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Hosted by, Freedomtainment a 501c3 from North Omaha
FESTIVAL MISSION: Educate, Empower, & Entertain the Omaha, Nebraska Community about North Omaha culture while bringing awareness to local, social and business resources.
FESTIVAL MISSION: Educate, Empower, & Entertain the Omaha, Nebraska Community about North Omaha culture while bringing awareness to local, social and business resources.
What Does Juneteenth Mean To ME?
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Submit Your Essay!
In 3,000 characters or less, craft an essay to show passion for the national Juneteenth holiday by sharing your story about
What does Juneteenth mean to ME?
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2022
Judging Window: June 2 – 15, 2022
Winners Contacted: June 16 – 17, 2022
Winners Awarded: June 18, 2022 (on the main stage @ Festival)
Freedomtainment, a 501c3 nonprofit from North Omaha with the mission to Educate, Empower and Entertain the Omaha community about African American culture is excited to announce an essay contest inspiring residents to share their personal stories addressing the question “What does Juneteenth mean to ME?”. Submissions will be accepted thru June 1st; winners will be publicly announced on June 18th at the Omaha Freedom Festival during the FREE Family-friendly portion of the Festival between 1-5:00pm. Winners will be contacted prior to the event to enable in person attendance at the Festival to pick up their award and read their essay to the public (or have it read). There is no cost to participate in the contest and winners do not need to be present at the Festival to win; however, attendance is strongly encouraged.
DIVISIONS:
Participants will be asked to provide their age when submitting to determine which division the essay will be judged and their school enrolled, if applicable. The following 2 divisions will be supported:
AWARDS:
1st, 2nd and 3rd Place awards will be publicly named for each division (Student & Adult). The following prizes are made possible by Rotella’s Bakery:
Winners will be publicly announced live on stage at the Omaha Freedom Festival on Saturday, June 19th during the FREE Family-friendly portion of the Festival between 1-5:00pm. Winners will be contacted prior to the event to enable in person attendance at the Festival to pick up their award and read their essay to the audience (or have it read). Winners do not need to attend the Festival in person to claim their award.
JUDGING:
Judges are members of the community and are not otherwise eligible to win. The following elements may be used to determine awardees:
Thank you to Lou Rotella with Rotella’s Bakery for sponsoring the contest.
CONTACT:
Calvin Williams, Festival Manager
402-686-8316
(402)686-8316 | OmahaFreedomFestival@gmail.com | #OmahaFreedomFestival
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