By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
The anticipation is always a little bit higher in the final week of the month in Eagle Media’s Make a Difference Contest, presented by OPI & Golden Belt Printing. Not only is the final weekly winner of the month named, but that student and a teacher also become eligible for more prizes in the monthly drawing.
Ellinwood’s Henry Moore, a fifth grader at St. Joseph Catholic School in Ellinwood, was named the final weekly winner in November. Henry said he can make a difference by being kind to others and mowing the lawn for his grandma. OPI & Golden Belt Printing presented Henry with a giant $100 check as the weekly winner, and Henry’s teacher, Mrs. Thomas, were entered into the monthly prize drawing.
Later in the week, that November monthly winner was selected from the four weekly winners. Great Bend’s Hailey Guzman, a fifth grader at Riley Elementary, was picked as the November Make a Difference monthly winner. She received another giant $100 check from OPI & Golden Belt Printing, and her teacher, Mandy Stansfield, also received $100. Guzman also took home a bookbag filled with goodies from other Make a Difference sponsors.
The Make a Difference contest, presented by OPI & Golden Belt Printing, is sponsored in part by Big Ben Custom Engraving, Freedom Claims Management, Great Bend Redi Mix, Francis Financial, Medical Park Pharmacy, R&R Roofing, Allstaff Chartered, Miller Plastics, Rosencrantz Bemis Water Well Service, Great Bend Rec, Jimlo Glass Center, Haz Mat Response, & Scooter's Coffee.