FW: MLK Essay Contest, for four scholarships for youth to help with college, deadline jan. 5

 

 

please see below, each year four of our dcf youth have received scholarships from winning the essay  contest from hope worldwide. no youth sent in essays yet this year. please find youth to apply before deadline, as if t hey apply four will win!! saf

 

can you please email me back to let me know you will find some youth to apply and help them get essays in by jan. 5, thank you!! saf

 

especially areas who hope worldwide group helped at the holidays should apply and help youth to do essays fast,! ie framingham, haverhill, lawrence, brockton, but all are welcome to apply saf, we need to act fast

 

please email me to let me know you got this and will get some essays by youth in by jan. 5 deadline, a shame to miss out on these wonderful scholarhips. saf

 

winners must go to the event on jan. 16 at lawrence high school to get their donated prize check.

 

saf

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

January 16, 2011

Contest for Educational Scholarship

How Can I Serve?

Four educational scholarships will be awarded ($1500, $1000, and 2 for $750) at the HOPE worldwide MLK Day celebration on January 16th, to defray the cost of fees and books to three young men or women who will attend (or who are already attending) school after high school graduation.

Eligibility requirements: (1) You must be a senior in high school with plans on attending school upon graduation; or, (2) You must already be attending a post-high school training program or college at the present time; (3) You must be presently served by the Massachusetts DCF; and, (4) you must not be a past winner. You must be present on January 16th to receive your prize, at Lawrence High School in Lawrence, MA.

Directions:

 Write a one page essay, 3 or 4 paragraphs long. The essay should be about serving others—our school mates, our family, or our community. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lived a life of service and emphasized that serving is a key to a happy, successful, and meaningful life. Please read the attached speech by Dr. King to see what he thought about being great and serving before writing your essay.

 Submit your typed essay, along with your name, address and telephone # (or address and phone # of your area DCF office) by January 5th by mailing it to HOPE worldwide, c/o D. Drake, 109 Dudley Road, Billerica, MA 01821. You may also submit your essay electronically at hopeessay@yahoo.com. All Essays will be judged by a committee and you will be notified by phone or mail if you have won by the week of January 10, 2010. Scholarships will be awarded on Saturday, January 16th during the MLK Day Celebration sponsored by HOPE worldwide and the Boston Church of Christ. While there are only four scholarships to be awarded, everyone who enters the contest will receive a prize.

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From: Deborah Drake [mailto:qwdrake@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:53 AM
To: Caruso, Saf; Banks, Michelle (DCF)
Subject: MLK Essay Contest

Hi Saf and Michelle,

 

I have the check for the $500 scholarship we awarded last weekend, made out to DCF Kids Fund. I would like to deliver it to you personally, because I have something I would like to give Michelle at the same time. Would it be convenient for you if I dropped by your office today or tomorrow?

 

Also, I'm not sure what happened with the essay contest this year for MLK,  but we have not received any essays. Usually, by this time, we have received about a dozen. I am attaching the entry form again, with an extended deadline, and hoping it would be possible to get it out to the area offices. I mentioned it at the party to the new director in Haverhill, and she didn't seem to know about it. If there is anything I can do to get the word out, please let me know.

 

Thank you both so much for all the work you do on behalf of the teens.

 

Debbie

 

 

Deborah Drake

Region Director

HOPE worldwide - Boston Chapter

781-820-5060