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March for the Dream Essay Contest

The Eureka Branch of the NAACP invites students to submit entries for its 2016 Unity Essay Contest. Students may enter by writing a one-page essay based on the theme “March for the Dream.” The Eureka Branch of the NAACP’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration commemorates the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. and his ideals for peace and unity. Essays will be judged in one of two age groups: 8-13 year olds and 14-18 year olds. Winners from each age group will win $100 and be invited to read their essay during the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on at the Adorni Center.

Eligibility:
Open to all Humboldt County students.

Essay subject: March for the Dream

Prizes:
A check for $100 and an invitation to read the essay on at the Martin Luther King Celebration.

Rules:
The essay must be the student’s own work. The essay must be no longer than one page, double-spaced, in 12-point Arial font.

Each essay must include the student’s name, grade, school and contact information (phone number).

E-mail essays by to: 
NAACP Vice President, Liz Smith

For more information, go to: EurekaNAACP.org.

Thank you in advance for your assistance. Dr. King once said, "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." That is the goal - intelligence plus character.

Lorna L. Bryant
Eureka NAACP