Rachel Carson Contestants

EPA's Aging Initiative, Generations United, and the Rachel Carson Council, Inc., the Dance Exchange and the National Center for Creative Aging are pleased to present the finalists for the 6th annual intergenerational dance, photo, essay, and poetry Sense of Wonder contest. All entries were created by a multi-generational team. You are invited to cast your ballot for your favorite entry, only one, in each of the categories. Send your ballot or email with your favorites to aging.info@epa.gov no later than September 24, 2012.

You may also mail your ballot to
Rachel Carson Sense of Water Contest
C/O Kathy Sykes
U.S. EPA (Mail Code 8101R)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 41284
Washington, D.C. 20460

PHOTOS (click on the photo to view the written description and enlargement of the photo.)

Ben age 15, Trina age 53	Nellie age 44, Falen age 19	Kelly age 12, Ae-sook age 43

Graciela age 10 and Cathy age 50	Grayson age 12, Kyle age 43	Irene age 85, Marcia age 36, Sarah age 4

Ramsay age 14, Kyle age 43	Kim age 49, Rene age 76	Brian age 15, Dale age 50

Varanika age 11, Prem Chand age 73	Janet age 50, Ty age 16	Sofie age 7, and Kim age 49

ESSAYS (click on the title to read the essay)
Title
Sailing as a family - Stephanie age 21 and Leslie age 61
The Unknown Beauty of America - Jessie age 18 and Elizabeth age 29
Place: Del Mar Beach, CA - Victoria age 17 and Elizabeth age 29
Where Should I Go? - Jacob age 18 and Elizabeth age 29
Months Under the Sun - Johnny age 17 and Elizabeth age 29

POETRY (click on the title to read the poem)
Title
Orange River - Calyn age 17 and Cathy age 45
I am Water - Hondah age 45 and Maltiece age 17
Sense of Water - Marcia age 36, Residents of Parker (Avg. age 82) and 4th year class of Child Development Center (Avg. age 4)
Water is Wonderful - Polly age 70, Sha Quayla age 8, and Maria age 48
River and Sea - Samuel age 14 and April age 63
Peaceful Water, Crashing Water - Hari age 10, and Sujatha age 65
Into the Sky - Sophie age 18, and Elizabeth age 29
A Toast to Water - Cody Age 17, and Elizabeth age 29
Speaking Through Thinking - Brett age 18, Elizabeth age 29 and Jessica age 19
Secrets of the Yukon River - Angelina age 8 and Jeanne age 59

MIXED MEDIA (click on the title to read poem or essay with accompanying photos)
Title
Experiencing Nature - Alisha age 29, Ellen age 83
Sense of Ocean - Hope age 28 and Grace age 7
The Swimming Hole - Kristie age 40 and Madeleine age 14
JCA Project SHARE: Revealing the Wonders of Water (Sunrise Assisted Living residents and St. Mary's School 7th Grade and Kindergarten classes)
Frenchman Bay: Multiple Perspectives - Trillium age 12, Molly age 23, and Ruth age 45
JCA Heyman Interages Center mentors 55+ Joan, Cassie, Emma Sue, Gail and Margaret, and Miladis age 11, Brian age 9, Keylin age 11, Mildred age 10, Misael age 8 and Jordan age 11
Generations - Barbara age 66, Jacob age 3 and Faleria age 38
The Water - Loranika age 11, Sammridhi age 16, and Santosh age 72

DANCE (click on the title to see the dance performed or described)
Title
Macro Hunt Anthem - Christian age 23, and Akili age 29
Sense of Water - Jessica Age 33, team of elders aged 66-94, team of 10 year-olds

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