- March 3, 2025
Attention, students: looking for a chance to earn thousands of dollars this year? Submit an essay for the Veterans of Foreign Wars youth essay competition.
For students in grades 9 to 12, the contest is called “Voice of Democracy.” Students must write an essay on the theme “Why I am optimistic about our nation’s future” and then audio-record it as a speech on a CD. The recording must be three to five minutes long and submitted along with the typed essay. The top national award is $30,000.
For students in grades 6 to 8, the competition is called the “Patriot’s Pen Youth Essay.” The essay must be a 300-400 word composition on the theme “What patriotism means to me,” and the top national prize is $5,000.
Essays are judged at the local level before moving on the district, state and national levels. They should be submitted to VFW Post 8696 with a completed entry form, available at most local schools. The deadline is Nov. 1.
If you have questions or need an application form, call Patti or Pat Donnelly at VFW Post 8696 at 446-8696 or 437-4947.
+ Alzheimer’s Resource Council seeks volunteers
The Alzheimer’s Resource Council of Flagler County is seeking a volunteer office assistant for its resource library and new volunteer committee members to help organize “An Evening to Remember,” an upcoming fundraiser.
“Volunteers have always been the backbone of the Alzheimer’s Resource Council,” Alzheimer’s Resource Council officer Medwin Nazif said in a news release. “We hope anyone passionate about helping those with Alzheimer’s will consider getting involved and making a difference.”
A training class will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 6, at 389 Palm Coast Parkway, Suite 1, at the Alzheimer’s Resource Library.
For more information, call 446-7848 or visit www.visitingangels.com/palmcoast/home.
+ Flagler Beach holds Arts in Education Week
Flagler Beach’s Arts in Education Week will kick off on Sept. 7 with a workshop on audition preparation at the Flagler Playhouse in Bunnell.
The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be followed by a series of art-related events throughout the week.
There will be a performance of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the City Repertory Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13, a gallery walk at the Flagler County Art League’s Hollingsworth Gallery from 6-9 p.m.Sept. 14, and the Flagler Fine Art Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 15 at Veterans Park in Flagler Beach.
For a full event schedule, visit www.PalmCoastandtheFlaglerBeaches.com.
