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Honor Your Heroes!
Virginia Student Essay
Scholarship Contest
Virginians for Integrity in Government (VIG), a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit, announces a 2015
My Political Hero Essay
Contest
for high school students. David Bailey, a veteran
lobbyist and member of the Board of VIG developed the
contest to challenge and encourage Virginia high school
students to pay tribute to their living political heroes and
heroines.The winner of the contest will receive a $2,000
post-secondary scholarship.VIG will also award $1,000
scholarships.The essays will be printed in
Virginia Capitol
Connections Quarterly Magazine
.
The “heroes” can be elected officials, teachers, relatives, or
any other citizens.They must be living Virginia residents.
VIG seeks to shed a more positive light on political figures
and activists–the same light that is often reserved for
scandal. Many political heroes and excellent public servants
work in state legislatures, schools, neighborhoods, and
ordinary households.The
My Political Hero
essay
contest provides an avenue in which to recognize living
influential persons.
Sponsored by
Virginians for
Integrity in
Government
1.
All materials submitted become the property of
VIG
, and cannot
be returned.
2.
Entries must be original and previously unpublished.
3.
This contest is open to residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia
only. Entrants must be currently enrolled as high school students
in Virginia public schools, Virginia private schools or Virginia home
schools.
4.
The “heroes” of the essays may be women or men. They
must be Virginians—that is, they must have been born in Virginia, or
currently reside in Virginia, or have given significant public service to
the Commonwealth of Virginia. They must be living as of the date the
essay is submitted.
5.
Essays must be typed and submitted via email
to
mypoliticalhero@capitolsquare.comor by mail to
VIG Essays
1001 East Broad Street • Suite 215 • Richmond, VA 23219
. They must be
no longer than 800 words in length. They must be clearly labeled with
the entrant’s name, school, and home address.
6.
All entries must be
received by May 1.
7.
Entries will be judged equally on the basis of
All entries must be received by May 1.
merit by a selection committee that will look for: Originality • Clear
reasoning • Good writing. The decisions of the judges are final.
8.
VIG
has the right to edit and publish entries as the editors of
Virginia Capitol
Connections Quarterly Magazine
deem fit both in print and on the Web.
9.
The winner, and his or her parent or legal guardian, agree to the use of
the winner’s name, and entries in any form for publicity or trade purposes
byVIG, without additional compensation.
10.
There are no substitutions
of prizes offered.
11.
Winner will be announced in a future issue of
Virginia Capitol Connections Quarterly Magazine
.
12.
The winner will be
notified by mail and announced no later than June1st.
13.
The first prize
is $2,000 to be sent to a post-secondary school or college of the winner’s
choice, upon his or her admission to that school.An unspecified number
of runners up will be selected from the entries.
Contest Rules
Renae Mitchell Chamber attorney, Raquel Lyons Chamber attorney,Elle Lyons,
Marty Hall President Twin County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Erin Dehart
Bland County Commonwealth Attorney, Senator Ben Chafin and Delegate Buddy
Fowler at the 2014 Poor Mans Dinner–Galax Old Time Fiddlers Convention. This
years dinner will be on Aug. 8, 2015. Call 276.236.2184 for information.
As the local ambassadors for pickle ball in Richmond and
Chesterfield, we enjoyed Charlie Todd’s article last quarter, entitled
“Pickle Ball and Politics.” Although quite funny, what he says is
largely the truth. However, I will add one more thing. Pickle Ball is
a team building experience. We would love to set up a demonstration
and encourage Republicans, Democrats and Independents to play this
game while working on some issues they have in common. Just let us
know when and where…we will be there.
Poor Mans Dinner
Pickle Ball
Dave and Linda Scott, USA Pickleball Ambassadors for
Chesterfield/Richmond, District Ambassadors for the Mid-Atlantic
States,
www.GreaterRichmondPickleball.com . VV