Boyne City Middle School student, Sophie Bergquist, earned $100 for the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) with her honorable mention essay in the annual Eddie Essay Contest sponsored by Boyne City Kiwanis Club.

Students from Boyne Falls, Concord Academy Boyne and Boyne City Schools 5th grade classes were given the writing prompt: “If you had $100 to give to your favorite local charity that helps people which one would it be and why?” Bergquist choose to write her essay about how WRCNM programs and services help community members.

The mission of the Eddie Essay Project is for students to learn more about local charitable organizations and to become involved in giving back to the Boyne Area Community.

A committee of Kiwanis members evaluated the 1 -2 page essays on the basis of content, spelling, grammar and sentence structure as well as the student’s personal experience and knowledge of the organization.

Pictured with Bergquist is WRCNM Executive Director, Gail Kloss.