Please take just a few seconds to cast your vote to help Aplington/ Parkersburg win $25,000 to help rebuild their school, which was destroyed in the F5 tornado that hit Iowa last May: www.henkelhelps.com
Please read below for more info:
> Ms. Lynne Mulder nominated Aplington-Parkersburg
> High School for
> a *$25,000 prize from Henkel Helps Schools *to
> improve your
> school, and *our judges have selected your school
> as one of 10
> finalists!* Winners will be chosen by online,
> public voting.
>
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>
> Here was the entry for your school:
>
> On May 25, 2008 an F5 tornado destroyed a third of
> the community
> of Parkersburg, IA. The high school was destroyed.
> High
> Schoolers will be attending the Middle School in
> Aplington
> making cramped quarters this school year, but
> everyone is
> determined to make it work. The construction of a
> new school
> will begin soon with the goal of being in it by the
> start of the
> 2009-2010 school year. $25000 could be used in so
> many areas,
> new textbooks are needed, desks, computers,
> classroom equipment,
> sound equipment for the auditorium, the list goes
> on and on as
> so much was lost or damaged. The students have
> stepped up to
> help with cleanup in the community as well as
> hepling to get the
> other school buildings rearranged to house more
> students. It
> would be a wonderful reward for them to receive a
> grant such as
> this. So many of the students lost their own homes
> yet they want
> to continue helping others. My own children lost
> their
> granparents to the storm and they would like to
> make a
> contribution to the school in their honor. The
> students will
> face many emotional challenges this year in
> addition to the
> academic challenges of high school. Any contibution
> lets them
> know people care for them and want them to succeed
> and show that
> "Falcons Rise Again!"
>
>
> > From the more than 1,500 entries we received,
> our judges have
> narrowed the field to the top 10 nominations, and
> *now it's up
> to you, your students, staff and the community to
> help
> Aplington-Parkersburg High School win the $25,000
> grand prize
> *for renovations to your school, as nominated by
> Ms. Mulder*.*
> Two runners up will each receive a check for
> $2,500.
>
> We will be announcing the Top 10 through news
> releases to the
> national media, as well as media in your area the
> week of
> October 6. *Please help us spread the word*, and
> help your
> school win!
>
> All you have to do is tell your students, staff and
> your
> community to visit www.henkelhelps.com
> <http://www.henkelhelps.com/> from October
> 6th - October 19th
> to *vote for your school*. Each valid e-mail
> address will be
> allowed one vote per day. *The school with the most
> votes at the
> end of the voting period will win $25,000 and a
> visit from
> Henkel representatives* the week of October 27. We
> will work
> with the grand prize winner to set up an assembly
> for the check
> presentation. Official rules for the contest are on
> the Web site
> as well.
>
1|1|I voted and so did hubby :)|RebekkaVA|queen_vulture@msn.com|11:28:23|10/07/2008|
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2|1|Hope they win!|CJDJ112366|Lintaos@optonline.net|11:42:57|10/07/2008|
Carol 3|2|me & hubby voted..sent to some friends too!!|shellysmsmo|jpksms@sbcglobal.net|12:31:48|10/07/2008|
such a shame. :(
All of the pictures..are sad. :(