Celebrating Our Winners for 2005 |
Building Community: Bridging Our Differences
The Reverend James Rice Memorial Essay Contest |  |
Congratulations to our winners for the 2005 contest and thank you to all who participated!
Honorable Mention awards:
An awards celebration was held on January 8, 2005 at Downtown Presbyterian Church where all contestants were recognized, and a panel discussion was held between the winners and religious leaders from the Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i communities. Our winners were asked to discuss their ideas for building bridges of understanding in the community.
Discussion panel religious leaders included
Charlotte Clarke, Director of Community Relations, WHAM-TV and Host/Producer of the Many Voices, Many Visions television program, moderated the discussion.
Dr. Aly Nahas spoke about the legacy of Rev. James Rice. The Contest Organizing Committee, which planned the Essay Contest, is chaired by Rev. Larry Witmer.
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| Amanda Curry, Chelsea Lyons, Amanda Cucciara, Megan Feeney,Carly Maldonado |
Amanda Cucciara |
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| Panel Discussion | Aly Nahas Honoring The Rev. James Rice |
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| Dr. Paul Hammer, Rev. Larry Witmer, Charlotte Clarke, Jane Shuffelton, Sue Emmel |
Amanda Cucciara
First Place winner, congratulated by The Rev. Alan Newton, President, InterFaith Forum of Rochester |
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| Carly Maldonado Second Place Winner |
Chelsea Lyons Third Place Winner |
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| Lucille Rice and Patricia Sanborn | Our Winners are joined by Contest Administrator Patricia Sanborn and Lucile Rice |
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| Chelsea Lyons Receiving award | Celebrations are family times |