Thrive Scholarship Competition

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Contest Deadline:
May 12, 2017

Award: Selected students will be awarded a scholarship, up to a $480 value, to attend the YMCA Christian Values Conference held at YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC.

Eligibility: The contest is open to 8th-12th grade students that attend schools in Elmore, Macon, and Montgomery Counties.

Rules and Entry:

  • Students may submit one entry for a chance to win a full conference scholarship! The medium may be: an essay, a piece of artwork, a video, a song, or a photograph.
  • All entries must be mailed in or emailed in.

Your entry should answer one of the following prompts:

  • What motivates you to “thrive” to become the person God plans for you to be?
  • Spiritual growth is an important part of life. How do you think attending the conference will allow you to thrive in that aspect?
  • How has the YMCA helped you to grow and thrive?
  • What person in your life encourages you to engage in activities that lead you to thrive?

Conference Dates

July 16-20, 2017