Congratulations to Sydney Ziatek as she won 3rd place in the state of Pennsylvania for the Voice of Democracy essay competition. Sydney first won the post-level competition for Cranberry Township VFW Post 879, as well as the district-level competition. Sydney was presented her 3rd place award at the 2014 Mid-Winter State Conference in Lancaster, PA.
![VOD 2014 Conference Photo](http://www.stephenbmorrissey.com/vfw/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/06/VOD_2014_Conference.jpg)
From left: Rex Brown, Post VOD chairman; Christie Ziatek, Sydney’s mother; Sydney Ziatek, third place winner in state competition, Tom Crawford, District VOD chairman; and Les Harvey, District 25 Commander