2022
Navidad Valley CattleWomen
Announce Essay Contest
To Celebrate 'Beef For Father's Day
All sixth & seventh grade students are invited to participate in an essay contest celebrating Dads and Father-figures. Navidad Valley CattleWomen will be accepting entries postmarked by May 1, 2022. The topic is: What makes my Dad or Father figure so great and why he should be awarded a beef gift certificate. The prizes are: 1st prize - $50 beef gift certificate, 2nd prize - $40 beef gift certificate, and 3rd prize - $30 beef gift certificate. Beef gift certificates can ONLY be used to purchase beef either at a local meat market, restaurant or grocery store. Entrants must be in the 6th or 7th grade or the equivalent thereof and reside in Fayette, Lavaca or Colorado counties. The essay should be no fewer than 50 words and no more than 250 words and needs to be solely the work of the entrant. To avoid disqualification, a stapled cover sheet with the student's name, address, telephone number, father’s name, school name and address, and teacher's name should be included. Essays will not be returned. Additionally, the winners’ names and portions of their essays may be published in local newspapers. The essays will be judged on both style and content. The decisions of the judges are final. Winners will be chosen by May 11, 2022. To enter, please mail submissions postmarked no later than May 1, 2022 to Suzette Surman at 3834 FM 2238, Schulenburg, Texas 78956. For more information or clarification please e-mail her at smsurman@att.net or call (281) 793-1865. This essay contest is being conducted by the Navidad Valley CattleWomen, a local chapter of the Texas Cattlewomen, which is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes the beef industry. Texas CattleWomen function collectively to inform consumers of the importance of the industry and of the contributions it makes to the economy of our nation. For more information on Texas CattleWomen please visit www.txcattlewomen.org.
Please note that normally this contest is open for 6th grade only, but we missed last year due to COVID.
Rules are below.
Navidad Valley CattleWomen
Announce Essay Contest
To Celebrate 'Beef For Father's Day
All sixth & seventh grade students are invited to participate in an essay contest celebrating Dads and Father-figures. Navidad Valley CattleWomen will be accepting entries postmarked by May 1, 2022. The topic is: What makes my Dad or Father figure so great and why he should be awarded a beef gift certificate. The prizes are: 1st prize - $50 beef gift certificate, 2nd prize - $40 beef gift certificate, and 3rd prize - $30 beef gift certificate. Beef gift certificates can ONLY be used to purchase beef either at a local meat market, restaurant or grocery store. Entrants must be in the 6th or 7th grade or the equivalent thereof and reside in Fayette, Lavaca or Colorado counties. The essay should be no fewer than 50 words and no more than 250 words and needs to be solely the work of the entrant. To avoid disqualification, a stapled cover sheet with the student's name, address, telephone number, father’s name, school name and address, and teacher's name should be included. Essays will not be returned. Additionally, the winners’ names and portions of their essays may be published in local newspapers. The essays will be judged on both style and content. The decisions of the judges are final. Winners will be chosen by May 11, 2022. To enter, please mail submissions postmarked no later than May 1, 2022 to Suzette Surman at 3834 FM 2238, Schulenburg, Texas 78956. For more information or clarification please e-mail her at smsurman@att.net or call (281) 793-1865. This essay contest is being conducted by the Navidad Valley CattleWomen, a local chapter of the Texas Cattlewomen, which is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes the beef industry. Texas CattleWomen function collectively to inform consumers of the importance of the industry and of the contributions it makes to the economy of our nation. For more information on Texas CattleWomen please visit www.txcattlewomen.org.
Please note that normally this contest is open for 6th grade only, but we missed last year due to COVID.
Rules are below.
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