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Aderholt Constituent Recognized At The White House

December 4, 2008

Contact: Darrell “DJ” Jordan
(202) 225-4876

CONGRESSMAN ADERHOLT CONSTITUENT RECOGNIZED AT THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A constituent of Congressman Robert Aderholt was recognized for her holiday artwork at the White House on Wednesday at the public unveiling of the White House Christmas Tree Ornament decorations. Mona Ivey’s ornament was chosen in September to represent Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District and be a part of the decorations for the official White House Christmas Tree, and on Tuesday the ornament made its debut along with other ornaments representing the patriotic spirit of our nation’s states, districts, and territories.

Mona Ivey’s Ornament will be on display on the Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House. Ivey is a Cullman resident who is also the Art Instructor at West Point High School and St. Bernard High School in Cullman. Earlier this year, three of Ivey’s art students at St. Bernard Preparatory School were also honored with two first place finishes and one second place finish in the Congressional Art Competition.

Every year, the White House solicits ornaments from every state in the country. For the past 8 years, First Lady Laura Bush has asked members of Congress to choose artists to decorate ornaments for the White House tree to showcase all 435 congressional districts. The 370 artists who submitted ornaments this year were invited to a reception at the White House on Tuesday to see their ornaments sparkling on a cluster of Christmas trees. The ornaments were presented to the press and the public on Wednesday.

In addition, Mrs. Laura Bush announced the 2008 White House holiday theme on Wednesday: “A Red, White and Blue Christmas”. The White House encouraged all ornament artists to have the freedom to produce what they wanted within the theme of red, white and blue. This year, President and Mrs. Bush will welcome more than 60,000 visitors to the White House to tour the holiday decorations.

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