Kate’s Caring Gifts Announces Winners of Their First Annual Environmental Poetry Contest

Kate’s Caring Gifts is pleased to announce the winners of our first annual environmental poetry contest. Contestants were asked to submit limericks and/or haiku with an environmental theme. The winners were selected by popular vote from visitors to www.KatesCaringGifts.com Each category had a first and second place winner.

Fremont CA (PRWEB) January 6, 2006 -- Kate’s Caring Gifts is pleased to announce the winners of our first annual environmental poetry contest. The poetry contest was conducted from July through September. Contestants were asked to submit limericks and/or haiku with an environmental theme. Contestants were allowed to submit any number of entries, in either or both categories.

The winners were selected by popular vote from visitors to www.KatesCaringGifts.com Each category had a first and second place winner.

Kate’s Caring Gifts President and Founder, Kate Amon, talked about the contest. “Mostly, we thought it would be fun. We had a feeling that the visitors to our site are creative, as well as appreciative of nature, so we were anxious to see what they would come up with. The results surpassed our expectations, and we were delighted with the wonderful responses.”

The winning entries to the contest were

Limericks

First Prize, $100.00 Gift Certificate

Michael J. Ross of Vista CA. (http://www.ross.ws/)

There once was a planet named Earth,

with landfills expanding her girth.

but then thoughtful thrift

and your caring gift

led to an eco-rebirth.

2nd Prize $50.00 Gift Certificate

Kate Reddy of Salt Lake City Utah

There once was a girl somewhat manic

Synthetics they caused her to panic

She fell for a boy

Who ate only soy

And kelp from the deep, dark Atlantic

Haiku

First Prize, $100.00 Gift Certificate

Christopher Provost of Nashua, NH

Earth out of balance

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Restore harmony

2nd Prize $50.00 Gift Certificate

Nicholas Bonzey of Orono , ME

In Harmony With

Nature and All Things Pleasant

Use Solar and Wind!

Many more contest entries can be found at www.KatesCaringGifts.com/pages/contest/results.html Kate’s Caring Gifts would like to thank all the participants in this year’s contest. We hope you will all enter again next year.

About Kate’s Caring Gifts

Kate’s Caring Gifts www.katescaringgifts.com is a privately held company created to provide gift giving options that are environmentally sensitive and ethically manufactured. Products carried by Kate’s Caring Gifts include natural and organic body care, organic and fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate, as well as toys, home décor, and other products. Founded in 2004 by Kate and Lee Amon, Kate’s Caring Gifts is an Alameda County Certified Green Business, and a member of Co-Op America’s Green Business Network.

Contact Information:

Lee Amon

510-796-0555

40733- F Chapel Way

Fremont, CA 94538

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