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Thomas Merton Center T-Shirt Design Contest In order to commemorate the 40 years of service that the Thomas Merton Center has provided in the avenues of social activism, awareness, and justice for all people, we are sponsoring a contest for the design of the newest TMC t-shirt, which will be made available just in time for the New Person Award in May 2012. The design is to embody the spirit and mission of the Thomas Merton Center while being
visually pleasing. The shirt may inVolunteer@thomasmertoncenter.org clude designs on the front and/or back of the t-shirt but isn’t mandatory. We will only be accepting submissions in file formats such as, PNG, GIF, JPEG, or TIF sent to the email address Volunteer@thomasmertoncenter.org. There is a prize of for the winner of the contest. For more information you can contact the Thomas Merton Center at 412-301-3062 or at
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