“Journey of Peace” Guidelines for the Visually Impaired Essay Contest
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Lions International Essay Contest 2019-2020
for visually impaired, ages 11, 12 or 13
“Journey of Peace”
Lions International Essay Contest is created to give an opportunity for visually impaired young people, ages 11, 12 or 13 to express their feelings of peace and what peace means to them, ultimately shared with others around the world. The contest theme for 2019-20 is “Journey of Peace”. MD2 Texas Lions urges all Lions Clubs to work with local schools and area families to identify visually impaired young people interested in participating and who could benefit from this program. Essays must be no longer than 500 words, in English, typed in black and double-spaced and should be accompanied with the completed Essay Contest Entry Form. The essays will be judged after careful deliberation of ability to convey this year’s theme “Journey of Peace”. Local Lions Clubs submit their winning Essay to their Lions District who in turn selects one winning essay to submit to the MD2 Texas Lions Essay (Peace) Contest. MD2 then chooses one Essay to send to Lions Clubs International HQ for the final judging by a panel of judges to select one International Grand Prize Winner.
Awards to the winning essay writer: Locally, at the Club-level and the District-level, the winners will be honored for their participation. A cash award of $500 will be given to the 1st place winner of MD2 Texas Lions Essay (Peace) Contest. One International Grand Prize Winner will receive an award and $5000 from Lions Clubs International.
DEADLINES
November 15 Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning essay to the district governor.
December 1 Postmark deadline for a district to send one winning essay to the multiple district council chairperson.
December 15 Postmark deadline for a multiple district to send one winning essay to the Public Relations Division at Lions Clubs International.
February 1 International grand prize winner will be notified on or before this date.