Has your life changed because of a specific person or experience? Olive Garden wants to know. As part of its 10th-annual Pasta Tales national writing contest, Olive Garden is asking kids to: “Describe how a person or experience has made an important impact on your life.”
From Oct. 3 through Dec. 5, Olive Garden will accept essays of 50 to 250 words from writers in first through 12th grade addressing this topic. Entry forms and complete rules will be available at local Olive Garden restaurants or by logging on to the Olive Garden website, beginning Oct. 3.
The grand prize is a trip to New York, dinner at the Olive Garden in Times Square and a $2,500 U.S. Savings Bond. A winner also will be chosen in each grade category and will receive a $500 U.S. Savings Bond and dinner with their family at their local Olive Garden.
For more information about Pasta Tales, call (954) 776-1999 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST or Sandra Axman, Pierson Grant, (954) 776-1999, x232.

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