That was the question asked by the VFW Patriot's Pen Essay Contest. This nation-wide writing contest posed that question to 6th through 8th graders. Three St. Robert students were named essay.
Patriot's Pen Essay Contest - VFW Lilac Post 5815.
Commander Kalal, President of the Essay Contests Mr. Sherwood and VFW Secretary Janet Merrick were at Fairport Harding High School to present awards. The theme for this year's contest was: America's Gift to My Generation. There were just over 70 essays submitted from grades 6-8 from just Fairport Harding Jr. High to the local VFW Post 7754. Mrs. Merrick shared the great news that 8th grader.VFW Community Achievements. The VFW takes great pride in its history of service to its communities both stateside and abroad. Annually, VFW and Auxiliary members donate nearly nine million hours to community service projects, relief efforts and local VA facilities each year. 1915 VFW Post 2100 helped sponsor a Boy Scout troop in Everett, Washington. 1916 First national VFW essay contest held.Our local VFW offers an annual oratory contest for high school students (Voice of Democracy) and a written essay one for middle schoolers (Patriot’s Pen). This year’s middle school contest theme.
VFW Post 626 in Bellaire, Ohio, donated 50 brand-new U.S. flags to the village of Bellaire to display on Memorial Day weekend. VFW Post 626 Commander Tom Collette said that earlier this year, he was asked by Bellaire Councilwoman Nikki Liberatore if the Post was willing to donate 50 U.S. flags to display in downtown Bellaire during holidays, such as Memorial Day and Independence Day.This essay contest is open to high school students in grades 9-12. While the Youth Essay and Patriot’s Pen competition requires a written essay, the Voice of Democracy competition requires the submission of an audio essay. This year’s topic was, “My Vision for America”. Olivia is a 10 th grade student at Edmonds-Woodway High School.
