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Calling All Kids

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Contributed by: Brad Miller on 3/22/2007

Participating in youth sports camps can be life long experiences. Great Starts Sports Camps is sponsoring an Essay writing contest for kids 9-15 years of age. The winner of the contest will win one free week at the Great Starts Camp of his/her choice. Topics for the essay include:

1) Write about an experience that you had attending a Great Starts Camp program.
2) What character lessons have you learned from sports?
3) How have sports helped you in life?

All entries are to be submitted to www.coloradosprings.com by May 1, 2007. Once you are logged onto the site, click on the specific "hub, or neighborhood" that represents your home. You can then type your essay right in "get published story section". It is very similar to a word document.

The winning essay will be featured on www.gscamps.com and on www.coloradosprings.com as well as the print section of YourHub in the Gazette. Essays will be judged by the community journalists at YourHub.

Terms:
Any kid 9-15 is eligible to participate.
Essays should be between 300-600 words.
Include your age, phone number and school that you attend.

Top five entries will win a basketball for their school.
Any questions, call 719-488-9370 or go to www.gscamps.com
or michele.sample@coloradosprings.com or 719-636-0296

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