FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 05, 2003
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Corporation for National and Community Service
The Office of the First Lady of Ohio
Contact: Marcie Seidel
(614) 995-2000
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Ohio First Lady Announces Make a Difference Day Essay Contest |
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CANTON – Ohio First Lady Hope Taft today announced the Make a Difference Day
Essay Contest at Hartford Middle School in Canton. As a member of the
President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, Mrs. Taft hopes to
encourage children to begin thinking about community service at a young age.
“Make a Difference Day offers a wonderful opportunity for students to get
involved in community service and thinking about how they can help others,” Mrs.
Taft said. “As a member of the President’s Council, I hope to encourage children
to start service at an early age so it will be a priority for them throughout
their lives.”
The essay contest will ask Ohio sixth-grade students to submit essays
answering the question: “In what ways can your community be improved, and how
can you be part of the improvement process?” Ohio teachers and students will
plan Make a Difference Day projects based on the selected essay from each
classroom school or school district. When schools complete their projects and
submit a report to Make a Difference Day Ohio, they will be eligible for state
and national recognition awards.
Mrs. Taft is a member of the President’s Council on Service and Civic
Participation, established by President Bush in January of 2003. The mission of
the council is to recognize and encourage outstanding volunteer service and
civic participation by individuals, schools, and organizations and thereby
encourage more such activity, especially on the part of America's youth.
For information about how to get involved in the essay contest,
teachers can visit
www.serveohio.org, or contact Mrs. Taft’s office at (614) 995-2000.
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