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Good Food Hero Comic Contest
Thanks to everyone who entered Canada's Good Food Hero Comic Contest! The contest is now closed. A huge thanks goes to The Prolific Group for the printing of the comic book! Comic books are also available for purchase ($5 each), and make for a great addition to any classroom or home. Please email kalynn@foodmattersmanitoba for more information or to order a copy today!
The comic book is available here to view or below!
List of the Top 30 entries
1ST PLACE G9-12: “THE FOOD CHRONICLES” SARAH USICK - HAMIOTA, MB
1ST PLACE G5-8: “UNE SEMAINE DANS LA VIE D’UNE TOMATE ETRANGER” DOMENCIO LOPEZ - MONTREAL, QC
1ST PLACE K-G4: “THE GREEN COMIC” IAN FEELUS - WINNIPEG, MB
2ND PLACE G9-12 “ADVENTURES OF SUPPERMAN” AMY SHANTZ - OTTAWA, ON
2ND PLACE G5-8 “FARMING SUPER GREEN” CHEYNNE COOK - WINNIPEG, MB
2ND PLACE K-G4 “SUSTAINABLE” JEREMY WOLFE - HIGH LEVEL, AB
3RD PLACE G9-12 “GREEN AND CLEAN” KADY TISHYADHIGAMA - VANCOUVER, BC
3RD PLACE G5-8 “SAL & ED” TORI W. - VANCOUVER, BC
3RD PLACE K-G4 “HERE NOT THERE” FLORA MEIHUIZEN - VANCOUVER, BC
The rest of the Top 30...
K-G4:
“BEING HEALTHY” MIRANDA WONG - VANCOUVER, BC
“CAPTAIN CARROT” KAYLA PENNEY - BONAVISTA, NFLD
“LETTUCE GIRL” DEANNA LY - INNISFALL, AB
“ROXY DOES IT AGAIN” HANNAH MURRY - EDMONTON, AB
“PITA MAN” WOODGREEN EARLY LEARNING CENTRE - TORONTO, ON
“EAT HEALTHY FOODS” CASSIDY BANMAN - HIGH LEVEL, AB
“PEANUT GIRL” CHLOE BOLTON - RICHMOND , BC
G5-8:
“L’IMPORTANCE DE LA NUTRION!” OLIVIA CENTOMO-BOZZO - MONTREAL, QC
“S.O.S. FRAISETTE EN DATRESSE” - MONTREAL, QC
“FAIR TRADE MAN” VICTORIA SELLIN - CAMROSE, AB
“COUCH POTATO SCORES” BRONTE GIBBS - KELOWNA, BC
“GOOD FOOD HERO” ADRIAN TUSCHEK - VANCOUVER, BC
"WORLD RECORD VEGGIES" ALEX PAUL - SPRINGFIELD, MB
"BAD FOOD VS. HEALTHY FOODS" TIFFANY WONG - VANCOUVER, BC
G9-12:
“HEALTHY YOU” NATALIE SNYDER - MELITA, MB
“VEGGIE MAN” KRISTA VANCAUWENBERGHE - MELITA, MB
“HEALTHODIOUS” JON BAKER - VIRDEN, MB
“HEALTHY AGAIN” JASMINE HALL-MILLER - INNISFALL, AB
“THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF NUTRITIONAL VALUE MAN” DYLAN KEOGH - WINNIPEG, MB
"MOTHER SUPERHERO" ZOE CHUNG - RICHMOND, BC
"ZAP THE ENERGIZER" SHANNON STEELE - BURLINGTON, ONT
Please visit the Official Website for more details!