"ADAPTED SPORTS ARE IMPORTANT"
ESSAY CONTEST

Being a member of a team has numerous benefits, including opportunities for social interaction, improved physical fitness and health, developing discipline, and learning to work as a team.  Typically developing children have countless opportunities to participate in competitive sports, whether it is during recess playing a pick-up game of basketball, or in an organized league. Children with special needs would also benefit from participating in team sports, but there are limited opportunities for them to do so.

DMYF is dedicated to providing children with special needs the opportunities to participate in recreational activities not typically made available to them. In order to increase community awareness about the availability, and importance of adaptive sports programs, DMYF hosts an annual "Adapted Sports Are Important" an essay contest. 

DMYF would like to know your thoughts on adapted sports through your creative expression.

THE RULES

• The contest is open to any seventh grade student.
• Essays must be received by January 7, 2008 (via mail or e-mail)
• Mail  or e-mail completed essays to:

Dream Makers Youth Foundation

3316 A South Cobb Dr.

PMB #163

Smyrna, GA  30080

e-mail: dreammakersyf@aol.com

• The essay must be based on the topic "Adapted Sports are Important."
• It is important to stay within the parameters of the theme.
• The student's name must appear at the top of the essay.
• The Parental Permission Form must be filled out and stapled to the back of the essay.
• The essay must be original work, and may be up to 400 words long.
• The essays are judged on originality, creativity, and quality of writing. 

THE AWARDS
Dream Makers Youth Foundation will present three awards:

• $100.00 to the first place winner.
• $ 50.00 to the second place winner.
• $ 25.00 to the third place winner.

 Winners will be announced at DMYF's FOURTH ANNUAL CELEBRITY WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL JAM on January, 12, 2008, and then posted on its spring newsletter and website: www.dreammakersyouthfoundation.org.

Click here to download the "ADAPTED SPORTS ARE IMPORTANT" Essay Contest Parental Permission Form