Billboard / Bumper Sticker, Creative Writing, ORATORY,
Video Contests!
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2018 / 2019 Billboard / Bumper Sticker Contest For Students Grades 7-12. Bumper Sticker / Billboard should address a specific pro-life theme. Entries must be received by April 2, 2019 2018 / 2019 Video Contest
For Students Age 12-22 Videos can be from 230 seconds to 3 minutes in length Each film should address a specific pro-life theme. Entries must be received by April 2, 2019 |
2018 / 2019 Pro-Life Creative Writing Contest For Students Grades 7-12. Writings should address a specific pro-life theme. Entries must be received by April 2, 2019 2018 / 2019 Oratory Contest
The contest is open to Juniors and Seniors in high school. The speech should address abortion, infanticide, euthanasia or stem cell research and be 5-7 minutes in length. The speeches will be presented on Tuesday, March 20, 2019 at Greater Toledo Right to Life, 5726 Southwyck Blvd, Suite 120, Toledo, OH 43614 |
Contest Guidelines
2018 / 2019 Billboard / Bumper Sticker Contest
• The contest is open to any student Grades 7-12.
• The Bumper Sticker / Billboard should address a specific pro-life theme
• Entries should be submitted by April 2, 2019.
• Entries should be sent to: Ed Sitter, 5726 Southwyck Blvd, Suite 120, Toledo, OH 43614 or Email to ed@fflnwo.org
• Include a cover letter that includes: full name, full address, phone number, grade level, student date of birth,
and parent’s name(s)
• By submitting an entry the contestant and parent agree:
- To allow Foundation for Life to reprint the winning entry, and
- That the Bumper Sticker or Billboard idea is original, but not copyrighted
• Foundation for Life will select a winner from among the entries.
• The winning entry will be featured on the Foundation for Life website
• Foundation for Life winners will receive: $200 for 1st Place / $125 for 2nd Place / $75 for 3rd Place
2018 / 2019 Pro-Life Creative Writing Contest
• The contest is open to any student Grades 7-12.
• The creative writing should address a specific pro-life theme
• Entries should be submitted by April 2, 2019.
• Entries should be sent to: Ed Sitter, 5726 Southwyck Blvd, Suite 120, Toledo, OH 43614 or Email to ed@fflnwo.org
• Writings shall be a maximum of 500 words in length
• Writings must be double spaced and pages numbered
• In a Microsoft Word format using 12 point font
• Include a cover letter that includes: full name, full address, phone number, grade level, student date of birth,
parent’s name(s) and word count
• By submitting an entry the contestant and parent agree:
- To allow Foundation for Life to reprint the winning entry
- That the creative writing is original, but not copyrighted
• Foundation for Life will select a winner from among the entries.
• The winning entry will be featured on the Foundation for Life website and presented at our 2019 Legislative Briefing Breakfast.
• Foundation for Life winners will receive: $200 for 1st Place / $125 for 2nd Place / $75 for 3rd Place
2018 / 2019 Video Contest
• The contest is open to any amateur filmmaker or student ages 15 – 22. (You do not need to be a film studies major to submit an entry)
• The film can be from 30 seconds to 3 minutes in length. Each film must address a specific pro-life theme in a creative way.
• Entries accepted by April 2, 2019. Entries should be submitted to Ed Sitter at ed@fflnwo.org
• Foundation for Life will select a winner from among the entries.
• The winning film will be featured on the Foundation for Life website.
• Foundation for Life winners will receive: $200 for 1st Place / $125 for 2nd Place / $75 for 3rd Place
2018 / 2019 Oratory Contest
- The contest is open to Juniors and Seniors in high school.
- The speech should address abortion, infanticide, euthanasia or stem cell research.
- The speech should be 5-7 minutes in length.
- Appropriate gestures are allowed. Props are not allowed.
- Speech content may not be significantly changed as a contestant advances. Fine-tuning for minor corrections or to adjust time is allowed and encouraged. A written copy of the contestant’s speech must be forwarded to the national contest.
