Student Art/Essay Contest

The annual Armed Services YMCA Art and Essay Contest is officially launched every November and is open to all eligible children of U.S. active duty or retired service members. Winners are chosen the following Spring. Winners of both the art and essay contests have their winning entries displayed in a number of locations in the Washington, D.C. area and are recognized at an annual luncheon on Capitol Hill. The national ASYMCA awards U.S. Savings bonds totaling $7,600 to 1st and 2nd place winners of both contests, as well as honorable mention recipients of the essay contest.