The winner of the Patch Easter PEEPs contest is a diorama that shows a little marshmallow figure in a hard hat helping to build a home while other PEEPs cheer him (or her?) on.
The entry by Stacie Stamper honors the work of the Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, which helps support the nonprofit’s mission to provide decent housing for low-income people around the world.
"That's so exciting. How fun is that?" Stamper said when she learned that her entry had won.
Second place goes to Martin Burrow of Winder, who used jelly beans and a glass jar to create a colorful PEEPs floral arrangement.
Stamper, a Duluth resident, is the donations coordinator for the Gwinnett Habitat ReStore in Lawrenceville. Habitat ReStores take donations of construction materials, appliances, furniture, lighting, accessories and other home items and sell them at discounted prices to raise money to support Habitat’s programs.
Soon after the contest launched, she found herself at a store, eyeing a package of PEEPs, and realizing that it reminded her of the Habitat logo.
She said she doesn’t think of herself as creative, so she partnered with Eye Candy Art Studio in downtown Duluth to get some help.
In a way, she said, that partnership is a lot like the way that Habitat operates – working with volunteers with a range of skills to accomplish a common goal.
"Everybody has a way to give, whether it's through volunteering time or sharing talent like they [Eye Candy] did - everyone has something that can go toward helping others," Stamper said.
To learn more about the Habitat ReStore, see the document attached to this article, or go to the Habitat website.
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