Olive Garden is seeking to capture student's future aspirations and plans to achieve their goals as part of the 15th annual Pasta Tales essay writing contest. This year, Olive Garden is asking students to: "Describe how furthering your education beyond high school will help make your dreams come true." The contest grand prize is a three day trip to New York City and a $2500 savings bond. Olive Garden's Pasta Tales contest will give students in first through 12th grade in the U.S. and Canada the opportunity share their stories in essays of 50 to 250 words. Award: $2500; Deadline: Sunday, January 29, 2011 More details at: http://olivegarden.com/company/community/pasta_tales.asp