There will be one week exhibition of all the Direct Action entries at Guild Hall at 158 Main Street in East Hampton from June 21 to June 27, 2008. Call (631) 324-8906 or visit www.guildhall.org

Beautifully drawn, extensively researched, and offering solutions, the judges felt that Joanna Tschertschenthaler's entry (above) was deserving of first place even though it will have to be edited in order to fit into a 30 second PSA. Below are three representative frames from Joanna's storyboard. Joanna is a senior at East Hampton HS. She plans to study architecture in college.

Riverhead High School's Meghan Davis, turned in this entry which earned her the second place prize. Meghan's piece was well thought out, carefully executed, informative and challenges the viewer to make choices about the environment. She will also be invited to work on the production of her PSA.

Also from Riverhead High School, this entry was created by Heather Rause. It addresses the growing problem of discarded containers winding up in landfills. A clever script earned Heather a third place tie with Justin Friedman of Southampton. Both Heather and Meghan (2nd Place) are from Mr. Jester's classes which turned in 11 entries, the most of any school.

Southampton HS racks up a tie for third place with this entry by Justin Friedman. Justin's entry deals with individuals having to realize that they must be good stewards of their environment.

Skip Norsic, President of Emil Norsic & Son, along with Kevin O'Connor, President and CEO of Bridgehampton National Bank and Jennifer Friebly, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Hampton Jitney were interviewed by WLNG's Dan Duprey about their sponsorship of the Direct Action competition. The interview took place at the Sag Harbor studios of the popular, East End "Oldies" station at 92.1 FM. The interview was taped and portions can be seen on Plum TV's, This Week In The Hamptons.

L to R: Jennifer Friebly (Hampton Jitney), Keven O'Connor (Bridgehampton National Bank) Host, Steve Harper of WBEA (FM - 101.7) and Skip Norsic (Emil Norsic & Son)

Jerry Della Femina: Advertising Executive, Best-selling Author, Restaurateur, Columnist for The Independent.

Bob De Luca: President of Group for the East End, Environmentalist, Educator.

Tracy Mitchell: General Manager of Plum TV - Hamptons, Commercial Television Producer.

Eileen Gerle: Director of Education for Atlantis Marine World Aquarium, Marine Scientist, Educator, Naturalist.

Patricia A. Snyder: Executive Director - East End Arts Council, Educator, Board Member - Riverhead Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair - Suffolk County Citizens' Art Advisory Board.

Rebecca Cooper: Owner and Curator of The Gallery-Sag Harbor