Rain Barrel Art Review winners announced
The Darlington Garden Club and the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics in Hartsville took top awards in the 2019 Rain Barrel Art Review sponsored by the Florence Darlington Stormwater Consortium (FDSC).
Open to schools and community groups in Florence and Darlington counties, the goal of the competition was to educate the public about the benefits of using rain barrels to reduce runoff and protect water quality.
A total of eight rain barrels were entered in the competition.
Completed barrels were voted on by over 350 citizens online in celebration of Earth Day.
Prizes were awarded for the top three barrels in each category.
All of the barrels will be installed in public locations to serve as demonstrations of rainwater harvesting.
Darlington Garden Club member Sarah Jaillette, an experienced artist and art teacher, decorated the club’s top prize winning barrel with Great Blue Herons.
Darlington Girl Scouts (working with club members to revitalize the Darlington Library’s Youth Garden) painted the 3rd Prize winning entry with flowers, butterflies and a fish pond.
The prize awards, $100 and $50, respectively, will fund more community beautification projects.
The winners are:
School
1st – Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics
2nd – Olanta Creative Arts and Science Magnet School
3rd – Sneed Middle School
Community Group
1st – Darlington Garden Club
2nd – The Healing Arts Exchange
3rd – Darlington Garden Club Garden Therapy / Darlington Girl Scouts