Kids help celebrate National Electrical Safety month

To illustrate the importance of National Electrical Safety month in May, Mountain View Electric Association sponsored the third annual Electrical Safety Poster Contest for kids in grades kindergarten through fifth. This yearís winning poster was created by Cathryn, a fourth-grade student at Prairie Winds Elementary.In addition to MVEAís overall poster contest winner, a winner from each grade level was selected. Each of the winners received a Kindle Fire, and the winnersí teacher received an Amazon gift card.Contest winners

• Overall ñ Cathryn, fourth-grade student at Prairie Winds Elementary
• Kindergarten ñ Brynley, Big Sandy School
• First grade ñ Zachary, Edith Wolford Elementary
• Second grade ñ Kelsey, Monument Academy
• Third grade ñ Riley, Falcon Elementary
• Fourth grade ñ Keagan, Limon Elementary
• Fifth grade ñ Morgan, Big Sandy School

MVEA also conducted electrical safety demonstrations in each of the winning poster studentís classrooms. The demonstrations are offered free of charge to any school in MVEAís service territory throughout the year. To learn more about MVEAís Energy Learning Experiences, visit: http://mvea.coop/demos.