Writing Contest Awards

The union's writing contest prizes for 2009 have been awarded, with more than $10,000 distributed to 14 high school students. Here, speaking to some of the award recipients and family members, is Donald Rubin of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, the sponsor of the competition. The names of the winners will be announced next week, with excerpts from some of their entries published in future editions of Hotel Voice . As a reminder to all members and their children, Information on how to enter the writing contest is published in Hotel Voice in April and May every year, while information on the Vito J. Pitta Scholarship Program is published annually at the end of January and throughout February. Information on the Union Plus Scholarships will be published in the first edition of Hotel Voice in the New Year. Union Plus Scholarship applications for 2010 are available now at the reception desk of Local 6: 709 Eighth Avenue, third floor.