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The winning district entry will be entered into the Massachusetts VFW level of competition.

The District 15 VFW and its Auxiliary will award a total of $225 in cash to their top three winners. The Townsend VFW Post and Auxiliary will advance one of its highest scoring essays to the District 15 level of competition for each fifteen entries received at the local level. The second-place winner will receive $70 and $40 will be awarded to the third-place winner. Additional national prizes include $4,000 for second place, $3,500 for third place, $2,750 for fourth place, $2,500 for fifth place, $2,000 for sixth place, $1,750 for seventh place, $1,500 each to the eighth-, ninth-, and 10th-place winners, $1,250 each to the 11th- and 12th-place winners, $1,000 each to the 13th- through 23rd-place winners, $750 each to the 24th- and 25th-place winners, and $500 each to the 26th- through 53rd-place winners.Īt the local level $100 will be awarded to the first-place contest winner. The top prize of $5,000 will be awarded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary to the first-place national winner.

The program offers valuable prizes at several levels of competition. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has approved the Patriot’s Pen Contest for its National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities for 2023-2024. More than 73,000 students participated in this nationwide competition last year. This is the 30th year the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and Auxiliary have sponsored a youth essay program which gives students in grades six through eight the opportunity to express their views on a patriotic theme while they compete for worthwhile awards and prizes.

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