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