Wabash Hands of Hope Names Logo Contest Winners

The selected logo was designed by Allison Smith, a North Manchester High School student and the daughter of Nancy and Mark Smith. Her design was one of 16 pieces of art reviewed by the Wabash County Hands of Hope staff and advisory council.

Allison’s design will become the new logo for Hands of Hope in Wabash County, appearing on all promotional materials and brochures. In addition, Allison was given a $200 cash prize and certificate.

The second place design went to Marret Metzger who received $100 cash and a certificate and the third place design went to Zachary Shenefield who received  $50 cash a certificate. Marret is the daughter of Audra Metzger and Zachary is the son of Mitchell and Bonnie Shenefield.

The remainder of the local high school students also received a certificate of appreciation for their entries.

The Wabash County Hands of Hope staff, advisory council members and community came out to the unveiling of the art gallery at the Wabash County Historical Museum Oct. 3 as part of First Friday’s in downtown Wabash.

The artwork will continue to be  on display in the museum the remainder of the month.

A special thank you to Hands of Hope Community Education Coordinator Megan Long and Wabash County Hands of Hope Advisory Council members Jennifer Dillon-Long who coordinated and made the event possible.

Hands of Hope, a division of Radiant Health is one. Hands of Hope provides both prevention and intervention services in Wabash County through its satellite office in Wabash.

Since 1994, Hands of Hope has provided prevention and intervention services in Wabash County. Currently, Helen Chambers serves as the victim’s advocate for Hands of Hope providing crisis intervention services for victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking. On the prevention side, Megan Long provides educational information to middle school and high school students through in classroom presentations, as well as the TADA groups at Southwood and Wabash High Schools. TADA stands for Teens Against Dating Abuse.

For additional information about Hands of Hope please call 260-563-4407.