"Feedback is the breakfast of Champions!" Our 14th annual Celebration Banquet has received great reviews. The combination of Southwestern College as our new venue, dinner complements of Honey Bears BBQ, the entertainment of our official band Mogollon, EMCEE Tom Ambrose, Hot Shot Branch from the Globe Trotters and of course our hundreds of Art and Essay contest medalists proved to be a dynamic combination.
It's amazing, even to us, that our fourteen year total for Americas' largest Art and Essay contest has reached 61,653 entries. The joy on the faces of our award winners made all the hard work and preparation for the evening worth while.
Another true highlight of the evening was indeed the interaction with the Piestewa family. Brandon with the Pledge of Allegiance, Carla singing the National Anthem and a special benediction from Terry, plus Percy's personal comments were heartwarming.
A special thank you to Ottawa University, our fourteen year sponsor and a sincere welcome to Southwestern College, our new Art and Essay sponsor. Moving forward is truly exciting.
Make no mistake that the individual efforts of Tara and Gary plus maybe the strongest group of interns we have ever had, allowed us to plan the work and work the plan.
Thank you one and all,
~Wid
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The Grand Canyon State Games is a multi-sport Olympic Festival providing a showcase for the talents and aspirations for Arizona and America's youth regardless of age or ability and to share many of the great attributes of our state. In fact we have had a 3 year old come down the mountain in our Winter skiing event and a 99 year old gentleman throw the javelin in our Track & Field event. We truly have something for everyone.
