision for peace" through yearly themes.
The 2022 theme, "Lead with Compassion," gave Natoma USD 399 students inspiration for their art.
Each year their teachers and Lion members encourage the fifth- and sixth-grade students to participate in the artistic competition.
The Natoma club judged posters on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme in October.
Winning posters advance through several judging levels: local, district, multiple districts and international.
Millions of children from almost 100 countries have participated in the contest for more than 25 years.
The Natoma Lions Club continues to provide great opportunities for youth through the Peace Poster contest; high school Kansas Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy and Kansas Boys State, graduating senior scholarships to college of choice; Diabetes Awareness; eyeglasses for elementary and secondary students.
For information on the Lions Club in Natoma, contact Terry Tucker, president, at 785-885-8075.