THUNDER BAY – A combination of lessons taught in school and a link that was sent to her mother led to Elena Glavish winning a national contest.
“My mom first told me about it after her friend sent her the link about the contest,” Glavish said. “I got very excited and I thought a truck would be perfect. The seven-year-old drew a truck that goes on adventures, ranging from fishing to camping, and is powered by converting polluted air into clean air that’s better for animals, people and the environment.“It took me a couple of times to do the drawing as it took me a long time to figure out where I wanted to put everything.”“I didn’t have a lot of detail in the drawing, but the work that I put in to explain the drawing was great,” Glavish said.
“For me, it’s extremely exciting to see young minds like Elena that are tackling these problems and seeing them as a serious issue . . . and also thinking about how they can be solved in quite a bit of detail.”