Area December 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 7 International Peace Poster Contest winners named Three Saddle River Valley middle school students have each taken the first step to becoming an interna- tionally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Saddle River Valley Lions Club. Posters judged to be the best in their respective schools were by Angela Enriquez (Smith School, Ramsey), Rajwinder Kaw (Ramapo Ridge School, Mahwah), and Anna Giammanco (Cavallini School, Upper Saddle River). The winning posters were among more than 450,000 entries submitted worldwide in the annual Lions Interna- tional Peace Poster Contest. Lions Clubs International is sponsoring the program to emphasize the importance of world peace to young people everywhere. This year’s theme was “Our World, Our Future.” Stu- dents between the ages of 11 and 13 as of Nov. 15 were eligible to participate. “The winning posters were selected by a panel of teach- ers and administrators at each school. Posters were judged (continued on page 17) Pictured are the winning entries from Anna Giammanco (left), Rajwinder Kaw (center), and Angela Enriquez (right).