Student's winning artwork will be used as Catholic Charities' Christmas card

GOSHEN — The original artwork of Cornwall resident Emily Davis will be featured on Catholic Charities Community Services of Orange and Sullivan’s 2018 Christmas card.
Emily, an eighth-grader at St. John Catholic School in Goshen, was the first-place winner of the inaugural Christmas card contest hosted by Catholic Charities of Orange and Sullivan and CYO Orange County.
CYO Coordinator Adam Kless and Father George Hafemann, parish priest at St. John the Evangelist Church, resented Emily with the first-prize at the school.
“The Christmas card contest was a fun, new program for CYO Orange County,” said Kless. “It was a great way for youth to become involved and learn more about the opportunities available through CYO. We look forward to doing it again this year and creating Catholic Charities’ 2018 Christmas card from Emily’s original artwork."
More than 35 entries were submitted for the contest. The students of John S. Burke Catholic High School’s Fine Art Department served as the selection committee.
Jacqueline Lafayette, an eighth-grade student from St. Patrick’s Parish in Highland Mills, earned the second-place prize, and Maya Medina, a fifth-grade student from St. John Catholic School, earned third prize. Gavin Catherwood, a fifth-grade student from St. Patrick’s, received Honorable Mention.
The contest was open to first- through eighth-grade students from any Orange County parish, Catholic elementary school, or CCD Program.
CYO Orange County will be participating in the annual New York Archdiocese-wide Art and Essay Contest this spring and invites local students to submit their creative works of art and writing. The Art and Essay Contest is open to students from any Catholic parish, elementary, high school, or CCD program. There will be six different judging divisions, and each will have a first-, second-, and third-place winner. For more information and contest guidelines, contact CYO coordinator Adam Kless at adamklessoccyo@gmail.com.
About Catholic CharitiesCatholic Charities Community Services of Orange and Sullivan, as one of the human service agencies of Catholic Charities of The Archdiocese of New York, is committed to building a compassionate and just society. Catholic Charities Community Services of Orange and Sullivan serves the homeless, the hungry, the emotionally and physically handicapped, as well as immigrants, and the marginalized and vulnerable of Orange and Sullivan Counties. Catholic Charities collaborates with parishes, Catholic, and non-Catholic partners alike to help people of all religions who are in need. For more information, visit cccsos.org.