June 2008

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$50,000 FOR PEACE

How would you spend $50,000 to further the cause of world peace? Let us know by filling in our “Peace Check.” Your answer could inspire students to think and write about their own answers to this question.

The Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice is sponsoring an essay contest for ninth and tenth graders in Adams County, Pennsylvania. We are asking students to imagine that a generous benefactor offers a vast fortune on the condition that the recipient spends the first $50,000 to make the world a more peaceful place. In their essays, students will explain how they would use this money, giving reasons for their choices.

We will use “Peace Checks” sent by community members in publicity related to our essay contest. We hope your response will spark interest and thinking – perhaps even action - among students and others in Gettysburg and Adams County.

Send us your Peace Check

Let us know how you would spend $50,000 to promote world peace. Click here to download the check, fill it out, and mail it to

Interfaith Center for Peace and Justice
P.O. Box 3134
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Or, you can email us at essays@icpj-gettysburg.org. Please put “Peace Check” in the subject line and include your name and the recipient of the $50,000 in the body of the email.

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