Rob Kark of Carrboro was announced as the winner of the Village Project CarFree Day Haiku Contest.
Kark, who won in the Best Overall Haiku category, received the contest’s grand prize of a refurbished bike, courtesy of the ReCYCLEry. Judges selected Kark’s haiku from the 152 entries that were submitted.
Category winners were, for Most Humorous: Rachel Hirsh; Most Persuasive: Paul and Janet Johnston; Best Rant: Emily Buehler; Most Inspirational: Sherry Corbett; and Most Sensory: Kit FitzSimmons. They will each receive $25 gift cards provided by Weaver Street Market and the Chapel Hill Restaurant Group.