McHugh Construction Selects Holiday Card Contest Winner

Submitted by Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205. Photos by Debbie Hollstein.

Each year since 2006, James McHugh Construction Company has asked District 205 elementary school students to design a holiday/construction card which McHugh uses for the cover of their annual holiday card.

This year, Hawthorne fourth grader Ben Mehta, son of Brian and Kristin Mehta, drew the winning design.

This is completely voluntary project. The school with the winning artwork always receives a $500 check from McHugh and the winning artist is also honored.

McHugh Senior Project Manager Tom Stuit was on hand to present the prizes.

Ben received copies of his card and a personalized hardhat, along with a few other cool prizes, and the class received goodies as well.

Ben loves to play “construction” and was thrilled with the hard hat. According to Hawthorne Principal Nikki Tammaru, there could not have been a more appropriate winner of these honors.