Valerija’s work proves fruitful

Artwork by 11-year-old Valerija Podberiozkina from Spalding has been selected from hundreds of submissions to a recent children’s drawing competition, and is being used in 101 local shops, to promote Lincolnshire Co-op’s free fruit scheme.

The scheme allows children that are linked to an adult member’s account to pick up either a Gala apple, banana, or orange for free on each day during selected school holidays.

It will run until Saturday, September 5.

Valerija’s design will be included on a host of material.

To celebrate her achievement, she was invited into Wygate Park Food Store in Spalding, to see her design in place and receive a prize.

Valerija said: “I was so surprised and happy when I found out that I had won, and seeing my drawings in the shop is amazing!

“I love to ride my bike or walk to the shop, and being able to pick up a piece of yummy fruit for free when you get there makes it even better.”

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