Patriot's Pen

Jackson area junior high school students are invited to participate in the VFW's 'Patriot's Pen' essay competition. Interested students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades should prepare a typed 300-400 word essay on this year's theme 'When is the Right Time to Honor Our Military Heroes?' Essays from Jackson area students are due to VFW Post 823 no later than November 1, 2009. For further entry information, including an entry application, please visit the VFW's national web site.

Winners from the local VFW Post 823 competition are then eligible to compete at the District level. The competition extends to the state and national levels with the national winner receiving a savings bond for $10,000. A total of $91,000 in savings bonds will be awarded at the national level. Winners at the state level also receive and all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C. as a part of the national competition.

Essays should be sent to the following address to be delivered on or before November 1, 2009:

Donald L. Wheeler Jr. Post 823
Veterans of Foreign Wars
P.O. Box 316
Michigan Center, MI 49254

The contacts for this competition are Post 823 Patriot's Pen/VoD chair Dann Todd and Post 823 Auxiliary President Shelly Todd. Both may be reached at 517-764-7821.

UPDATE:

You can now download the Patriot's Pen student entry application that includes the VFW 823 contact information from this location. Caution, this is a 4Mb file.