Dear Valentine . . .

Write a story, a poem, or even compose a song . . .

Take this opportunity to tell someone special . . .

Something special!

Deadline	Wednesday, February 28, 2001
Eligibility	Entries may be from students in First Nation schools or from Native students in provincial schools.
Prizes	High School $100 Junior High $ 75 Elementary $ 50 Honourable Mention winners will receive a tee shirt with Help Desk logo. All participants will receive a certificate and gift. (Prizes go directly to the student, not to the school.)
Submit to	Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk E-mail: admin@firstnationhelp.com 115 Membertou Street, Sydney, NS B1S 2M9 Phone (toll free): 1-877-484-7606, Fax: 902 567-0337
Rules	All entries will be posted on the internet, anonymously at first, and then with authors' credit. Judging will take place during the time when the entries are posted anonymously. We *prefer* that entries be sent to the Help Desk via e-mail. (We will gladly assist* any school that does not have e-mail access.)* If e-mail is not possible, please submit entries on disk. If absolutely necessary, we will re-type entries for posting on the web. No student should be excluded! Original songs may be submitted on tape or cd, but should also include the lyrics.