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“I have a Dream” Essay Contest As the Atlanta Dream celebrates its 10 th anniversary season, we are excited to host an essay contest inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and his impact in society. In 1963, King delivered one of the most inspiring speeches at the March on Washington as he fought for equal rights and justice. The Atlanta Dream’s name actually comes from this famous speech titled “I have a dream,” symbolic of hope, unity and the power of the city Atlanta. Hundreds of students around the metroAtlanta area will have the opportunity to participate in this essay competition to honor King’s legacy. Essay Contest Details: Every essay should start with “I have a dream….” From that point, it is up to the student to express his or her dream in 300500 words. In one paragraph, the student should describe the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or what his legacy means. The essay submission should be submitted as an attachment and sent to Hannah Gebresilassie at [email protected] no later than January 27, 2017. All documents should include the student’s first and last name, school, grade, teacher and guardian contact info. A panel of judges including the president of the Atlanta Dream, Theresa Wenzel, will review the essays and select the winners. Winners will be notified in February. One winner will be selected from elementary, middle, and high school equaling (3) total winners. The (3) winners will be recognized on the court during a Dream home game. We will share more details when we solidify the game logistics. We will also draw names from all finalists and award them with tickets and prizes. Winners will receive the following: o Elementary school: A visit from the Atlanta Dream and tickets to a Dream game during our 10 th anniversary season in 2017. o Middle school: A visit from the Atlanta Dream and tickets to a Dream game during our 10 th anniversary season in 2017. o High school: A $500 scholarship from the Atlanta Dream Youth Foundation and tickets to a Dream game during our 10 th anniversary season in 2017. Contest Timeline: Submission due date: January 27, 2017 Winners notified: February 10, 2017 If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out by contacting Hannah Gebresilassie from the Atlanta Dream at [email protected].

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                                   “I  have  a  Dream”  Essay  Contest    

   As  the  Atlanta  Dream  celebrates  its  10th  anniversary  season,  we  are  excited  to  host  an  essay  contest  inspired  by  Dr.  Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.’s  legacy  and  his  impact  in  society.  In  1963,  King  delivered  one  of  the  most  inspiring  speeches  at  the  March  on  Washington  as  he  fought  for  equal  rights  and  justice.  The  Atlanta  Dream’s  name  actually  comes  from  this  famous  speech  titled  “I  have  a  dream,”  symbolic  of  hope,  unity  and  the  power  of  the  city  Atlanta.  Hundreds  of  students  around  the  metro-­‐Atlanta  area  will  have  the  opportunity  to  participate  in  this  essay  competition  to  honor  King’s  legacy.    Essay  Contest  Details:    

•   Every  essay  should  start  with  “I  have  a  dream….”  From  that  point,  it  is  up  to  the  student  to  express  his  or  her  dream  in  300-­‐500  words.  In  one  paragraph,  the  student  should  describe  the  impact  of  Dr.  Martin  Luther  King  Jr.  or  what  his  legacy  means.  

•   The  essay  submission  should  be  submitted  as  an  attachment  and  sent  to  Hannah  Gebresilassie  at  [email protected]  no  later  than  January  27,  2017.  All  documents  should  include  the  student’s  first  and  last  name,  school,  grade,  teacher  and  guardian  contact  info.  

•   A  panel  of  judges  including  the  president  of  the  Atlanta  Dream,  Theresa  Wenzel,  will  review  the  essays  and  select  the  winners.  Winners  will  be  notified  in  February.  

•   One  winner  will  be  selected  from  elementary,  middle,  and  high  school  equaling  (3)  total  winners.  The  (3)  winners  will  be  recognized  on  the  court  during  a  Dream  home  game.  We  will  share  more  details  when  we  solidify  the  game  logistics.  We  will  also  draw  names  from  all  finalists  and  award  them  with  tickets  and  prizes.    

•   Winners  will  receive  the  following:    o   Elementary  school:  A  visit  from  the  Atlanta  Dream  and  tickets  to  a  Dream  game  

during  our  10th  anniversary  season  in  2017.  o   Middle  school:    A  visit  from  the  Atlanta  Dream  and  tickets  to  a  Dream  game  

during  our  10th  anniversary  season  in  2017.  o   High  school:  A  $500  scholarship  from  the  Atlanta  Dream  Youth  Foundation  and  

tickets  to  a  Dream  game  during  our  10th  anniversary  season  in  2017.      Contest  Timeline:    Submission  due  date:  January  27,  2017  Winners  notified:  February  10,  2017    If  you  have  any  questions  or  concerns,  please  do  not  hesitate  to  reach  out  by  contacting  Hannah  Gebresilassie  from  the  Atlanta  Dream  at  [email protected].