Tuscarawas County Senior Center-Myron Philips Hall

425 Prospect Street
Dover, Ohio 44622 Map

The 2014 American Red Cross Hometown Hero Awards Dinner to be held on Thursday, April 3rd and will honor our youth’s creativity with a writing contest featuring a coloring contest, essays, short stories, and poetry. Four winning students (one per category) will have their work recognized that evening.

Mail or deliver your work to: American Red Cross

Attn: Writing Contest

1451 Fourth St. N.W.,

New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663

All original work submitted will become the property of the American Red Cross and may be used in future publications.

View our event flyer.

Criteria

A student must be enrolled in Harrison, Carroll or Tuscarawas County, grades K-12.

All entries must be signed by a parent, guardian or teacher, confirming the work is original.

Mark all entries HERO WRITING CONTEST.

Deadline for entries is Friday, February 14th.

Grades 3-12

Entries must be original essays, short stories or poetry.

Entries must be no more than 500 words.

Entries must be typed or handwritten (using blue or black ink).

Topics for the contest are as follows:

Grades K-2: Hero Coloring Contest (Click here to download a coloring sheet or stop by the Red Cross office)

Grades 3- 5: A movie hero I admire and why. . . (Written Entry)

Grades 6-8: What is the modern hero? (Written Entry)

Grades 9-12: A military hero I know, past or present (Written Entry)

Hometown Hero Youth Writing Contest

Tuscarawas County Senior Center-Myron Philips Hall

Criteria

Topics for the contest are as follows:

2014 Sponsor