The twenty-five Regional Finalists in this year’s Doogle 4 Google contest were selected from among 73 of the best drawings submitted to Google Canada by four distinguished judges that included Janet Carding, Director & CEO of the ROM Chris Hadfield, astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station Ann Makosinski, Google Science Fair Winner 2013 and Karine Vanasse, actor. The winner and four finalists were congratulated by the Honorable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario who attended this morning’s event. The winning design is featured in the ROM’s new Doodle 4 Google exhibition that runs until April 27 in the Museum’s Weston Family Wing, Level 2, and will be seen by millions as the exclusive design on Google Canada’s homepage on February 26, 2014.įollowing thousands of submissions, and nearly 200,000 votes, Ontario’s Cindy Tang, age 17 has been named the winner of the first ever Doodle 4 Google Canada competition for her illustration of an underwater sea telescope.Ĭhris O’Neill, Managing Director of Google Canada, presented the National Winner with a $10,000 university or college scholarship to be used at the school of his or her choice along with a $10,000 contribution to the National Winner’s school at an awards event held at the ROM this morning. Open for the first time in Canada, this national competition challenged Canadian students from kindergarten to Grade 12, to redesign the famous Google logo using the theme “If I could invent anything, I would invent. (Toronto, Ontario - February 25, 2014) The Royal Ontario Museum unveiled today a new exhibition featuring the drawings of the top 73 regional finalists from across Canada from this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest. ROM Exhibition Features Canadian Winners of Doodle 4 Google Contest

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