Veterans Day Essay Contest open to island youth
The city of Sanibel and the Lee Coast Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America will host the Annual Veterans Day Essay Contest for island youths in grades 4-8.
Two winners will be selected, one girl and one boy.
The winning essays will be read at the Veterans Day Ceremony on Sanibel.
Participants are asked to submit a half-page to one page handwritten — by themselves — paper about the topic: “What is the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day?”
Scan and email submissions to Gabrielle.Cooper-Angeles@mysanibel.com or drop them off at the front desk at the Sanibel Recreation Center, at 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel.
The deadline for submissions is Oct. 26 at 5 p.m.
For the contest form, visit https://files.constantcontact.com/97af97e6001/b1b06f9d-061a-441d-985c-639ded46bdd5.pdf.