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Sundar Pichai Surprises Winner of Doodle for Google Contest with a Video Call By Dan Cancian
Sundar Pichai (L) surprises the winner of Doodle for Google contest, Milo Golding (R), with a video call. (Twitter/@sundarpichai)
THE JUNE 15TH GOOGLE DOODLE celebrates Milo Golding, the U.S. 2021 Doodle for Google contest winner. A special temporary alteration to its homepage logo that commemorates holidays, events, achievements and historical figures, the Google Doodle is traditionally reserved for famous people and events. In a break from tradition, however, on June 15 the Doodle celebrated a Kentucky-based 11th grader. On Monday, June 14th, Golding was announced as the winner of the 13th annual Doodle for Google competition on NBC's Today show after his artwork was selected as the winner out of 54 state and territory winners. An annual art contest open to students in grades K-12, Doodle for Google encourages
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students to create their own Doodle for the chance to have it featured on Google.com. The winner also receives scholarships and tech packages for their school. In Golding's case, he secured a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology package for his school after winning the contest. The Golding Doodle features a mixed-race kid kneeling in the act to hand a younger child a balloon, while fixing the scarf around the latter's neck. Two young kids can be seen in the background, one looking above the wall the Google logo is set against, while the other is spreading his arms and facing the screen with his back. Speaking to Google, Golding said his artwork symbolized the strength of having hope, a lesson he learned from his late father. He wanted his
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