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SUMMARY:VFW Patriot Essay Contest
DESCRIPTION:6 Sept\, Kick-off\, 2016 VFW Essay Contest: Deadline 1 Nov. Themes: Voice of Democracy "My Responsibility to America & Patriot's Pen "The America I Believe In" http://www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen/\n\nEach year more than 132\,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW's Patriot's Pen youth essay contest. The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $54\,500\, with each first-place state winner receiving a minimum of $500 at the national level. The national first-place winner wins $5\,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington\, D.C. \n\nThe essay contest encourages young minds to examine America's history\, along with their own experiences in modern American society\, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay\, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:6 Sept\, Kick-off\, 2016 VFW Essay Contest: Deadline 1 Nov. Themes: Voice of Democracy &ldquo\;My Responsibility to America &amp\; Patriot&#39\;s Pen &ldquo\;The America I Believe In&rdquo\; <a href="http://www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen/">http://www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen/</a>\n\n<p><span>Each year more than 132\,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW&rsquo\;s Patriot&rsquo\;s Pen youth essay contest.&nbsp\;The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $54\,500\, with each first-place state winner receiving a minimum of $500 at the national level. The national first-place winner wins $5\,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington\, D.C.</span><span>&nbsp\;</span></p>\n\n<p><span>The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America&rsquo\;s history\, along with their own experiences in modern American society\, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay\, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief.</span></p>\n
LOCATION:Hastings Public and Home Based School students\, grades 6 - 8
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URL:https://business.visithastingsmn.org/events/details/vfw-patriot-essay-contest-09-06-2016-117338
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