2020 VFW Essay Contests
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Mid-County Post 5547 and the Auxiliary are pleased to announce the 2020-2021 Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen Patriotic Essay Contests.
The Voice of Democracy contest is an Audio/Essay Program for students in grades 9-12. Students compete by writing and recording a broadcast script on an annual patriotic theme. This year's theme is "Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?”.
Prizes and scholarships are awarded at the local (three places, up to $125 for first place and advancement to districts), district, state and national level. The state winner receives an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC and his/her portion of $154,000 in national rewards. The top scholarship is $30,000.
The Patriot's Pen essay contest is open to students in grades 6-8. This year's theme is “What is Patriotism to Me?”.
Prizes are awarded at the local (three places, up to $100 for first place and advancement to districts), district, state and national level. The first place award is currently $5,000 plus an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC for the winner and a parent or guardian.
Deadline for submitting entries to the local Post for both contests is October 31, 2020.
For more information on the contests, please contact Donna Rae Crownover at 402-269-5522 or donna.