Step
1. Write an essay.
Step 2. Submit it to
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The Scottish Rite
Paul R. Kach, 33°
DeMolay Essay
Competition
Interested in winning some
cash? How does $300 sound? Or better
yet, $1,500?
Each year, the Kach
Essay Competition awards $300 to each Region
winner (two winners from each of DeMolay's
eight regions) and $1,200 to each of the two
national winners. For the two national
winners, that's $1,500 each!
Turn that spare
time into cash... express your feelings on a
thought provoking issue... use your computer
skills... and walk away a winner! It
must be emphasized, this is not a
scholarship. Winnings are paid in cash
and each winner can spend his award as he
chooses. $300 or $1500 would be a good start
toward school expenses. On the other hand,
$300 would buy a GameCube, XBox, or
Playstation, and maybe even a few games.
(Not to mention what you could do with
$1500!)
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2006
Kach Essay Theme
"Open Letter to ‘Dad’ Frank
S. Land"
As a
DeMolay, you know our order
was founded in Kansas City,
Missouri back in 1919 by
“Dad” Frank S. Land.
Millions of young men, just
like yourself, have knelt at
the DeMolay alter and have
assumed the same obligation.
“Dad” Land passed away on
November 8th, 1959. Many
DeMolays throughout the
world never had the
opportunity to meet or talk
with “Dad” Land. If you were
given an opportunity to
write a letter to him, what
would you tell me about the
Order of DeMolay? Would you
tell him of the impact this
organization has made on
your life? Would you tell
him which of the seven
precepts means the most to
you and why? You be the
judge! Write that letter to
“Dad” Land and tell him what
you would love to say to him
if he were visiting your
Chapter meeting.
Enter
the 2006 Scottish Rite, Paul
R. Kach Essay Competition
and share your thoughts and
ideas on the theme: "Open
Letter to ‘Dad’ Frank S.
Land".
Deadline date for entry is
February 1, 2006
View and print the Kach
Essay Brochure
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Competition Rules
- The first
category is for young men in the 11th
grade and above. The second category is
for young men in the 10th grade and
below.
- Entries in this
essay competition must be titled,
"Open Letter to 'Dad' Frank S. Land".
While the content of the essay is of
primary concern, proper grammar and
spelling will also be factors in the
judging.
- Each entrant
must be an active DeMolay, not having
reached his 21st birthday before or on
the date of the competition deadline for
submission and must be in good standing
with his Chapter.
- The essay must
be an original work by the entrant and
must be 1,000 to 1,500 words. The
absolute minimum or maximum number of
words must be observed.
- Prizes will be
awarded for first place entries in each
DeMolay region for each category, solely
at the discretion of the judging panel.
- All entries must
be typed and double-spaced. The author's
name, grade, address, phone number, and
chapter name must be the only items on
the cover page. All pages are to be
securely stapled.
- Only one essay
will be accepted from each author.
- All essays must
be received by your
Executive Officer no later than
February 1, 2006. Each Executive
Officer will forward them to the Region
Representative no later than February
15, 2006. Region Representatives will
establish an impartial judging panel for
the purpose of determining region
winners. Region Representatives will
send all essays, with winners noted, to
the DeMolay Service & Leadership Center
in Kansas City no later than March 5,
2006. A national judging panel will be
established through the offices of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, Southern Masonic
Jurisdiction. At all levels of judging,
the panelists will not know the name of
the author or home jurisdiction.
- Prize winners
will be informed by mail and appropriate
presentations of prize checks made. The
Scottish Rite and DeMolay International
reserve the right to publish winning
essays in appropriate publications. All
essays become the property of DeMolay
International.
- Previous winners
will not be considered for another prize
in the same age category.
What is Scottish
Rite?
Our ultimate goal,
simply stated, is mankind's moral,
spiritual, and intellectual development. We
carry out our mission in a series of
spiritual, charitable, and moral programs -
one of which is the dispensing of charity
without regard to race, color, or creed. The
Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children
in Atlanta, Georgia, was the forerunner of
the vast chain of Shrine Hospitals across
the nation.
Ours, therefore, is a
strong voice for human dignity, justice,
morality, and civic responsibility. Through
our teachings, millions of men and women
have discovered an opportunity to lead more
rewarding lives. The examples of our actions
have been as stirring and inspiring as that
of our collective commitment to true human
progress. Of the 2.5 million Masons in the
United States, over one million of them have
gone on to become Scottish Rite Masons.
The headquarters for
Scottish Rite Masonry is located in the
"House of the Temple" in Washington, DC. The
"House of the Temple" is an awe-inspiring
monumental structure and serves as the nerve
center for the Scottish Rite organization.
The Scottish Rite Headquarters houses the
offices of all department heads,
administrative branches, and staff. These
include the office of the Scottish Rite
Grand Secretary, Director of Education and
Americanism, Chairman of Masonic Relations,
and Managing Editor of the "Scottish Rite
Journal" which is the Scottish Rite monthly
magazine.
Further information
on Scottish Rite Masonry may be acquired by
writing to: The Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, House of the
Temple, 1733 16th St. NW, Washington, DC
20009
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