For drawings of favorite business or co-op

WELLINGTON – Oct. 17, 2025 – More than half of the 44 students from kindergarten to Grade 6 from the Évangéline-Miscouche regions who participated in the drawing contest on the theme “My Favorite Business or Co-op” have just won great prizes from local partners and sponsors. The grand prize winner was Nolane Elomo, a Grade 4 student, who won a two-person inflatable river tube donated by the Wellington Co-operative.

The contest organizers and sponsors – the Wellington Co-op, Provincial Credit Union, the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of PEI, RDÉE Prince Edward Island, le Conseil scolaire-communautaire Évangéline, the Wellington Rural Action Centre, and MacDonald Insurance and Investments (The Co-operators)—gathered on the morning of Oct. 17 to make random draws for the 23 prizes.

The other prizes and winners were:
• camera – Samuel Arsenault (Grade 6)
• scooter – Félix Arsenault (Grade 2)
• Rec-Tek (5-game combo) – Mathis Doiron (Grade 3)
• chemistry set – Caleb Arsenault (Grade 2)
• Spin & Spiral – Charlie Gallant (Grade 1)
• Twister – Luke Gallant (Grade 6)
• birdhouse – Hunter Arsenault (Grade 4)

And finally, the last group received various sets of markers: Louie Bernard (Miscouche), Scott Arsenault (2nd grade), Alexander Gaudet (5th grade), Jaxon Richard (6th grade), Axton Gallant (1st grade), Ariya Weir (1st grade), Gwen M. (5th grade), Rémi Richard (kindergarten), Samuel Côté (6th grade), Ayla Sahouane (kindergarten), Zaidee Arsenault (kindergarten), Jake Arsenault (6th grade), Alec Gallant (6th grade), Jonas Siegrist (kindergarten), and Hayden Kwiatkowski (2nd grade).

The prizes will be presented to the children during the week of October 20.

This contest is held annually during Co-op and Small Business Weeks to encourage parents to talk to their children about local businesses and co-operatives and the services and products they offer in their region. This year’s drawings included stores, gas stations and garages, dairy bars, the Boys and Girls Club, a health center, a senior citizens’ community care centre, tourist attractions, construction companies, a cheese plant, a skating rink, a boat repair company, a credit union, a farm, and more. All the drawings were displayed on a wall at the Wellington Co-op from Oct. 14-17.

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PHOTO: Showcasing the 23 prizes that were up for grabs in the “My Favorite Business or Co-op” drawing contest are the sponsors and organizers: from left, Annette Richard of le Conseil scolaire-communautaire Évangéline, Alecia Arsenault of the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of PEI, Brendan Shea of MacDonald Insurance and Investments (The Co-operators), Diane McInnis of Provincial Credit Union, and Chris O’Brien of the Wellington Co-op.

 

For more information:
Raymond J. Arsenault
Manager
Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of PEI
raymond@rdeeipe.org
902-960-1285