To mark Veterans Day this year, Farm Bureau Insurance is sponsoring the “Veterans Day Essay Contest.” The contest is open to children from 1st through 12th grade with a family member who has served or is serving in the Armed Forces. The essay is a great opportunity for children to put in their own words the impact that their family member’s military service has made in their lives.
Topic
“What My Family Member’s Military Service Means to Me”
Entry Form
Download an Entry Form
Please return the completed form with your essay to your agent or:
Mail to:
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho
Attn: Veterans Day Essay Contest Administrator
P.O. Box 4848
Pocatello, ID 83205-4848
Fax to:
208-232-3608
Email to:
mmyers@idfbins.com
Deadline
All essays must be received by October 24, 2016.
Prize winners will be notified no later than October 31, 2016.
Contest Rules
The contest is open to children from 1st through 12th grade with a family member who has served or is serving in the Armed Forces. Essays must answer the contest topic in 750 words or less. All entries become the property of Farm Bureau Insurance and will not be returned. Essays must be original compositions produced solely by the entrant.
The contest will be separated into three categories for judging. One winner from each category will be awarded a U.S. Savings Bond.
| Category 1 | Grades 1–6 | $250 U.S. Savings Bond |
| Category 2 | Grades 7–9 | $500 U.S. Savings Bond |
| Category 3 | Grades 10–12 | $750 U.S. Savings Bond |
Essay winners will also be recognized at and invited to attend the Sixth Annual Farm Bureau “Salute to Idaho Veterans” on November 4, 2016. Entries will be judged by a panel of individuals representing Farm Bureau Insurance, the Pocatello Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America.
Entry forms are available from your Farm Bureau Insurance agent or online. All essays must be received by October 24, 2016. Prize winners will be notified no later than October 31, 2016. If you have any questions regarding the contest, please email them to mmyers@idfbins.com.
