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Festival’s Neighborhood Village Youth awards champions
PLANT CITY, Fla. (Feb. 26, 2015) –
Officials at the Florida Strawberry Festival’s
Neighborhood Village Youth competition announced today its champion winners.
The Neighborhood Village Youth competition includes baked goods, canned items, home décor, clothing, accessories and more, all of which are entered by youth in Plant City and the surrounding communities.
The grand champion winners are Ashley Avery, Meredith Beatty, Moriah Beatty, Sarah Collins,
Kaitlyn Cox, Cade Dinhoff, Ivy Belle Garner, Gracie Garner, Anna Gibbs, Jordyn Gibbs, Tara
Mecum, Shawn Mecum, Katie Reitemeyer, Leah Richards, Landon Richards, Gideon Storms,
Hope Storter, Taryn Storter, Megan Todd and Caleb Walker.
The blue ribbon winners are Brian Anderson, Kaci Anderson, Tobias Beatty, Meredith Beatty,
Mercy Beatty, Sarah Collins, Colt Connell, Kenley Connell, Ella Connell, Jennifer Cox, Grace
Denhoff, Gracie Garner, Tucker Garner, Ivy Belle Garner, Hailey Jefferson, Devan Jefferson,
Jordyn Lanier, Josiah Lanier, Tara Mecum, Jenny Reitemeyer, Peter Reitemeyer, Peter
Reitemeyer, Landon Richards, Leah Richards, Lane Spears, Cole Starling, Gideon Storms,
Roxanna Storms, Taryn Storter, Hope Storter, Aaron Thompson, Megan Todd, Caleb Walker,
Elizabeth West and Natalie Zarycki.
The red ribbon winners are Brian Anderson, Mercy Beatty, Meredith Beatty, Gibbs Beatty,
Moriah Beatty, Tobias Beatty, Austin Black, Hope Denhoff, Jordyn Lanier, Shelby Livingston,
Emma Livingston, Shawn Mecum, Landon Richards, Leah Richards, Jerrilynn Rodriguez, Aaron
Thompson, Caleb Walker, Avery Young, Natalie Zarycki and Joslyn Rodriguez.
The white ribbon winner is Moriah Beatty.
The Neighborhood Village Youth competition and display can be viewed all 11 days of the festival in the Neighborhood Village building which houses the Adult Neighborhood Village
Competition, the Plant City Garden Club Horticulture Show and the Florida Strawberry Festival
Queen’s Hall.
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About the Florida Strawberry Festival
The Florida Strawberry Festival is an 11-day community event celebrating the strawberry harvest of Eastern Hillsborough County. Each year, over 500,000 visitors enjoy the Festival’s headline entertainment, youth livestock shows, exhibits of commerce and, of course, its world- famous strawberry shortcake. The 2015 Florida Strawberry Festival, inviting patrons to “Come
Join The Party!” will be held Feb. 26 through March 8, 2015 in Plant City, Fla. For more information, visit www.flstrawberryfestival.com, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
(#berryfest15).
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