How The Button Come to Life
Support the Labor Day Weekend Festivities
Design Theme
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Create a design that celebrates and supports the spirit of Labor Day parade them "Back to our Roots"
Create
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Use the space below or create your own 4" circle (note: actual button size will be slightly smaller).
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Black & White ONLY – color will be added later by the talented folks at the Northfield Senior Center.
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NO LETTERING – let your art speak for itself!
Submit
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Mail To:
Northfield Observances
PO Box 81
Northfield Falls, VT 05664 -
Drop Off:
Brown Public Library
Recognition
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Cash Prize Awarded to the winning artist
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Winning design will be featured on official Labor Day materials
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Recognition by the Northfield Observances Committee
Who Can Enter
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Open to all children of Northfield and Roxbury
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No limit on number of entries per person!
Get creative and help us celebrate our community's traditions in style!
Winning entry will then be turned into color button for sale during our 3 day event.
2025 Contest Winner
Boden Bain
It wasn’t an easy vote—so many creative entries to choose from! But in the end, the top design came from 13-year-old Boden Bain, who’s heading into 8th grade at Northfield.
What inspired Boden’s winning design?
“It’s all about America,” he said. “The 50 stars stand for the 50 states.” A tree below the starfield ties into this year’s theme, “Back to Our Roots,” and several small figures represent “the people in our community.”
The project was part of an art class assignment, and his teacher encouraged him to enter. When committee member Diane McKain called to share the news, she told him, “We got a lot of entries and yours was voted the best one.”
Boden’s reaction? “I was excited! Bouncing off the walls,” he said. His mom, Charlene Walko, tried to call him but couldn’t reach him—so she told his dad, who delivered the big news.
Charlene’s take? “Oh, yes, I was excited!”
When he’s not creating art, Boden enjoys PE class, basketball, dodgeball—and hopes to play soccer this year. As for the future? “Whatever makes me happy. Maybe an astronaut,” he says with a grin.
Want a piece of Boden’s artwork? His design will be featured on this year’s commemorative button, available during Northfield’s 3-day Labor Day weekend celebration — Saturday, Sunday, and Labor Day Monday.
Don’t miss it!
