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VFW offers audio essay contest for scholarship
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Published: September 29, 2008
Commander Jimmy Aldridge of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2031 and its Ladies Auxiliary at 139 Jordan Lane, Statesville, announced the kick-off of this year's VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary "Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition."
Students in grades 9-12 have the opportunity to compete in the annual audio essay competition. Prizes and scholarships are awarded at the local, district, state and national level. Department (State) winners receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. in April to tour the city, meet our nation's leaders, be honored by the VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary and receive their portion of $148,000 in national awards, the top scholarship being $30,000.
Students begin by competing at the local post level. Deadline for entries at the post is Nov. 1, 2008. Post winners advance to district. District winners compete in the state competition.
During the nearly 60 years that the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary have been involved with the Voice of Democracy, more than 7 million high school students have participated. Students compete by writing and then recording a three-to-five minute audio/essay expressing their views on this year's patriotic theme "Service and Sacrifice by America's Veterans Benefit Today's Youth by…"
All state winners receive at least a $1,000 National Scholarship but any one of them could win the $30,000.00 first place award. A total of $148,000 in National Scholarships will be awarded to National finalists in addition to the scholarships and awards given at the preliminary levels of competition.
Interested students and teachers can visit the VFW web-site at WWW.VFW.org under programs for additional information and applications or contact the Ladies Auxiliary Chairwomen: Shirley Bleasdale 704-873-1668 or Bette Weese 704-528-1737.
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