Friday, April 17, 2009

Dream Big Essay Contest Winners Receive Their Rewards

Vancouver, WA – April 16, 2009– Dream Big Community (DBCC) Center’s Essay Contest concluded with 86 students from 13 different schools. The winners were announced March 23, and the winners were: Age group 12 – 13: Artem Novotarskiy (pictured bottom right), Pacific Middle School; Age group 14 – 16: Rachel Kelley (pictured top right); Gresham Union High School; and Age group 17 – 18: Jacob Wilson (not pictured), Heritage High School.

Essay contestants had to be 12 to 18 years of age, within the Vancouver-Portland Metropolitan area, and the essay had to be 350 to 500 words in length explaining their dream, and how they plan to pursue it.

Entries turned in before the deadline earned a free Round Table Pizza gift certificate for a one-topping personal pan pizza. The winners won a $250 gift certificate, studio time with Big Suke from 1080 The FAN, and tickets to Portland Trail Blazer game against Oklahoma City Thunder.

For more information on the Dream Big Essay Contest, visit the website at http://www.dreambigcc.org/?action=essay.

Dream Big Community Center was founded by Nathan Webster in 2004. The organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization focused on filling the void for teenage youth, and programs to assist them with their personal development.

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