Announcing the winners of the X-Life Games "Who Am I?" Poetry Contest

The X-Life Games team is pleased to announce the winners of the "Who Am I?" Poetry Contest! The poetry contest encouraged participants to be creative and express themselves by writing a poem answering the question "Who Am I?" while sharing ideas of tolerance and respect for all cultures and societies. We had over 300 participants from over 30 different countries representing many different cultures. The judging period resulted in 27 finalists whose poems were selected for the public voting period.

And the winners are...

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1^st Place Grand Prize Winner
Name: Salma Amgad, Age: 20, Country: Egypt

Poem Title: Who is She?

Winner of an Apple iTouch and $1,000 USD donated on her behalf to a charity of her choice.

Salma has chosen Livestrong - The Lance Armstrong Foundation to receive the donation of $1,000 USD in her honor.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation inspires and empowers people affected by cancer. They believe that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything.

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2^nd Place Winner
Name: Shereen Sartawi, Age: 22, Country: Jordan

Poem Title: I'm a Poetess

Winner of an Apple iPod Nano and $500 USD donated on her behalf to a charity of her choice.

Shereen has chosen The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to receive the donation of $500 USD in her honor.

The mission of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and translational research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness.

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3^rd Place Winner

Name: Vincentius Panduwijaya, Age: 22, Country: Indonesia
Poem Title: Letter for Mother of Earth

Winner of an an Apple iPod Shuffle and $250 USD donated on his behalf to a charity of his choice.

Vincentius has chosen the Save the Children Organization to receive the donation of $250 USD in his honor.

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need around the world.

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4^th Place Winner / *Honorable Mention

Name: Sarah Akl, Age: 20, Country: Egypt
Poem Title: I am the change
Winner of an an Apple iPod Shuffle.

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To read all of the winning poems, please visit: http://blog.metrostarsystems.com/global-citizenship/x-life-games-who-am-i-poetry-contest/winning-poems/

Judges

X-Life Games sends a special thank you to our VIP Judges who helped decide the finalists.

• Dr. Craig Zelizer (of The Peace and Collaborative Development Network & Georgetown University)

• Dr. J. P. Singh (Georgetown University)

• Katherine Townsend (Office of the Senior Advisor for Innovation, Department of State)

• Ali Reza Manouchehri (CEO, MetroStar Systems)