- The contestant should use up-to-date factual information.
- The style should be appropriate to the message. A dramatic presentation is not acceptable. A dramatic presentation is considered anything that is read or performed that has been previously written by another author; a short story, a poem, etc. Although quoted to support a position or statement are appropriate,they may not dominate the speech, and should be appropriately cited. Dramatic presentations are also defined, for the purposes of this contest, to include acting as a thing or another person, such as acting out the life of an unborn baby. This rule is not to be interpreted to rule out the use of emotion.
- No copyrighted speeches shall be used in the contest.The speeches will be presented on Tuesday, March 20, 2019 at the Greater Toledo Right to Life, 5726 Southwyck Blvd., #120, Toledo, OH.
- The Greater Toledo Right to Life chapter winner will receive $100 to cover expenses to participate in the Ohio Right to Life contest. The Greater Toledo Right to Life chapter winner will be invited to present at the 2020 Legislative Briefing Breakfast.
- A complete contest guide is available on the Foundation for Life website: http://www.fflnwo.org/pro-life-contests.html
Past Winners
Video Winner 2017 "what if" by Caroline Reinhart, College freshman
Video Winner 2017 - "pro-life" by Michael Payne
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Bumper Sticker Winner 2017 - Levi Johnson, 11th grade
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Creative Writing winner 2017 - by Hannah Urquhart, 11th grade
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2017 / 2018 Contest Winners!
Creative Writing
First Prize Winner: Never Again - Annie Cherry
Second Prize Winner: There's Blood on my Hands - Amanda Morrison
Third Prize Winner: A Dream for Life - Elizabeth Anne Ghareeb
SEAL Team Logo
First Prize Winner: Finger Print Heart - Veronica Gonzales
Second Prize Winner: Baby in the Womb - Bronagh McGahan
Third Prize Winner: From Conception Until Natural Death - Tae' Llewellyn
Bumper Sticker/Billboard sign
First Place Winner: Abortion Empowers Women? - Annie Cherry
Second Prize Winner: Babies Heart Beat - Veronica Gonzales
Video
First Place Winner: It Might Have Been - Veronica Gonzales
Second Place Winner: Excuses - Michael Payne
First Prize Winner: Never Again - Annie Cherry
Second Prize Winner: There's Blood on my Hands - Amanda Morrison
Third Prize Winner: A Dream for Life - Elizabeth Anne Ghareeb
SEAL Team Logo
First Prize Winner: Finger Print Heart - Veronica Gonzales
Second Prize Winner: Baby in the Womb - Bronagh McGahan
Third Prize Winner: From Conception Until Natural Death - Tae' Llewellyn
Bumper Sticker/Billboard sign
First Place Winner: Abortion Empowers Women? - Annie Cherry
Second Prize Winner: Babies Heart Beat - Veronica Gonzales
Video
First Place Winner: It Might Have Been - Veronica Gonzales
Second Place Winner: Excuses - Michael Payne
Previous Contests
Foundation for Life 2014 Video & Essay
Contests - Winners!
2014 Essay Contest Winners - Congratulations!
1st Place - Maria Connelly for her essay entitled, Why I Am Pro-Life
2nd Place - Mary-Catherine Scarlett
1st Place - Maria Connelly for her essay entitled, Why I Am Pro-Life
2nd Place - Mary-Catherine Scarlett
Maria Connelly
Why I Am Pro-Life
By studying the Declaration of Independence, we can clearly deduce the importance and meaning our founding fathers have stressed upon the three unalienable rights given to us by our Creator. Human life itself is the first right entrusted to us, therefore it is intended that no mortal being take this precious gift from us. People are appalled when hearing of a murder and instinctively do everything in their power to have the person guilty of the crime arrested. Why then do people allow, accept, and in some cases promote, innocent and unborn babies to be murdered?
