- Prizes include the
following:
- 12 Winners – (One
for each month of the year) essay and photo to be
included in “Military Spouse” calendar
- $500 AAFES Shopping
Spree
Entries can be
submitted by mail to:
Army Air Force Exchange Service
Attn: Patriot Family Military Spouse Essay
(MK-M2-Strategic Marketing)
3911 So Walton Walker Blvd
Dallas TX 75236
Mailed entries must be postmarked no later than July
28, 2008.
Or emailed to
patriotfamily@aafes.com no later than July 28, 2008.
Include Military Spouse Essay in the subject line.
Eligibility:
Military Spouse Appreciation Essay Contest: persons who
have served or whose spouse has served (retirees and
currently serving) in the US Armed Forces are invited to
submit an essay to nominate a special person from their
installation who has gone above and beyond in support of
deployed troops and their families. Nominee can be a
spouse, friend or neighbor from the community that is able
to shop AAFES.
Rules:
- Type your essay, double-spaced, on one side
of white 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper with left and right
margins set at 1 1/4 inches each. When emailing essay,
essay can be double spaced in word document format or
doubled spaced and typed into the email message itself.
- Write the essay in English on what your
spouse/neighbor/friend has done to support your military
community during deployment.
- Essay must be in no more than 300 words.
- Include your name, occupation, rank, address
and phone number as well as nominee’s name, address and
phone number on the top left hand corner of your essay.
- Entries must be original, non-published works
that do not infringe on any third party rights. AAFES
reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not
follow the rules, stray from original subject matter,
include inappropriate language and references or at its
sole discretion.
*
Submitted essays will become property of AAFES and
will not be returned.
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