“Senator Bernie Sanders met with Benjamin Gonin of Green Mountain Valley School in Waitsfield, Vermont to congratulate him on winning a $1,000 college scholarship for writing the best essay from Vermont in this year’s National Peace Essay Contest. Benjamin joined other state winners on a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in a week-long education program focusing on international conflict resolution, and compete for national scholarship awards up to $10,000.”
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