If you are in Washington, DC, today, you won't want to miss the 92nd annual Christopher Columbus Ceremony, held at the Christopher Columbus Statue in Columbus Plaza (opposite Union Station). The ceremony begins at 11:00 AM EDT today. The United States Marine Band will provide a musical prelude starting at 10:45 AM. This event is free to the public.
In addition to the special presentations and wreath-laying ceremony, the winner of the DAR's "Christopher Columbus Essay Contest" will read her 1st place essay:
Miss Monika Grzesik, resident of Macomb Township, Michigan, the national winner of the eighth annual youth essay contest, will deliver her essay entitled "A Day in the Life of Christopher Columbus the Explorer."More information about the Christopher Columbus Essay Contest - as well as other essay contest opportunities for young people offered by the DAR and SAR - is available here.
Since 1996 this nation-wide contest is co-sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and The National Italian American Foundation. The prize for the national winner is a cash prize of $1,200 along with travel expenses and hotel accommodations for the student and one parent/guardian to Washington, D.C. for the holiday weekend.
You can read more about the Columbus Day Ceremony in the press release issued by the National Parks Service.
Portrait of Christopher Columbus, above, by Sebastiano del Piombo (1485-1547), c. 1520.
Copyright © by Elizabeth O'Neal
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