Contest through the Pilgrim Society of Plymouth
Topic: How do you think young people can be involved in planning for  2020, the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing?
Response: Planning for 2020, by Samantha Pickett
Young adults are only interested in what we can relate to. In planning for the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing, the planning committee must answer this question: How can we get young people to realize that the story of the Pilgrims is still relevant and important?
My plan is to instruct every school in Plymouth to have their students write an essay on why the Pilgrims' story is important, how it has changed them, etc. Then, contact other schools around the globe and have their pupils complete the same assignment and mail it to the committee.
Next, have Plymouth's students correct and edit the essays which came from other parts of the world. This will open their eyes to the relevance of the Pilgrims' story today; how the entire world has been altered because of it.
Finally, at the time of the 2020 celebration, plant flags through out downtown Plymouth. These banners should have the essay of a student on each, and the flag should represent their home countries.
This plan involves hundreds of young people around the globe, is inexpensive, and reminds everyone that the Pilgrims' story is just as valued as it ever was.
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