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THE PRIZES:
STUDENTS:
SCHOOLS:
POSTERS:
CONTEST RULES:
LAST YEAR'S WINNING ESSAYS:
For more information
about the Essay on Life Contest, contact:
Priests for Life Canada
at:
toll free: 1-888-300-2007
Ottawa are: (613) 834-2226
Fax: (613) 834-2226
or E-mail:
essay@priestsforlifecanada.com
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Students:
If you are a student in grade 9 through
high school,
write
a Pro-life Essay of up to 1,500 words in length
on one of the following four topics:
CHASTITY
EUTHANASIA
STERILIZATION
CONTRACEPTION
STEM CELL RESEARCH
PORNOGRAPHY
Winning Prizes
1st Place: $500.00 to the writer and $500 to the writer’s
school*
2nd Place: $250.00 to the writer and $250 to the writer’s school*
3rd Place: $100.00 to the writer and $100 to the writer’s school*
All contestants will receive a “Precious Feet” Lapel Pin.
* Entries from
home-schooled students who are at the same grade level are also accepted
in which
case the winner
may designate the recipient’s home-schooling association.
Contest
Rules
Eligibility: Students must be attending a public,
Catholic, or parochial school, or participating in a
school-recognized correspondence program*. Students must be in
grades nine through high school at the contest deadline.
*Entries from home-schooled students who are at the same grade
level are also accepted in which case the winner may designate the
recipient’s home-schooling association.
Deadline: The postmark deadline for contestants of the
2007-2008 Essay on Life Contest is June 30, 2008. Winners will be
notified by October 1, 2008. Entries are accepted anytime up to
the deadline. Priests for Life Canada and/or its agents will be
the sole judges of winning entries.
Essay: Your name and your school’s name must not appear
anywhere in the essay. This information must be provided on a
separate sheet of paper stapled to the essay.
Your essay should be well-organized, well-reasoned, and no more
than 1,500 words. Points will be deducted from essays exceeding
the 1,500-word limit (citations and bibliographies are not
included in the 1,500-word count). The essay can be written in
English or French. To qualify, essays must be chosen from the
above-listed topics.
Criteria: Judges will select winning essays based on
focus, organization, originality, and style.
Previous first-place
winners and immediate relatives of directors or staff of Priests
for Life Canada are not eligible to participate.
Where to submit your essay:
E-mail to:
essay@priestsforlifecanada.com
or mail to
Priests for Life Canada
Essay on Life
P.O. Box 43
Cumberland, ON K4C 1E5
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Submit your essay by June
30, 2008 to:
Priests for Life Canada
P.O. Box 43
Cumberland, Ontario K4C 1E5
or e-mail your essay to:
essay@priestsforlifecanada.com
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SCHOOLS:
The winner's school gets a cash prize
equal to the winner's prize.
Registering for the contest: It is not
necessary to register your school for the contest but we would
appreciate knowing if you will be participating. Students do not need to
register for the contest.
Submitting the Essay: Students can send in
their essay by June 30, 2008 via postal or Email (see Contest Rules
above). The school may prefer to collect student’s essays and send them
collectively.
POSTERS:
You can also print your own posters
(8.5" X 14")
by clicking here (pdf files):
Print Poster
Or contact Priests for Life Canada
to have posters post mailed to you.
essay@priestsforlifecanada.com
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For more information about the Essay on Life
Contest, contact:
Priests for Life Canada
P.O. Box 43
Cumberland, Ontario K4C 1E5
toll free: 1-888-300-2007
in Ottawa: (613) 834-2226
Fax: (613) 834-2226
or E-mail:
essay@priestsforlifecanada.com
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Priests for Life
Canada