The grandmother of a Ridgewood Elementary student will find out soon whether her crayon name submission was popular enough to win Crayola’s “Name the New Color” sweepstakes, reports Kevin Corvo for ThisWeekNews.com.
Mr. Corvo writes:
Vibrantly colored pictures of superheroes like Captain America and an army of brightly arrayed Pokemon characters fill the Columbus condominium of Michelle Petruskevich.
They are the meticulous creations of her 7- year-old grandson, Jaxson Paas, and his 64-box of Crayola crayons.
In the future, one of those crayons might bear a name Petruskevich coined if it wins an online contest that concludes Aug. 31.
The article continues:
The new crayon resembles Crayola’s Cerulean color and was inspired by the accidental discovery of the blue-hued pigment by chemists at Oregon State University, according to Petruskevich.
Crayola accepted entries until June 2 and then announced five finalists for an online poll to choose the new name.
The finalists are Bluetiful, Blue Moon Bliss, Dreams Come Blue, Reach for the Stars and Petruskevich’s Star Spangled Blue.
Love for her grandson – and the arts – inspired Ms. Petruskevich to enter the contest.
Petruskevich said she ... hopes children embrace the joy of art, including coloring, and lamented that not as many children do so for a variety of factors.
Her chief motivation to win the contest, she said, is to provide a $1,000 donation to the arts program at Jaxson’s Ridgewood Elementary School.
The crayon-naming contest winner will receive a four-person trip to the Crayola Experience attraction in Orlando, Florida, a $100 Crayola prize pack, a $1,000 gift card and $1,000 donation to a school-arts program.
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Voting for the “Name the New Color” sweepstakes is open through August 31. Click here to vote for Star Spangled Blue!
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