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2012 MWKS Contestant Application

*To become a contestant, you must fill out the above application. Please carefully read the instructions below before submitting your application. Also, don't forget to view our brochure and fact sheet.

PLEASE NOTE: The 2012 contestant application deadline has been extended to FEBRUARY 10, 2012.

2012 MWKS Contestant Nomination Form
(for organizations, groups, and people interested in providing a pre-nomination for a woman of achievement-- due by FEBRUARY 3, 2012)
 

1. Make sure that you (or the woman that you are nominating) meet the following requirements:

- be a woman
- be a US citizen between the ages of 21 and 60
- utilize a wheelchair for 100% of your daily community mobility
- be a resident of Kansas for at least the past 6 months
- marital status is not a consideration
- have not held a title in another state
- be willing to raise money and obtain sponsors for the state and national entry fees
- be willing and able to travel throughout the state - this includes having access to reliable and easily obtained transportation
- be ready and willing to successfully advocate, educate, and empower all persons with disabilities through various opportunities over the course of the year

 

• Completed Application
• Nomination Form (optional)
• One Written Letter of Recommendation
• Entry Fee of $150 (may be obtained from nominator or sponsors)
• One Portrait of Contestant (to be used in the program)

5. Please send completed applications to:

Ms. Wheelchair Kansas
Attn: Carrie Greenwood
4001 SE 34th Terr.
Topeka, KS 66605