It is hard to understand how somebody that has witnessed birth or held a baby can be a supporter of abortion. Unfortunately, many people are ill informed and given faulty information about abortion to drive them away from guilt and convince them that abortion is not a bad thing. Some arguments may try to stress that the babies killed in abortion are not yet humans; my belief is that a human life is formed at the point of conception. Terms such as “fetus” are used to replace the word baby so as not to trigger the emotions that the word baby brings. Abortions take place throughout different stages in the pregnancy; while some are performed during the first three months into the pregnancy, others are performed as late as the last three months. At eight weeks all of the vital organs of the baby have formed and by twelve weeks every detail of the baby’s basic structure is developed. Amazingly, at just three weeks, the baby’s heart begins beating, a process that will take place the rest of his or her life. By knowing these facts, how can we believe that abortion is not murder?
Still, some continue to argue that it is the choice of the woman pregnant with the child since it is the woman’s body; however, a person’s rights end when another’s begin. Stating in other words, a person has no right to take away the gift of life from another human. In committing abortion, the person is affecting all of the lives that would intertwine with the unborn human in both significant and small ways. Women who become pregnant must take responsibility and fully understand the consequences before becoming pregnant. If, in rare case, a parent is unable to care for their child, adoption is an option which would give the child the opportunity at the life he or she deserves.
I strongly believe in protecting and ensuring the birth of babies because no matter what protagonists for abortion say to cover up the wrongs of abortion, the process truly commits murder and ends the sacred life of a human being. It is our duty as those who advocate pro life to inform those around us of the truths of abortion and promote adoption and other options besides abortion. Most importantly, we must explain the importance every human life brings into the world.
Why I Am Pro-Life
By studying the Declaration of Independence, we can clearly deduce the importance and meaning our founding fathers have stressed upon the three unalienable rights given to us by our Creator. Human life itself is the first right entrusted to us, therefore it is intended that no mortal being take this precious gift from us. People are appalled when hearing of a murder and instinctively do everything in their power to have the person guilty of the crime arrested. Why then do people allow, accept, and in some cases promote, innocent and unborn babies to be murdered?
It is hard to understand how somebody that has witnessed birth or held a baby can be a supporter of abortion. Unfortunately, many people are ill informed and given faulty information about abortion to drive them away from guilt and convince them that abortion is not a bad thing. Some arguments may try to stress that the babies killed in abortion are not yet humans; my belief is that a human life is formed at the point of conception. Terms such as “fetus” are used to replace the word baby so as not to trigger the emotions that the word baby brings. Abortions take place throughout different stages in the pregnancy; while some are performed during the first three months into the pregnancy, others are performed as late as the last three months. At eight weeks all of the vital organs of the baby have formed and by twelve weeks every detail of the baby’s basic structure is developed. Amazingly, at just three weeks, the baby’s heart begins beating, a process that will take place the rest of his or her life. By knowing these facts, how can we believe that abortion is not murder?
Still, some continue to argue that it is the choice of the woman pregnant with the child since it is the woman’s body; however, a person’s rights end when another’s begin. Stating in other words, a person has no right to take away the gift of life from another human. In committing abortion, the person is affecting all of the lives that would intertwine with the unborn human in both significant and small ways. Women who become pregnant must take responsibility and fully understand the consequences before becoming pregnant. If, in rare case, a parent is unable to care for their child, adoption is an option which would give the child the opportunity at the life he or she deserves.
I strongly believe in protecting and ensuring the birth of babies because no matter what protagonists for abortion say to cover up the wrongs of abortion, the process truly commits murder and ends the sacred life of a human being. It is our duty as those who advocate pro life to inform those around us of the truths of abortion and promote adoption and other options besides abortion. Most importantly, we must explain the importance every human life brings into the world.
2014 Video Contest
Winners - Congratulations! 1st Place - Mary-Catherine Scarlett for her video entitled, Options 2nd Place - Kathleen Loesel for her video entitled, A Small Act of Kindness |
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