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Kurn Hattin 8th Grader Wins First Place in VFW Patriots Pen Essay Contest

January 26, 2022

Gabby Elmore Brown, VFW’s Patriot’s Pen Essay contest winner, holding her award certificate and citation.

Each year students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest, expressing their views on patriotism.  The theme for the 2021–2022 contest was: “How Can I Be a Good American?”

Gabby Elmore Brown, an 8th grader at New England Kurn Hattin Homes for Children, was selected as the 1st place winner for Vermont’s VFW District 1 and was honored with a certificate and a prize.  She was sponsored by the local VFW Post 1034 Carl M. Dessaint and Auxiliary, from whom she also received a Youth Essay Award Citation.  In her winning essay Gabby wrote: “To be a good American you could do many things. For example, you could help your community, which could include cleaning up, helping neighbors or volunteering.  You can volunteer by donating, help a nearby school, tutor a child, working at a soup kitchen, help nearby hospitals or help the homeless.”

Well done Gabby and congratulations!

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