Essay Contest!!!

The US Embassy is hosting an essay contest to honor the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King. Belizean citizens may enter by 9 Feb to win a tablet computer device.

In honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month, the U.S. Embassy Belmopan is hosting an essay contest in Belize.

Submission: Drawing on the format from the famous I Have a Dream speech by Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, tell us, in no more than 300 words, what your dream is for people and the future of Belize.

Who may enter: Open to Belizean citizens between the ages of 16 and 30.

How to enter: Send submissions to BelmopanPA@state.gov.

Deadline: February 9, 2014.

Prize: First place winner will receive a tablet computer device and their essay will be published in the local paper.

Read Dr King's speech here:http://archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf