VFW taking competition entries

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is now accepting entries into the 2016-17 Voice of Democracy scholarship competitions.

Last year, students from across the globe took home more than $3.3 million in scholarships and awards.

The VFW’s Voice of Democracy essay competition is dedicated to encouraging a better understanding and appreciation for the United States and to fostering patriotism among the nation’s youth.

Students are asked to submit an essay in response to a question or statement on a subject that prompts them to consider how American history and democratic ideals and principles apply to their lives.

This year’s Voice of Democracy theme asks students to explain, “My Responsibility to America.” The Voice of Democracy scholarship competition is an audio-essay

competition open to students in grades 9 through 12. The national winner will receive the $30,000, T.C. Selman Memorial Scholarship Award.

Local student participants are asked to submit their entry (along with a completed entry form) to Petaluma VFW Post 1929.

For more information, email questions to vfw1929@comcast.net.