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Burnaby Mountain's Creative Writing Book

Burnaby Mountain is publishing a creative writing book to showcase the creative work of our students. You may submit poetry, short stories or artwork. Come and get forms from myself or any English teacher. Be a part of this wonderful oppertunity!!

Writing Contest

BURNABY OPTIMISTS 911 - 6540 Hastings Street
Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z5
Tel: 866-877-6784
CONTACT
Cathy Cena
778-329-5584
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Optimist Club to Sponsor Essay Contest for Students
BURNABY, BC The Burnaby Optimist Club is encouraging area students to expound on the phrase
“Today’s Choices Shape My Future” as part of the Optimist International Essay Contest for 2008.
The Optimist Club will judge the local students’ essays, based on the theme of “Today’s Choices Shape
My Future,” and determine the top winners. Winning essays will be sent to the district level. Essays will
be judged at the district level, and each district will send their top entries to the international level. University/
College scholarships are available for top winners at the district and international levels.
“Young students today have so many fresh ideas about the world and their future,” Club President Cathy
Cena said. “As Optimists, it is our goal to encourage them and do what we can to bring out the best in
each of them. This gives them a wonderful opportunity to tap into their creativity and pursue possible
scholarships at the same time.”
The Burnaby Optimist Club has been participating in the Optimist Essay Contest for 15 years and has
been active in the community since 2004. Other programs and service projects that the Club is involved
in include School Supplies for needy families, Christmas food hampers, Oratorical Contest, Contest for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and volunteering throughout the community. Students wishing to participate
in the essay contest can find out more about the contest by contacting the club at tcena@shaw.ca. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with 120,000 adult and
youth members in 3,800 clubs in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico and throughout
the world. Carrying the motto “Bringing Out the Best in Kids,” Optimists conduct positive service projects
that reach more than six million young people each year. To learn more about Optimist International,
please call 314-371-6000 or visit the organization’s website at www.optimist.org.

Essay Contest

Why Choose Mediation?

Do you know why? Here is an essay contest for you! prizes up to 1000 bucks. go to www.mediator-roster.bc.ca

Deadline is March 31. Good Luck!