To mark Veterans Day 2015, Farm Bureau Insurance is sponsoring the “Veterans Day Essay Contest.” The contest is open to children from first through 12th grade with a family member who has served or is serving in the Armed Forces. The topic of the contest is “What My Family Member’s Military Service Means To Me.” 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.
Download an Entry Form
Download
CONTEST RULES: The contest is open to children from first 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. The contest will be separated into three categories for judging: (1) 1st – 6th grade, (2) 7th–9th grade, and (3) 10th –12th grade. One winner from each category will be awarded a U.S. Savings Bond: $250 for Category 1, $500 for Category 2, $750 for Category 3.
Essay winners will also be recognized at and invited to attend the Fifth Annual Farm Bureau “Salute to Idaho Veterans.” Entries will be judged by a panel of individuals representing Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho, 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 download the entry form. All entries become the property of Farm Bureau Insurance and will not be returned. All essays must be received by October 23, 2015. Prize winners will be notified no later than October 30, 2015. If you have any questions regarding the contest, please email them to mmyers@idfbins.com.
