TOYOTA INSPIRES DREAMERS
If the saying "Dreamers are the saviours of the world" rings true, then one of the 15 Toyota Dream Car Art Contest winners will grow to be the protectors of our world. These 15 dreamers from around the country aged between 5 and 15 were treated like royalty at the awards ceremony held at the Toyota museum in Johannesburg on 22 April 2016. The Toyota Dream Car Art Contest is a platform for Toyota to engage with children in South Africa and around the world through a national and an international contest. "This year we celebrate the 10th year of this competition. It has grown from strength to strength, proven by both the number as well as the quality of entries.
talent we have seen through this competition is remarkable," says Nicole Ruiters, Senior Manager Sponsorships and Promotions at Toyota South Africa Motors. The contest is held annually, with Toyota affiliates around the world conducting a national competition in three age categories namely: under 8 years old, 8 to 11 years old and 12 to 15 years old. The top five contestants win prizes on a national level and the top three are subsequently entered into the international competition which is judged in Japan with Akio Toyoda, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation as the head of the judging jury.
Over the past four years, four South African children have been finalists in the international competition held in Japan. This year, entry forms were sent to over This competition is popular with the chil- 200 schools around South Africa as well dren of South Africa and is very dear to as all Toyota dealerships with the manour hearts as it inspires the minds of chil- date to mobilise their communities to dren and allows adults to see the world enter the competition. from a different angle. The amount of