Heather Slocum, 9, of Jim Thorpe was selected as the second grade winner for the PPL Bright Ideas Energy Efficiency poster contest. Slocum's entry was selected as a winner out of nearly 3,000 entries and was the only winning poster from Carbon County.

In the center of her poster, Slocum drew a globe with kids holding hands. "Save our planet together," she wrote on the poster. Surrounding the globe, she drew many pictures to show how to conserve energy."I wanted to draw a lot of pictures to give more information and examples," said Slocum.She drew energy saving activities such as riding a bike instead of driving, planting a tree for shade and windmills generating clean electricity, among others.Slocum used crayons and markers to draw many pictures to properly display her "bright idea."She received a $200 savings bond and a congratulatory plaque. Her poster will also be displayed in a traveling art exhibit.Slocum, who will be a third grade student at L. B. Morris Elementary in the fall, has also won art awards at school.Visit

http://www.pplelectric.com/brightideas to see Slocum's poster.