A few months ago, we launched lauched our #ChambanaProud contest. We asked you to show us the people, places, and things that made you proud to live in #Chambana, this wonderful place we call home.
You snapped your pics, you Tweeted, Facebooked, commented on our website,and emailed your #Chambanapride to us. The response to the contest was overwhelming, and took us a lot longer than we thought to look through all your amazing pictures!
After sorting through your beautiful and captivating pics, we’ve selected our winners.
#Chambana People: Photo submitted by Carl Catedral. Photo taken of the Urbana downtown mural alley party.
#Chambana Places: Photo submitted by Chelsea Norton. Photo of the staircase at the Champaign Public Library
#Illini Pride: Photo submitted by Rachel Denmark.
#Chambana Community: Photo submitted by Joshua Stone. Photo taken during the Car-X Crazy K.
Grand Prize Winner: Photo submitted by Sarah Powers.
“I took this shot while on an early morning run through the South Farms on campus. The colors of the sunrise with the moon in the background were just too amazing to pass up!” Sarah Powers.
Thanks again for participating in our contest. We’ve loved every picture you’ve sent us. Also, a big “Thanks!” to our panel of judges, and to Bella Bambini and Erin Knowles Photography for supplying our prizes.