Mairin Ozkosar-Perry, 8^th grade student at St Benedict’s School in Elberta, Alabama has become an internationally recognized artist by winning the State Peace Poster Contest.  Mairin was sponsored by the Gulf Shores Lions Club.

Mairin’s poster was among more than 350,000 entries submitted worldwide in the annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest.  Lions Clubs International sponsors this program to emphasize the importance of world peace to young people everywhere.

Posters are judged on originality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest theme, “Children Know Peace”.  Mairin’s poster portrays a young girl looking out of her window and drawing what a peaceful world would look like in all beautiful colors.

Ozkosar-Perry’s poster won at the local club level, district, and multiple district (state) and advanced to international level.  She was recognized at the District Convention in Montgomery recently and will be recognized again April 29^th  in Huntsville at the Multiple District Convention.

Gulf Shores Lions are proud of Mairin and her great accomplishments.