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Fallbrook VFW offers patriotic essay contests to students

FALLBROOK— Fallbrook VFW Post 1924 has two programs which encourage student participation and they are now taking entries. Voice of Democracy is open to students in grades 9 to 12 who are enrolled in a Fallbrook public, private, parochial high school, or home study program. This year’s theme is “Does My Generation Have a Role in America’s Future?”

Patriot’s Pen is open to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students and this year’s theme is “Does Patriotism Still Matter?” The deadline is Nov. 1 for both contests, with entries to be submitted to Post 1924 at 1175 Old Stage Road, Fallbrook, 92028.

Awards begin on the local level with first place at $500, second place at $300, and third place at $200. Prizes are then offered at district, state, and national levels. State winners receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to tour the city, meet the nation’s leaders, be honored by the VFW and receive a portion in national awards with the top scholarship being $30,000.

Entry forms, rules, and additional information can be found at

http://www.vfw.org or call Fallbrook VFW at (760) 728-8784.

 

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