Announcing the Great American Family Road Trip Essay Contest
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) today announced its launch of the “Great American Family Road Trip” Essay Contest, inspired by this summer’s 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Interstate Highway System and the beginning of vacation travel.
On June 16, 2006 a convoy of U.S. military vehicles will leave San Francisco and follow the 3,250 mile route of the 1919 First Transcontinental Motor Train through 13 states before reaching Washington, D.C. June 29, as part of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ anniversary celebration of today’s interstate highway system.
Families also are celebrating their summer ritual of vacation travel as they head out to the highways to enjoy fun, sun and summer recreation. To promote how the Interstate highway enables families to vacation together, ACPA created the “Great American Family Road Trip Essay Contest” to encourage travelers to recall family vacation experiences — including how concrete pavements factored into those experiences — while driving across America or to a favorite vacation destination.
From June 16, 2006 through September 4, 2006, contestants will have the chance to enter a 500-word essay about a family road trip to win one of several prizes: a $500 gas gift card; a $250 gas gift card; a $100 gas gift card; and two $50 gift cards. Ten entrants, whose essays will be deemed Honorable Mentions, will be awarded road atlases. To enter the contest and download the official entry blank, visitors can click on the link for “Great American Family Road Trip Essay Contest” at http://www.pavement.com.