Students in our local area have the opportunity to compete in the 54th annual audio essay contest and win valuable scholarships and awards.
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Commander Gary Redman of VFW Post #2172 announces the start of this year’s Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary “Voice of Democracy Scholarship Contest.”
Students in our local area have the opportunity to compete in the 54th annual audio essay contest and win valuable scholarships and awards. According to the local VFW Post Commander, the students achieve much more when they participate in “Voice of Democracy.”
Additional benefits for students include: increased self-confidence and poise, experience in polishing communication skills, and the opportunity for self-expression. Students that advance to become their state’s first place winner are given the opportunity to expand their knowledge of our nation’s capital city during a full four-day tour of Washington, D.C., plus the chance to meet and befriend students from every state.
During the many years that the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary have been involved with Voice of Democracy, more than seven million high school students have participated. Interested students need only write and then record a three to five minute audio/essay while expressing their view of the patriotic theme “What Price Freedom?”
All state winners receive at least a $1,000 National Scholarship, but could win the $25,000 first place award. A total of $139,500 in National Scholarships are awarded to student national finalists. The deadline date for student entry is Nov. 1.
Commander Redman said, “Young people who participate in the contest benefit by gaining a better understanding of their country, their freedoms and their obligation to America.
For further information, call Auxiliary President Pauline Redman at 660-663-2274.