Cedarburg High Senior Wins 2013 Berry Big Run Design Contest

Grafton, Wis. (May 6, 2013) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ozaukee County partnered with the Cedarburg High School Art Department to once again create the winning design for this year’s Berry Big Run for the Kids event. Ali O’Rourke, a senior at Cedarburg, created this year’s winning selection as part of the high school’s graphics design class. Deb Mortl, Art Department chair and instructor for the class, stated, “The competition for this year’s contest was extremely close, and featured many creative entries – this project allows our students to gain some real-world experience by creating a design for marketing and promoting this year’s event.”

 
The 2013 Berry Big Run for the Kids, presented by the Ozaukee County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, kicks off this year’s Strawberry Festival the
morning of Saturday, June 22nd. The 5K run/walk raises funds to give
children facing adversity caring mentors who provide individual guidance and
support. “We appreciate the support from Deb and her class in helping to create
this year’s winning design,” said executive director for Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Ozaukee County, Steve Dykema. “The design contest is a perfect way to involve high school students with our event.” Please visit the Big Brothers Big
Sisters website, at www.bbbsoz.org, for additional details and online registration for this year’s Berry Big Run.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ozaukee County is Ozaukee County’s only youth mentoring organization serving more than 200 at-risk children every year. The organization matches children ages 5 to 17 to caring adult volunteers who serve as Big Brothers or Big Sisters, providing youth another source of support and guidance to help them experience both social and academic success. Since the organization was founded in 1974, more than 10,000 youth have been matched to a Big Brother or Big Sister. For more information about Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ozaukee County, visit our website bbbsoz.org, or call 262-377-0784.