WELLBROOK FOUNDATION, INC.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2012 

SOCIAL HARMONY WRITING CONTEST

WINNERS!

1st Place: Rahgi Abaza—$250.00

Kings Park High School

2nd Place: Sarah Han—$150.00

Half Hallow Hills High School West

3rd Place: Reese Rosenzweig—$100.00

Northport High School

WELLBROOK FOUNDATION  IS A PROUD SPONSOR
OF THE SOCIAL HARMONY WRITING CONTEST!

wellbrookfoundation.org

Suffolk County Asian American Advisory Board
and
Wellbrook Foundation, Inc.

2012 Social Harmony Writing Contest

I.    Purpose 

The main purpose of this writing contest is for you to come up with ideas on how to promote cultural understanding and social harmony. You are encouraged to participate in the contest to write an essay, explaining how you or our society can do to improve the race/ethnic relations. You may use personal experience / observation, current event, history, literature or other to support your idea.

II.  Contest Rules

1. You must be a high school student in Suffolk County (Private or public school).
   
   
2. Essay must be in English, word processed or typed, double spaced and in Time New Roman and 12 point font. The length of the paper should be between 3 to 5 pages. All entries will become the properties of Asian American Advisory Board and will not be returned.
   
   
3. In addition to your essay, you also need to submit an 2012 Social Harmony Writing Contest Application Form.

1. Entrant’s name should be shown on the last page of the essay. Mail one application form and two copies of your essays to:                           

AAAB, Office of Minority Affairs
c/o Professor Jim Young, Ph.D.
Suffolk County Office of Minority Affairs
H. Lee Dennison Building - 3rd Floor
100 Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, NY 11788-0099

5. Submission deadline: March 15, 2012.

6.  All eligible entries will be judged on the following criteria:

      a.   Quality of content and adherence to theme.

      b.   Originality

      c.    Writing style and grammar.

       7. Winners will be announced on April 15, 2012 (www.scaaab.org).

III. Contest Winners

A certificate of accomplishment will be awarded by Asian American Advisory Board and Wellbrook Foundation, Inc.

            Monetary award are:    1^st Place - $250

                                                  2^nd Place - $150

                                                  3^rd Place - $100

All winners and their families will be invited to an award ceremony scheduled to take place during 4th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration on May 12, 2012 at 1:30 pm Wang Center Theater at Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University. Each winner will also receive a personalized signed copy of "Slum" a novel by Dan Carroll.

Direct any questions to Dr. Jim Young at youngy@ncc.edu.

Social Harmony Writing Contest Winners

 Social Harmony Writing Contest Winners with Jim Young, Ph.D. and
Dr. Chung Chi Chou, President of the Wellbrook Foundation, Inc.

 Slum
by Dan Carroll

www.slumstory.com