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[Yoon-jee Kim]

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From: Charlotte A. Lewis <charlotte...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Subject: [YNY-L] $500 Essay Contest for High School Seniors
To: yn...@ayalists.yale.edu


*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

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*Cultivating Aspiring Leaders Presents the Third “Get Involved With Issues
That Affect Your Community” Essay Contest*





Cultivating Aspiring Leaders

244 Fifth Avenue, Suite C224


                                                     Contact:

New York, NY 10001


       Alida Garcia-Okoebor, Media Liaison

www.calfoundation.org


         alida.garc...@calfoundation.org





*New York, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 *– Cultivating Aspiring Leaders presents
the third “Get Involved with Issues That Affect Your Community” essay
contest. Students are invited to compete to win a $500 scholarship!



Contestants must meet the following requirements in order to compete in the
essay competition:

1)    African-American or Latino student

2)    High school senior

3)    Minimum 3.0 GPA

4)    Total household income of $100,000 or less



Essay Question: Immigration has been an issue of intense national debate for
decades. Nobel laureate Gary Becker proposes that the US government sell the
right to immigrate in the following article:
www.economist.com/node/16424085?story_id=16424085<http://economist.com/node/16424085?story_id=16424085>
.* What do you think of his proposal? *

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*Essays should be no longer than 750 words. Please submit the following via
the essay contest submission form at
http://calfoundation.wufoo.com/forms/q7x3p3/ (Please scan/PDF item 1 below)
by **September 15, 2010, 5 PM EST**:*

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1) High school transcript
2) Digital photo
3) Essay (Microsoft Word format)
4) Optional: 2 minute video presenting your essay (Please upload the video
onto YouTube.com and include a link to your video.)



Proof of household income may be required of semi-finalists.



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*About Cultivating Aspiring Leaders*

Founded in 2008, Cultivating Aspiring Leaders motivates, trains and supports
high-potential teens and young adults to be active leaders, educators and
mentors in their careers, families and communities. Our mission is to train
students to contribute their professional knowledge and expertise through
intergenerational mentoring, targeted skill-building, leadership training,
and an emphasis on the importance of serving one's community. For more
information, please visit www.calfoundation.org.

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Charlotte A. Lewis, Esq.
Columbia Law School, JD '08
Yale University, BA '03
email: charlot...@aya.yale.edu

President, Cultivating Aspiring Leaders
www.calfoundation.org
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