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Students Who Say “NO” Could Earn Cash

Release Date: January 25, 2005

Eighth grade school students from across Tennessee have an opportunity to win a cash award in an essay contest titled, “Why I Will Say No To Alcohol and Drugs.”

The annual contest is sponsored by the Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers' Association. For the past nine years the association has honored students through the essay competition to sway children away from the dangers of alcohol and drugs.

Several Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office are members of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers' Association. Deputies want 8th graders from public or private schools in Memphis and Shelby County to enter the contest. Home-schooled students are also eligible.

Application information and the contest rules can be downloaded or viewed in this pdf document:
“Why I Will Say NO to Alcohol and Drugs”

Contest rules and Application information can also be picked up at the Sheriff's Office or be mailed by calling (901) 545-5500.

Completed applications should be returned to the Sheriff's Office by Friday, February 4, 2005. The address is: Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Public Affairs Division, Criminal Justice Center, 9th Floor, 201 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38103.

For more information contact Steve Shular, Public Affairs Officer, at (901) 545-5532.

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