We here at El Paso Employees FCU want to give you a head start and help you prepare for the back to school season by offering two students $1000 each towards their college education.

Beginning August 1st, EPEFCU will kick off its summer writing contest, open to all college students and high school seniors. One student will be chosen from each category to win $1000 to use towards their education, all you have to do is share your experience with us! (You must be a high school senior or college student to qualify.)

Students, please choose one topic to write about:

1. Are you saving for something special? What is it and what are your strategies for accomplishing your goal?
2. Tell us about your summer job and how it has influenced your future plans. How has this affected the way that you spend and/or save money?
3. Have you recently experienced a semester living on your own? What was it like having to be responsible for all of your own finances? Describe your experience.

Once written:

1. Email your submission along with your Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contest Group (high school senior or college) to marketing@epefcu.org.
2. Become a fan or follower and leave a comment about your recent submission to any one of our social media sites.


Contest Rules:

• High School Senior entries must be at least 500 words. College student entries must be at least 1,000 words.
• Content must be original and cannot be published elsewhere.
• By submitting an article for this contest the writer is granting El Paso Employees Federal Credit Union first and full publishing rights to your piece.
• The applicants will be judged by a committee. A winner will be announced in each category and monies will be given once membership has been established. For the high school category, money will be deposited into an Escrow account and will be released to the university the student enrolls in after graduation. For the college category, the funds will be released to the university which you attend. Please keep in mind that the funds are to be used for educational purposes only.
• Winners will be notified September 10, 2010 via the e-mail address with which they registered.