Tuesday, March 15, 2011

ENTER THE 3rd Annual BE BIG IN YOUR COMMUNITY CONTEST!

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

Dear service-learning colleagues,

The BE BIG Campaign invites everyone, big and small, to take action and raise awareness for how Clifford's BIG Ideas (Share, Be Kind, Help Others, Be a Good Friend, Play Fair, Have Respect, Be Truthful, Believe in Yourself, Work Together and Be Responsible) can make the world a better place.

As part of the BE BIG Campaign, the 3rd Annual BE BIG in Your Community Contest will award $75,000 in community grants to the BIGGEST ideas that best demonstrate Clifford's BIG Ideas!

Last year's Grand Prize Winner, Jennifer O. and her team's BIG Idea to create a hospital classroom for young cancer patients in her local hospital won $25,000 from the BE BIG Fund.  Among the first prize winners were programs that involved AmeriCorps members.  Your BIG Idea might just be next!

Scholastic, HandsOn Network and American Family Insurance will work with the winners to bring their Big Ideas to life!  Everyone is invited-parents, kids, teachers or community leaders-to submit their ideas now through June 17, 2011.

For contest entry forms and official rules visit www.scholastic.com/cliffordbebig/contest

BIG Awards!

One (1) Grand Prize BIG Idea will win a $25,000 Grant, Ten (10) first place BIG Ideas will win a $2,500 Grant and Nineteen (19) second place BIG Ideas will be selected to receive a $1,315.79 Grant (via HandsOn Network affiliate organizations or designees) from the BE BIG Fund to be used towards implementing the winning proposals.

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

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