The Award Ceremony for the Plastic “Zero Waste” Public Service Video Contest is Held with Great Ceremony

• CAPA-MC Growing and Giving Club, Eunia Zhang reported

On March 16th, last Sunday, the Growing and Giving Club under CAPA-MC held the award ceremony for the Plastic “Zero Waste” PSA Video Contest at the multifunctional hall of Winston Churchill High School. Many of the award-winning students, along with their family and friends, attended the event. The ceremony was also attended by guests from various fields and representatives of the contest's judges.

At the beginning of the award ceremony, the student leaders of the club played video messages from Ms. Julie Yang, President of the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education, and Ms. Kate Stewart, President of the Montgomery County Council. Both of them highly praised the contestants for their attention to the plastic bag pollution issue in Montgomery County and their enthusiasm for protecting the community environment. Ms. Julie Yang also prepared certificates awarded by the Montgomery County Board of Education for each of the winning students.

Ms. Lily Qi, Maryland delegate of District 15, also took time out of her busy schedule to attend the award ceremony and deliver a speech. She praised the participants for their concern for the community, introduced Maryland's efforts in environmental protection policies and projects, and called for more young people to engage in environmental protection actions. In addition, Montgomery County Community Project Manager Jake Adler, senior TV producer and host Ms. Li Feng, Chief Correspondent of Yuan Media Ms. Yin Pingping, CEO of Belem Therapeutics Dr. Frank Zhang, CAPA-MC President Ms. Xu Peng attended the ceremony and presented awards to the winners. The club's current president, Nathan Tian, and the founder of the "Zero Waste" project, Kenneth Shue, hosted the ceremony.

The entire award ceremony process went smoothly. After the winners of each age group were announced, their winning works were played on site, earning rounds of laughter and applause. The First Prize winner in the adult group was Ms. Ma Jihong. She wrote lyrics about plastic recycling to the tune of an old song and performed the song in the video, telling everyone types of plastic bags and films can or cannot be recycled. The First Prize winner in the middle school group was Alice Zhao. Her video, filmed in beautiful nature, features her dressed as a white-bearded zoologist. She educates the audience not to litter plastic trash by showing discarded plastic bags found in the woods and streams can harm birds and small animals. The First Prize winner in the high school group was Aidan Jones. His video, titled “Recycle Plastic Films in Montgomery County” uses rich data and interesting animations to show how to properly recycle plastic bags and films at home. Other award-winning works also had unique features, with the Second Prize winner in the high school group, Eunia Zhong, using purely handmade animation to present the theme, while another group used a humorous little skit. All the entries were very creative, with unique and diverse ways of presentation.

After the award ceremony, the winners posed for photos with their certificates and prizes, along with the award presenters. The prizes for this competition included environmentally-themed items such as home hydroponic growing systems, vegetable planting beds, compost bins, outdoor water filters, and more. Finally, the members of the club gave a detailed introduction to the “Be a Zero Hero” project. Many attendees expressed their intention to take immediate action and start recycling plastic bags and plastic films at home. Let’s work together to protect the environment we live in and make Montgomery County and Maryland’s water clearer and the skies bluer!

塑料“零零弃”公益视频大赛的颁奖典礼隆重举行

- CAPA-MC爱心园艺俱乐部Eunia Zhang 供稿

3月16日，上周日， CAPA-MC旗下的爱心园艺俱乐部在Winston Churchill高中的多功能厅举办了塑料“零零弃”公益视频大赛的颁奖典礼。许多获奖的学生们和他们的亲朋好友兴致勃勃地参加了活动。俱乐部邀请的来自各界的嘉宾和大赛的评委代表也出席了典礼。 

颁奖典礼一开始，俱乐部的学生领导就播放了蒙郡公校教委主席Julie Yang女士和蒙哥马利县议会主席 Kate Stewart女士发来的祝贺视频。她们都高度赞扬了参赛者对蒙郡塑料袋污染问题的关注和保护社区环境的热情。Julie Yang女士还为每位获奖学生准备了由蒙郡教育委员会颁发的奖状。

马里兰州第15选区代表齐丽丽女士也在百忙之中出席了颁奖典礼并发表了讲话，她称赞了参赛者对社区的关心，介绍了马州在环保政策和项目上的所做的努力，并呼吁更多的年轻人投身环保行动。另外，蒙郡社区项目经理Jake Adler、资深电视制作人和节目主持人李峰女士、源媒体首席记者尹平平女士，Belem Therapeutics公司CEO Dr. Zhang、CAPA-MC主席许鹏女士等出席了会议并为获奖者颁奖。俱乐部现任主席Nathan Tian和“零零弃”项目创始人Kenneth Shue主持了典礼。 

整个颁奖过程非常流畅。来自成人组、初中组、高中组的鼓励奖、三等奖、二等奖、一等奖的获奖人被依次宣布后，他们的获奖作品在现场播放， 收获了阵阵笑声和掌声。成人组的一等奖获得者是马继红女士。她用一首老歌的旋律创作了有关塑料回收的歌词，并在视频中边唱边演，告诉大家什么样的塑料袋可以或不可以回收。初中组的一等奖获得者是Alice Zhao。她的视频拍摄于美丽的大自然中，她扮作一个白胡子的动物学者，通过在树林和小溪中发现的丢弃塑料袋教育观众不要乱丢塑料垃圾，保护鸟类的小动物。高中组的一等奖获奖者是Aidan Jones。他的视频名为“在蒙郡正确地回收塑料薄膜”，用丰富的数据和有趣的动画展示了如何在家庭中正确回收塑料袋和薄膜。其他的获奖作品也都各有特色，高中组的二等奖获奖者Eunia Zhong 采用了纯手工动画的方式来展现主题，而另一组获奖者采用了幽默小戏剧的方式。所有的参赛作品都非常有创意，展现方式独特而多样。 

颁奖典礼结束后，获奖者们手捧奖状和奖品，与颁奖嘉宾们一起合影。这次比赛的奖品包括家庭水培种植系统、蔬菜种植床，堆肥小桶、户外水过滤器等以环保为主题的物品。最后，俱乐部的成员们还向与会者详细介绍了塑料“零零弃”项目。很多人表示会立刻行动，在家中开始回收塑料袋和塑料薄膜的行动。让我们一起保护我们生活的环境，让蒙郡乃至马州水更清，天更蓝！