Olive Garden 17th-Annual Pasta Tales Essay Writing Contest. (PRNewsFoto/Olive Garden)
is bringing awareness to the issue of hunger by asking students to think of solutions to end it, as part of its 17th Annual Pasta Tales national essay writing contest.
Now through Friday, March 22, students in grades first through 12th can submit an essay of 50 to 250 words answering the question, “How would you help to end hunger in your community?”
The grand-prize winner of the contest will receive
a $2,500 savings bond as well as
a 3-day family trip to New York City that includes dinner at the Olive Garden in Times Square.In addition, Olive Garden will bring the winner’s solution to reality, providing a $5,000 grant to support hunger initiatives in his or her local community.Winners in each of the 12 grade categories will be awarded a $500 savings bond and a family dinner at a local Olive Garden restaurant.
Pasta Tales entry forms and complete rules are available on Olive Garden's
website. All entries must include the writer's first and last name, complete address, phone number with area code, grade, date of birth including year and a statement that the work is his or her own. Entries must be postmarked by March 22, 2013 and sent to Pasta Tales, PMB 2000, 6278 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-1916.
Submissions will be judged based on creativity, adherence to theme, organization, grammar, punctuation and spelling by the Quill and Scroll Society of the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Iowa, with winners selected by Olive Garden.
For more information, visit Olive Garden's
website.
Only active print or digital subscribers of the Tulsa World are allowed to post comments on stories posted to Tulsaworld.com. After you fill out the form below and click submit, your comment will be published instantly online along with your screen name.
By clicking "Submit" you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.
