Thursday, October 2, 2008

Jewish Teen Finalist in Wells Fargo Contest

Leah Larson, age 17, editor and publisher of Yaldah magazine for Jewish girls, is a finalist in the Someday Stories Contest sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank. Leah’s mother, Evelyn Krieger, of Sharon, MA, wrote the winning essay, “Dream Girl," describing her ambitious daughter’s talents and dream of expanding Yaldah Magazine, which she started at age 13. Krieger’s essay was one of 5 finalists selected from 10,000 entries and is the only Jewish finalist.

2 comments:

Leah Larson said...

Please vote! We are around 500 behind after Rosh Hashanah, but I know we can catch up!
www.wellsfargo.com/somedaystories
Vote for "Evelyn from MA"
If you're outside of the US you can use Sharon Zip Code 02067.
Thanks & Gmar Chasima Tova!

Leah Larson said...

Thanks so much for spreading the word! I just created a widget with info, links & a countdown of how many dates are left to vote. You can embed it in your blog by going to www.yaldahmagazine.com (scroll to the bottom of the homepage) and click 'share' on the bottom left corner of the widget. You'll get lots of options for sharing on facebook, myspace, blogs, e-mail, etc.
Thanks again!
Leah @ YALDAH