Illinois American Water Draws Support for Young Artists Through Annual Water Keeps Life Flowing Art Contest

BELLEVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Illinois American Water is supporting young artists through the company’s annual art contest “Water Keeps Life Flowing” which illustrates the importance of reliable, safe water service. Through the contest, 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th grade students draw a picture and write a sentence about what water service means to them. To help spark creativity teachers explain how important water service is for public health, food, daily chores, firefighting, manufacturing and more.

Beth Matthews, vice president of operations for Illinois American Water is encouraged by the “creativity shown by Illinois American Water’s young customers.” She said, “We appreciate the educators who share this learning opportunity with their students. They are helping to mold our future environmental and water service leaders.”

Matthews added, “This art contest helps our young customers understand the importance of water service in a creative way, by bringing together art and science. We are excited about the submissions which demonstrate the importance of water service and protecting precious water resources. The future looks bright in the hands of our young customers.”

The 22 winners chosen by Illinois American Water earned their classroom a $100 donation which can be used for supplies or a classroom celebration. The winning artwork can be viewed on Illinois American Water’s Facebook page. The art contest winners are listed below:

Adam W., 4^th Grader, Unity East Elementary in Tolono
Alyza L., 4^th Grader, Hardin County Elementary in Elizabethtown
Annabelle B., 4^th Grader Millstadt School in Millstadt
Autumn H., 5^th Grader, St. Mary’s Catholic Grade School in Sterling
Caitlyn B., 4^th Grader, St. Michael Parish School in Wheaton
Cassie T., 5^th Grader, Unity West Elementary in Tolono
Claire K., 3^rd Grader, Holy Family School in Granite City
Danna A., 5^th Grader, Builta Elementary School in Bolingbrook
Derek D., 5^th Grader, Builta Elementary School in Bolingbrook
Grace W., 5^th Grader, St. Mary’s Catholic Grade School in Sterling
Grayson S., 4^th Grader, St. Ambrose School in Godfrey
Henry Y., 5^th Grader, St. Mary’s School in Pontiac
James M., 3^rd Grader, Le Starke School in Pekin
Joshua, 5^th Grader, Madison Elementary School in Wheaton
Justyce G., 5^th Grader, East Elementary School in Alton
Mia C., 3^rd Grader, Central School in Lincoln
Michael G., 3^rd Grader, Peoria Christian School in Peoria
Rayna B., 5^th Grader, Hardin County Elementary in Elizabethtown
Rylan M., 5^th Grader, Hardin County Elementary in Elizabethtown
Shia L., 5^th Grader, Quest Charter School in Peoria
Sosia S., 5^th Grader, Bottenfield Elementary in Champaign
Teagan A., 3^rd Grader, Blessed Sacrament in Belleville

Illinois American Water: a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to 15 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to help make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER RANKED HIGHEST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH LARGE WATER UTILITIES IN THE MIDWEST FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW.
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