Rotary District 7850 High School Speech Contest

Past event
Feb 8, 2023, 7:30 to 8:30 AM

The Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club will hold the club round of the Rotary District 7850 High School Speech Contest on Wednesday, February 8th at 7:30 am at the Shelburne United Methodist Church. This year's topic is Why is Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Important?

Students must prepare and deliver a five-minute speech, either in person or via Zoom, that relates this topic to their life, school, and Rotary values.

The winner of our local round will receive $200 and can win up to $1,750 if they are the district winner.

Club Round 1 - $200 Prize - February 8th at 7:30 am at the Shelburn United Methodist Church
Area Round 2 - $300 Prize - February 28th at 7:45 am at the Strong House Inn, Vergennes, VT
District Round 3 - Two $500 Prizes - April 1st at Northern VT University, Lyndonville, VT
District Round 4 - $750 Prize (Winner) and $500 Prize (Runner-Up) - April 29th at Jay Peak Resort, Jay Peak VT

Participants for Club Round 1 must be high school-aged students that live in Charlotte, Shelburne, or Hinesburg.

Please email our Youth Coordinator, Amanda Vincent, at amandarosevincent1@gmail.com to register or with any questions you may have.

As always, be sure you are following us on Facebook at Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary, and on Instagram at @cshrotary to stay up to date on what we are doing and ways you can get involved.

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