Your children have so much to learn from their elders. Elders have so much to pass on. But often it’s awkward for either side to start a conversation about aging, wisdom and hard-won life lessons.
The Legacy Project, a group devoted to cross-generational social innovation, offers the perfect catalyst – a Listen to a Life Essay Contest that runs until March 24, 2017. The contest is open to youth aged 8 to 18 years. Entrants interview an older person (50 years or older). The subject may not be their parent, but can be a grandparent, and older friend, a neighbor, a fellow parishioner etc. Then the student writes a 300-word essay (maximum) based on the interview. According to the Legacy Project, “the judges are looking for an evocative, creative story that captures the essence of a person’s life, or a critical moment or experience.”
Winners will receive gift cards and timepieces.
You can submit entries online or by fax or mail. Only receipt of online entries can be acknowledged.
Full details on this contest are available at: http://www.tcpnow.com/contests/ltal.html.
