The Global Initiatives Committee, in partnership with the City of Aurora, is hosting a poetry contest to promote the ideals that Martin Luther King, Jr. and so many others stood for and continue to actively support. In January, 2011, the City of Aurora will host their 25th commemoration of King’s life and teachings. We would very much appreciate your support in encouraging our students at CCA to consider the ways that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision continues to inspire them, and to capture that inspiration in a poem. Winning poems will be read during the city’s week long celebration in January, and local bookstores will provide awards for the winners in each division—middle school, high school and college.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 3, 2010, and we hope to be overwhelmed with submissions. Please direct students to the following link: http://ccaurora.edu/poetry-contest-2010 where Ethan Ruzzano has created a link to the “I Have A Dream” poetry contest rules and entry form so that students can submit their poems online. The Global Initiatives Committee has enlisted the help of several, highly qualified CCA faculty members to serve as judges for the different divisions and we are grateful for their willingness to lend a hand. Special thanks as well to Meredith Folley and Nancy Jackson, who have been attending the City of Aurora’s planning meetings and have helped to further relationships between CCA and the city.
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