Fair announces $2,500 Americraft scholarship contest
2010-02-24
Americraft Cookware, sponsor of the Center of Progress Building at the New York State Fair, is once again inviting New York high school students to compete for a $2,500 scholarship by writing essays about the importance of buying American-made products.
Americraft's Partnership in Patriotism scholarship program is a writing competition that offers high school students pursuing a college education an opportunity to express their views on American issues.
Contestants write an 800- to 1,000-word essay based on an annual patriotic theme. The theme for 2010 is the importance of buying products that are made in the United States.
"In these difficult economic times, buying American - and buying local - is something everyone should think about," State Fair Director Dan O'Hara said. "We are extremely pleased that Americraft has chosen to highlight this issue again this year, and grateful for the assistance they will provide to a New York family trying to send a deserving son or daughter to college."
Last year, Olivia Tyler from Campbell-Savona High School near Corning won the scholarship. She read her essay, ""Buying American, Building American, Being American," before thousands of people gathered in Chevy Court for the Sara Evans concert.
Only one essay will be accepted from each school to be judged for the $2,500 scholarship. All scholarships will be paid directly to an American university or college.
Completed applications and essays will be accepted by the Fair's scholarship committee until April 15, 2010. The winner will be notified by May 15, 2010.
In addition to the $2,500 scholarship, the winner of the essay competition will once again get to read his or her composition from the Chevy Court stage on the opening day of the New York State Fair.
Americraft is an American cookware company with a manufacturing plant in West Bend, Wisconsin, and Corporate offices in Mt. Dora, Florida. It produces the Healthy Gourmet and the Kitchen Craft cookware brands, doing all manufacturing and assembly work within the United States. For more information about the company, visit its Website: http://www.americraftcookware.com.
All entries should be typed and double-spaced. Each one should have a cover sheet that includes the author's name, address, high school, phone number and a paragraph summarizing his or her college and career goals. They should be sent to:
Partnership in Patriotism
c/o The New York State Fair
581 State Fair Blvd.
Syracuse, N.Y. 13209
Contestants must be high school juniors or seniors currently attending school in New York State.
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