Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc. ESSAY CONTEST AWARDS CEREMONY

Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc. is celebrating the thirty-first anniversary of our Essay Contest. The Awards ceremony to recognize the twelve winning students, who will receive cash awards, is on Saturday, May 19th, at 9:30 a.m. at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City, 2117 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, FL 33605. The cost is $25 per person. A portion of the proceeds benefit our scholarship fund.

The Tampa Bay area community is invited to join us in celebrating our students’ achievements.

Students from grades 6th-12th participate by writing an essay of 800 words or less on the topic: "Living in a time of such discourse in our society, as a Hispanic, what do I want my legacy to be?" The essays are written in English or in Spanish.

For more information, please contact Maribel Garrett, Chair of the event, or visit https://www.tampahispanic.org/essay-contest or Facebook/tampahispanic.

Proudly sponsored in part by CENTRO Tampa, Hillsborough County Public Schools and Hillsborough Community College.

To become a sponsor for this event and for more information, please contact Maribel Garrett at (813)765-4492 or by email lcgmgarrett@gmail.com.