Lord Fairfax Community College
Welcomes you to join in our Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
2013 Essay Contest
Attention all Lord Fairfax Community College Students!
We are welcoming you to join the excitement in Martin Luther King Jr. Day
by participating in this year’s essay contest. The contest winner will be awarded for their hard work and
achievements at the Lord Fairfax Community College Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Monday,
January 21, 2013 at noon in the Carl and Emily Thompson Center, Corron Development Center.
Friends and family are welcome to join in the excitement of recognizing their student’s achievements at
the celebration.
First Place –$250.00 scholarship to Lord Fairfax Community College
Second Place –$100.00 scholarship to Lord Fairfax Community College
Contest theme: Martin Luther King Jr. said, “World peace through nonviolent means is neither
absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Nonviolence is a
good starting point. Those of us who believe in this method can be voices of reason, sanity, and
understanding amid the voices of violence, hatred, and emotion. We can very well set a mood of peace
out of which a system of peace can be built.” Please explain what Dr. King meant by this. How will you
encourage others to “set a mood of peace?” Focus on how you can live this concept in your community,
family, neighborhood or school environment.
Write An Essay:
You may submit an original essay, between 600 to 1,000 words on the theme of the contest.
The essays must be: typed, double spaced, numbered, and must include a cover page.
Entries and forms must be delivered to:
Student Life House
Lord Fairfax Community College
173 Skirmisher Lane
Middletown, VA 22645
by noon on January 9, 2013.
For more information or clarification, please call the Office of Student Activities
at (540)868-7240 or e-mail to studentactivities@lfcc.edu.
Welcomes you to join in our Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
2013 Essay Contest
Please fill out your information below and return with your essay to the:
Office of Student Activities at
Lord Fairfax Community College
173 Skirmisher Lane
Middletown VA 22645
Due by noon on January 9, 2013
Full Name: ___________________________________________________________
Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________
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Phone Number: _______________________________________________________
E-mail Address: _______________________________________________________
Student ID:
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For additional information call 540-868-7240 or e-mail studentactivities@lfcc.edu