The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is accepting submissions for its 30th Annual Photo Contest. Amateur photographers and students are invited to submit their best photos for a chance to win a recognition award and cash prizes –and the opportunity to have their work permanently displayed in the Center’s renowned Tiffen Gallery for the enjoyment of residents, staff and visitors.
Nearly 1000 submissions are received each year from across the globe and are judged by a panel of professional photographers for clarity, composition, subject matter and suitability for display at the Center.
Grand Prize, Honorable Mentions, as well as a Best-in-Show winner will be awarded in 12 categories: Landscapes,Travel, People, Pets, Children, Wildlife, Nature, Still Life, Student, Altered/Enhanced, Long Island/ New York and Action/ Sports. Gurwin residents and staff also weigh-in on their favorites for a “Resident/ Staff Selection” winner. Photos not selected for a prize award are repurposed as reminiscence aids, for visual stimulation and art therapy, providing a source of comfort and inspiration, specifically for residents in the Center’s Memory Care Unit and Adult Day Care Programs, making each photo submission a “winner.”
Contestants may submit up to seven color or black and white photographs at a fee of $5 per photo. Entry forms are available for download at bit.ly/PhotoContest2023, via email at info@gurwin.org or by calling the Gurwin Public Relations office at (631) 715-2757. Printed 8”x 10” or 8”x 12” photos must be accompanied by a completed entry form noting credit card payment information or with a check payable to Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and sent to Gurwin Center at 68 Hauppauge Rd., Commack, NY 11725, attention: Gurwin Photo Contest. Deadline for submissions is April 15, 2023.
Photos not selected for a prize award are repurposed as reminiscence aids, for visual stimulation and art therapy, providing a source of comfort and inspiration, specifically for residents in the Center’s Memory Care Unit and Adult Day Care Programs, making each photo submission a “winner.”
One of Long Island’s premier photo competitions, the Gurwin Photo Contest is made possible each year by long-time sponsor The Tiffen Company, in memory of Helen and Nat Tiffen, the company’s founder and former Gurwin resident. Based in Hauppauge, NY, The Tiffen Company is a leading manufacturer of glass filters and other fine products for digital, still, video, motion pictures and television.
About Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center:
The Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 460-bed nursing care facility in Commack, Long Island, part of the Gurwin Healthcare System, a renowned healthcare provider offering a full continuum of healthcare and senior living services for frail, elderly and medically complex older adults. Named by Newsweek Magazine as one of America’s Best Nursing Homes, the Center has also received multiple “Best of Long Island Awards” for its nursing home, rehabilitation center, adult day care programs, home health aides and assisted living community. Services include skilled nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy, memory care, advanced care, ventilator and respiratory care, on-site dialysis, and palliative and hospice care, as well as both medical and social adult day programs. The 36-acre Life Plan Community campus is also home to Gurwin Jewish~ Fay J. Lindner Residences assisted living community, and Fountaingate Gardens, a new 129-apartment independent living community. Learn more about life at Gurwin at www.gurwin.org, on Facebook (bit.ly/GurwinNursingRehab) and on Twitter (@GurwinJewish).
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