Obtaining Community Support

​SEE encourages you to obtain the support of your community to replicate the statewide contest in  your school or district. There are a number of ways community groups and businesses can be of assistance:
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  • Serving as judges for your own school/district contest
  • Donating prizes (e.g., cash, gift certificates, savings bonds) for your students
  • Providing publicity for your program
  • Hosting or helping to fund an awards event
  • Serving on a Laws of Life planning committee
  • Publishing your students' essays in the media or as an anthology
  • Recognizing your student essay writers
  • Hosting readings of your students' essays

Here are some ideas for potential sources of community support. 
  • Your school's parent-teacher organization
  • Civic organizations such as the Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Women's League, Jaycees (see attached or use local telephone directory)
  • Local newspapers, which may provide funding or publicity, interview students or publish essays
  • Local merchants
  • A local individual who might be able to underwrite your program
  • Employers who might lend their employees to serve as judges
  • Local radio stations, who may interview students and have them read their essays on the air
  • Your local chamber of commerce
  • Local law firms
  • Local universities (particularly for assistance with judging)
  • Fast food and pizza restaurants, for sponsorship or to provide food for your awards event
  • Retail stores (e.g., bookstores), which might donate gift certificates
  • A local printer, who might underwrite your program or donate printing services to publish your school's essays
​​Ethics in action creates character