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Press Release

For Immediate Release
March 6, 2001

NAACP "Follow Your Dreams" ESSAY CONTEST IS UNDERWAY

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is announcing the fourth annual "Follow Your Dreams" scholarship essay contest. This year's contestants should read the newly published novel Ain't No River by author Sharon Ewell Foster.

Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO NAACP called Ain't No River "an entertaining, yet, soulful inspiring novel about the human condition and the triumphs and challenges of life…a true depiction of how we always find our way back home."

The NAACP along with Multnomah Publishers will award two $1,500 scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded in two age groups 15-18 and over 19 years of age.

Entrants should submit an essay (maximum of 900 words) after reading Ain't No River. Essays must focus on one of the following topics:

Expand on the theme "finding your way home" as it is demonstrated in the story, and how you may have experienced this journey in your own life. Discuss which character's journey from the story you can personally relate to and why.

Essays should be typed, double-spaced, and should include the entrant's address, telephone number, name and age. Completed essays must be postmarked by April 30, 2001 and mailed to:

NAACP
Attn: John Jackson,
National Education Director Ain't No River Contest
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Winners will be announced in July 2001.

For additional information about the book, the author and/or the publisher, please visit the website at www.AuthorTalk.com or contact Karen Walker at 1-800-929-0910 x 8350 or www.multnomah.net/aintnoriver.

A limited number of books may be purchased from the National NAACP Education Department at a cost of $10.00. Address all requests for books to Nicole Francis, NAACP Education Program Coordinator 410-580-8005.

Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.

CONTACT: NAACP Office of Communications 410.486.9227




			Press Release For Immediate Release March 6, 2001 NAACP "Follow Your Dreams" ESSAY CONTEST IS UNDERWAY The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is announcing the fourth annual "Follow Your Dreams" scholarship essay contest. This year's contestants should read the newly published novel Ain't No River by author Sharon Ewell Foster. Kweisi Mfume, President & CEO NAACP called Ain't No River "an entertaining, yet, soulful inspiring novel about the human condition and the triumphs and challenges of life…a true depiction of how we always find our way back home." The NAACP along with Multnomah Publishers will award two $1,500 scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded in two age groups 15-18 and over 19 years of age. Entrants should submit an essay (maximum of 900 words) after reading Ain't No River. Essays must focus on one of the following topics: Expand on the theme "finding your way home" as it is demonstrated in the story, and how you may have experienced this journey in your own life. Discuss which character's journey from the story you can personally relate to and why. Essays should be typed, double-spaced, and should include the entrant's address, telephone number, name and age. Completed essays must be postmarked by April 30, 2001 and mailed to: NAACP Attn: John Jackson, National Education Director Ain't No River Contest 4805 Mt. Hope Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21215 Winners will be announced in July 2001. For additional information about the book, the author and/or the publisher, please visit the website at www.AuthorTalk.com or contact Karen Walker at 1-800-929-0910 x 8350 or www.multnomah.net/aintnoriver. A limited number of books may be purchased from the National NAACP Education Department at a cost of $10.00. Address all requests for books to Nicole Francis, NAACP Education Program Coordinator 410-580-8005. Founded in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. CONTACT: NAACP Office of Communications 410.486.9227