The 28th Annual Right to Life of Michigan (RLM) Educational Fund High School Oratory Contest will be held at the Southgate Veteran’s Memorial Library, 14680 Dix-Toledo Road, Southgate, on March 4, 2017. Area affiliates will be sponsoring the local contest and prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places are awarded at the Local ($125 – $75 – $50), State ($500 – $300- $200), and National ($1,000 – $750 – $500 – $250) levels. The local winner will move on to the state competition. Students in grades 9-12 interested in participating in the contest can contact the area coordinator, Mrs. Pam Munroe, by phone at 734.282.6100 or 734-288-8798 or 734.782.2693 or by email at wyandotterlm@gmail.com. The entry deadline is March 2, 2017.
Topics include: Abortion, Embryonic Stem Cell Research (or Cloning), Euthanasia, and Infanticide. Speeches are to be 5 – 7 minutes long. Students are welcome to visit the RLM Resource Center for information M-F, 9 am to 4:30 pm, located at the corner of 20th St. and Eureka in Wyandotte (734-282-6100) and www.rtl.org for research information. Contestants are encouraged to invite family, friends, and teachers to attend the contest and support them. Refreshments and a comfortable setting provide family and friends an opportunity to encourage those participating.
The contest is open to all prolife Michigan high school students. The state contest for local winners will be on May 6, 2017 in the Lansing area. Contact your local coordinator for local contest details:
Organized by local Right to Life affiliates, Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund and the National Right to Life Committee.
2340 Porter St. SW • PO Box 901, Grand Rapids, MI 49509 • 616.532.2300 • www.RTL.org
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