Hunt Valley Rotary and
Heavenly Ham Launch
Four-Way Test Contest in Baltimore County Schools
HUNT VALLEY, Md.
– The
Rotary Club of Hunt Valley and Heavenly Ham of Baltimore, in partnership with
Baltimore County Public Schools and the Archdiocese of Baltimore, have commenced
The Four-Way Test Contest as an ethics enrichment partnership for twelve county
schools during the 2007-08 school year.
The Four-Way Test,
which has been a guiding principle of Rotary International since 1943, asks its
members to ask themselves these four questions when making any decision: Is
it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better
friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Participating
Baltimore County Public Schools include five elementary schools (Fifth District,
Prettyboy, Seventh District, Sparks and Warren), two middle school (Hereford and
Cockeysville) and three high schools (Hereford, Dulaney, and Loch Raven). The
elementary and middle schools of St. Stephen’s of Bradshaw, MD will also take
part.
On January 7th,
the schools launched contests that encouraged students to creatively express
their thoughts about the ethics program, with the incentive of cash prizes,
courtesy of Heavenly Ham of Baltimore, for the top three finishers.
Elementary school
students in grades 3 through 5 can develop a poster, 8th-grade middle school
students are encouraged to write a short essay for their English classes, and
high school students can write a speech as part of their public speaking
courses.
The contest will
end on February 19th and winners will be announced on March 20th.
On April 17th, the Rotary Club of Hunt Valley will host a banquet for
all winners and their families, where the winning speech-writers from the high
schools will perform their speeches. The grand prize winner for the speech
contest will be awarded with $1,000, and the runner-up will earn $300.
Heavenly Ham of
Baltimore will fund more than $5,000 in prize money for students and will donate
$250 to all schools that achieve a 15 percent participation level in the
program.
About the Rotary Club of Hunt Valley and Rotary International
The Rotary Club of Hunt Valley has 35 members and is part of Rotary
International, a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders
united to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all
vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. The world's first
service organization (founded in 1905), Rotary has a long history of helping
those in need and uniting people of different cultures and beliefs. Among its
contributions, Rotary is the world's largest private provider of college
scholarships and its PolioPlus program has helped immunize more than one billion
children against polio in developing nations, with the goal of eradicating the
disease. For more information, visit www.huntvalleyrotary.com.
About Heavenly Ham of Baltimore
Heavenly Ham of Baltimore specializes in fully baked, hardwood smoked, spiral
sliced hams with a honey spiced glaze and smoked turkeys with carryout, dine-in
and catering services in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard Counties,
Md. In addition, Heavenly Ham offers its signature Box Lunch menu, along with an
array of lunch menu options from its new Classic and Signature lunch line.
Founded in 1984, Heavenly Ham of Baltimore prides itself on community
involvement, specifically by supporting programs in Baltimore County Public
Schools, the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club of Hunt
Valley and Hannah More School. Heavenly Ham of Baltimore is consistently one of
the top performing Heavenly Ham franchises in the United States. For more
information on the location nearest you, call 1-800-955-HAMS or visitwww.heavenlyham.com.
