Gobbling up art

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Published online 26 Nov 09

We’d like to wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers, and what better way to celebrate than with some arty news from Butterball, LLC, the most well known turkey producer in the US. Remember drawing those innumerable turkeys as a child, using your hand as a stencil? Well students today are aiming a little higher. Last week, the company recognised the winners of its annual (who knew?) “Celebrating Turkey” Art Contest, awarding free Butterball turkeys to students from Alice Overby’s class at Polenta Elementary School and Jane Meekhof’s class at Timber Drive Elementary School for their turkey-themed sculptures. The prize works will be permanently displayed in the memorabilia room at Butterball’s North Carolina headquarters. All this turkey talk is making us hungry…

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