PIAG Announces Winner of SkillsUSA YouTube Contest

(Atlanta, Ga., July 19, 2010) – The Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia's Educational Foundation announced today the winner of a YouTube contest to promote the 2010 SkillsUSA Georgia graphic communications and
advertising design competitions, which the association sponsors. Zia Green, a
student at Kendrick High School in Columbus,
Ga. received a $100 cash prize for his video showcasing the recent competition.
Kendrick High School student Jaime Barra received an honorable mention.

“I liked Zia’s call to action during the video,” said judge Ashley Lenz, Marketing Manager, Printing and Imaging Assn of Georgia.

Contestants were asked to produce a YouTube video of no more than four minutes using photos taken during the 2010 SkillsUSA Georgia training and competitions held at Heidelberg USA. All photos were housed on Flickr for easy accessibility.
Judging was based on number of views, YouTube rating and input from a panel of
industry representatives.

To view all the videos submitted, visit www.youtube.com/PIAGGeorgia. To view the photos used to produce the videos visit PIAG’s Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/37584068@N02/).

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About SkillsUSA SkillsUSA (www.skillsusa.org) is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure
America has a skilled work force. The organization serves more than 280,000
students and instructors annually and has 13,000 school chapters in 54 state
and territorial associations. More than 14,500 instructors and administrators
are professional members of SkillsUSA.

About The Printing & Imaging Association Educational Foundation
The PIAG Educational Foundation (www.piag.org/education)
is a nonprofit corporation established in 1985 as the educational and
charitable arm of the Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia. The
Foundation provides educational opportunities to industry professionals, career
awareness programs for students and instructors and scholarship opportunities.
The Foundation also promotes the printing and imaging profession within the
state to future industry leaders and potential customers.