Description:
This is the first year the East Villagers Non-Profit Community is
offering a chance for young service scholars within the local
community to express their passion for community service through essay
writing and art. Our goal is to promote a spirit of volunteerism among
the younger generation around the world. Winners from Northern
California will be invited to read their essays at the annual Service
Scholar Award Celebration hosted by the Ping & Amy Chao Family
Foundation. Students must complete 5 hours of community service and
fill out the Service Requirement Form to provide proof. All students
enrolled in schools Kindergarten through High School in the United
States and Canada are eligible to apply.
Choose one of the following prompts to write an essay:
Prompt 1: Please share a volunteer experience and its impact on your
life.
Prompt 2: Why is community service important in your life?
Prompt 3: Share about an experience when someone helped you and how it
impacted your life.
Poster Theme: Having Fun, Helping Others
Community Service Requirement: All applicants must complete 5 hours of
community service and show proof of service to quality for the
contest.
Contest Deadline: May 31, 5:00pm P.S.T.
High School (1000 – 1500 words)
Middle School (500 – 750 words)
KG – Grade 5 Poster Contest (Maximum Size 16? x 20?)
Awards
High School (9-12th Grade)
1st Place $500, 2nd Place $350, 3rd Place $150
Middle School (6-8th Grade)
1st Place $300, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $75
Elementary School (KG – 5th Grade)
1st Place $100, 2nd Place $75, 3rd Place $50
Submission Instructions
1. Essay entries or Photo/Scan of Poster should be emailed to
eastvillagers@gmail.com and posted as a blog entry on
www.eastvillagers.org.
2. Each participant needs to submit an electronic copy.
3. Contest Entry Form & Service Requirement Form, and Original copies
can be mailed to 800 High Street, Suite 408, Palo Alto, CA 94301 or
faxed to (650) 323-2179.
Please email eastvillagers@gmail.com or call (650) 924-1104 for more
information.
Applicable Majors:
All Fields of Study Website
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