Kristiana Henderson wrote me today, and asked for our help. She's fourteen years old and lives in Western Washington. She took part in an essay-writing contest called "Gavel in the Future" with the Democratic National Committee. The two winners of the contest will have the opportunity to gavel in the Democratic National Convention next month. Out of 400 entries, Kristiana's essay, "Tomorrow is Now", is one of ten finalists, and she's the only finalist West of the Mississippi river!
Kristiana wrote an extremely great essay, and would be a great representative of DFW at the convention! I'm sure our Washington Dean delegation would be thrilled to look after her in Boston. Please visit Kristiana's website, and be SURE to vote for her at the convention website so she can represent Washington state in Boston! This is our chance to send one of our own without jumping through party hoops (not that we minded the process...) - let's show the grassroot's power!
Kristiana, good luck!
Ray Minchew
Friday, June 25, 2004
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For those of you interested in entries east of the Mississippi, take a look a John Rahman's essay too.
He is a finalist in the Democratic National Convention's 'Gavel in the Future' essay competition.
Should he win, he will have the opportunity to
speak at the convention in Boston this July.
The competing essays can be found here:
http://www.dems2004.org/gavelin
Please read them and consider voting for John.
Thank you very much.
About John Rahman:
John is a sophomore in high school who boasts a
25 handicap yet somehow, remains a member of
the Varsity golf team which he enjoys, apparently,
'because he is no danger of getting hurt.'
When not swinging his clubs, John is a manager on
the robotics team which assures that he will have
no date for the prom, but which allows him to
travel the eastern seaboard.
His favorite subject is math because he finds it
easy and he was commended this year by the Physical
Education department for his passion for Ultimate
Frisbee.
This summer, he will be giving tours of
the Massachusetts State House, taking some
writing classes, and swinging his clubs.
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