Patriotic Art/Voice of Democracy
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of the scholarships offered for students. By participating in the contests
students have the opportunity to express their own patriotism.
To enter the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest,
you must be sponsored by a Ladies Auxiliary VFW.
Patriotic Art / Voice of Democracy Goals
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To encourage 9th-12th grade students to creatively express
their patriotism through speech and art.
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To seek more participation in the Young American Creative Patriotic
Art and Voice of Democracy Contests by informing the schools and as well
as home-schooled students.
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To make the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Escrow Fund
self-sustaining, thus providing more scholarships.
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To promote and support the Ladies Auxiliary & VFW jointly
sponsored Voice of Democracy Audio/Essay Contest on the local, District,
Department and National levels.
In 1978 the Young American Creative Patriotic
Art Contest was established to recognize and reward high school students
for expressing their patriotism visually through their art. At the beginning, a
$1,000 first-place and a $500 second-place scholarship were given along with
three cash awards from $100-$25. Today three scholarships are given from
$10,000- $2,500. In 2000, the Patriotic Art Escrow Fund was established with
the goal of making this a self-sustaining program, a goal which will hopefully
be fulfilled this year.
In 1965 the Ladies Auxiliary began to cosponsor the Voice
of Democracy Audio/Essay Contest, which was adopted by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars in 1961. The purpose of this program is to encourage high school students
to compete for National Scholarships by writing scripts on a patriotic
theme and recording their messages on tape. Go to www.vfw.org for
more information.