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 Whether
you're a student, teacher, parent, grandparent
or guardian, we invite you to participate in
our three wonderful national programs offered
locally by Middletown Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 1170 and Ladies Auxiliary.
The programs are designed to offer the students an opportunity to develop needed
educational skills while participating in worthwhile patriotic programs. In fact,
the programs have been adopted by many local educators as part of their annual
classroom curriculum.
We hope that you will participate, and good luck to all! If you have any questions,
or desire additional information, fill out the handy online form (below), and
we'll be sure to get your questions answered.
Billy
and Nancy Garwood
Program
Chairpersons
Voice of
Democracy
Patriotic
Audio Essay Program
(Grades 9 thru 12)
The
2007-2008 theme is: "My
Role in Honoring America's Veterans"
Deadline for entries
is Nov. 1, 2007.
Created in 1947, the Voice of Democracy (VOD)
scholarship program is an audio-essay contest
for high school students in grades 9-12 that
annually provides more than $3 million in scholarships.
The first-place winner, who competes with all
the first-place VFW Department winners, receives
a $30,000 scholarship that is paid directly to
the recipient’s American university, college
or vocational/technical school.
Besides competing for the top scholarship prize, as well as other national
scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $16,000, each Department's first-place
winner receives an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by
Target.
The VOD program is endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School
Principals' contest
criteria and is designed to foster patriotism by allowing students
the opportunity to voice their opinion in a three to five minute essay based
on an annual theme.
How to Enter:
Students can enter by submitting the required entry form, along with their
essay and recording to a local VFW Post (Middletown, KY). You may also call
the VFW National Programs office during normal business hours at 816-968-1117. Further
directions are listed on the entry form, or call Middletown VFW Post and ask
for Post Commander Jim MacDonald.
Patriot's
Pen
Patriotic
Written Essay Program
(Grades 6 thru 8)
The
2007-2008 theme is: "Why
I Am An American Patriot"
Deadline for entries
is Nov. 1, 2007.
Patriot's Pen, a youth-essay writing contest
endorsed by the National Association of Secondary
School Principals' contest
criteria, is a nationwide competition
that gives students in grades 6,7 and 8 the opportunity
to write essays expressing their views on democracy.
Annually, more than 115,000 students participate
in the contest.
Contestants write a 300-400 word essay based on an annual patriotic theme.
The first-place winner receives a $10,000 savings bond and an all-expense-paid
trip to Washington D.C. The top national winners each receive a savings bond
anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000.
For more information contact Middletown VFW Post 1170 at 254-8773 and ask for
the Post Commander.
Student Information:
Students can enter by submitting the required entry form, along with their
essay, to Middletown VFW Post.. You may also call the VFW National Programs
office during normal business hours at 816-968-1117. Mail entry form and essay
to the local VFW post. Further directions are listed on the entry form.
Patriotic
Art Scholarships
Sponsored
by Ladies Auxiliary VFW
(Grades
9 thru 12)
Deadline
for entries is March 29, 2008
Annually, the Ladies Auxiliary sponsors a Patriotic Art contest for students
in grades 9 thru 12. The Middletown VFW Ladies Auxiliary participates locally
in this worthy program, and would like to invite you to submit your artwork.
In addition to local level and state awards, your artwork could be advanced
to the national level and compete for these scholarship prizes!
$10,000.........................................First-Place
Scholarship
$ 5,000....................................Second-Place Scholarship
$ 2,500........................................Third-Place Scholarship
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