The Meaning of Home Contest

This fall, Canadian students in grades 4, 5 and 6 are challenged to make a difference. Habitat for Humanity Canada and Genworth Financial Canada are asking students across Canada to explain what "home" means to them by writing a short poem, essay or composition and entering the third annual Meaning of Home Writing Contest. There will be a First Place Winner and five Runner Ups.

First Place winner will:

• Take part in the ultimate gift - a new Habitat home for a deserving family. Genworth will donate $60,000 towards the building of a new Habitat home in a community of the winner's choice*.
• Receive a high-performance Dell laptop with 80 GB hard drive, 3 GB RAM and an extended warranty, loaded with Microsoft Office.
• *The winner will select from a list of eligible locations.
  

Five Runner Ups will each:

• Help a family to get a home of their own. Genworth will donate $5,000 to a Habitat affiliate of the winner's choice - which will support the building of a new home in that community.
• Receive a $100 gift certificate to Chapters Indigo.

If you know of a Canadian student in Grades 4, 5 or 6, encourage them to enter into this great contest. They can win some great prizes, help a family out in an area of their choosing and learn more about volunteering and giving back to their community.

They can go to the Genworth Contest entry page for more information, contest rules and to fill in the entry form. Good luck to all of you writers out there who enter.