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Stop Child Abuse - September Contest

Hello! Welcome to September's Tolerance and Child Abuse Prevention: Stop Child Abuse Contest. These contest are to bring about awareness of an epidemic that is sweeping the world. One of Child Abuse. Join us in our fight to stop Child Abuse.

If you are interested in becoming a member of our group, you can apply by clicking on the following link to our group application.

http://allpoetry.com/group/info/Tolerance%20and%20Child%20Abuse%20Prevention?stay=1

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We are also hosting our group's tolerance contest Erase the Hate monthly contest. If you would like to enter that one as well here is the link

http://allpoetry.com/contest/2419521

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OPTIONS

OPTION ONE:

Write an acrostic using one of these words or phrases

Child Abuse
Starvation
Sexual Predator
Sexual Abuse
Abuse
Verbal Abuse

OPTION TWO:

Word Bank (use at least five of these poems in a four Quatrain stanza poem)

Child Abuse
Starvation
Sexual Predator
Sexual Abuse
Abuse
Verbal Abuse
Poverty
Neglect
Trauma
Child labor
Scars
Protector
Abuser

OPTION THREE:

Write me a 16 line poem of three or more stanzas about Child Abuse Prevention

OPTION FOUR:

Write me a 20 line rhyming couplets about Children's Rights

OPTION FIVE:

Write a free verse poem on an agency that advocates for child safety and abuse prevention

OPTION SIX:

Write a six line, six syllable, six word poem about Poverty

OPTION SEVEN:

Write a Haiku about neglect

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Contest is Over

Contest was judged on October 11, 2008
Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100
Final notes:
Congratulations to the winners.

We are taking a break from hosting monthly contests this month. As there doesn't seem to be much interest in them. But thank you all for your entry.

God Bless
Tammy

Contest Winners

Cold Silence of Neglect

Neglected children
Left all alone in cold silence

by cut13roses 2 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 13 3:34 PM 2008. In Abuse, Pain, Thoughts, Life, Contest
Gold trophy winner

• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Stories (child abuse)

Chrissy only seven,
Hurting from pain,

by HereComesTheSun 20 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 29 5:14 PM 2008
Silver trophy winner

• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Consequence

Abused and broken
I am all alone

by tourmentedsoulz 32 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 24 5:47 PM 2008. In Pain, Personal, Sad, Life, Angst
Bronze trophy winner

• Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [6]

1 - 6 of 6

Unadopted Logic

by MichaelBe 2 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 1 4:44 PM 2008

• Commented on by judge.
Neglect

by Kathleen a Nazarene 12 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 11 11:22 PM 2008. In Contest, Sad, Society, Life, Pain

• Commented on by judge.
Too busy

Children come crying,
mothers too busy to feed,

by Freelance writer 4 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 24 6:12 AM 2008

• Commented on by judge.