Anaheim City Council Members recognized the first place Anaheim Community Pride winning posters created by elementary grade students from the Anaheim Elementary School District, Magnolia School District, and Orange Unified School District during the June 14, 2016 Anaheim City Council meeting. The Anaheim Community Pride Poster Contest encouraged students to partake and develop an attitude of pride for their community by focusing on being litter-free, graffiti-free and recycling.

More than 20,000 students had the opportunity to participate in the poster contest. In addition to taking part in the contest, more than 30 classes participated in environmental educational presentations. The presentations were facilitated by Republic Services and designed to teach students about what happens to their recyclables after they leave the curb, and how they can help prevent litter and graffiti in their city.

First place winners from participating elementary schools move on to compete at the district level. The district finalist lastly competed at the city level for the Grand Prize of – a Family Four (4) Pack of Disneyland Resort Park Hopper® Tickets! Congratulations to the 2016 winners:

• Arabella Kim (1^st Grade) Anaheim Hills Elementary, Orange Unified School District
• Jude Alabed (2^nd Grade) Running Springs Elementary, Orange Unified School District
• James Lee (3^rd Grade) Peter Marshall Elementary, Magnolia School District
• Anthony Gendy (4^th Grade) Imperial Elementary, Orange Unified School District
• Carlos Romano (5^th Grade) Price Elementary, Anaheim Elementary School District
• Sarang Choi (6^th Grade) Juliette Low Elementary, Magnolia School District

(Disneyland Resort Park Hoppers® generously provided by Disneyland Resort)

Anaheim Beautiful presented the contest and is sponsored by Anaheim Public Works and Code Enforcement Division, Disneyland Resort, Republic Services, Superior and West Coast Arborist to encourage students to make a difference in their community.