http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/15/
"Henry C. Lea Elementary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Land Beautification and Cultivation Budget: $550 http://www.philasd.org/schools/lea Henry C. Lea is a pre-K through 8th grade elementary school in West Philadelphia with 400 students, ages 4 to 14. Lea students often enter the school with little experience in the natural world due to the dense urban environment in which they live. Our Green Plan: We will build six raised beds made of wood from local suppliers. Beds will have gravel at the bottom and the rich Fairmont Park soil on top. Rain barrels will be installed free from the Philadelphia Water Department to ease watering. The existing garden will also receive several tomato plants and cages for cultivation. To adopt a garden plot, students with their teacher, parents or caretakers will be required to help build the raised beds, be current members of the Lea Home, School and Community Association (a.k.a. PTA) and willing to help during periodic work days for the entire garden. Before and after photographs will be taken and throughout the seasons to show the garden’s progress Lea students will write short descriptions of what they have done and learned about plants for display inside on the school’s bulletin boards." Want to earn more points to donate? With the Green Your Seasons Challenge<http://www.recyclebank.com/how-to-earn/pointsplugin/the-green-your-seasons-contest-4944/>, you can earn up to 300 additional points. Other point gaining opportunities are available throughout the Recyclebank website (often connected with advertisers, fyi). Don't have Recyclebank? Email me directly and I will bring you a sticker and sign up sheet. The donation period goes until March 15th, enough time to get set up and accrue points. The maximum points that can be donated to any one project is 500. Other Philadelphia School District Recyclebank projects include: John Story Jenks Elementary<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/7/>, Anna Howard Shaw Middle School<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/10/>, C. W. Henry Elementary<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/28/>, James Rhoads Elementary<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/30/>, John Bartram High School<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/26/>, South Philadelphia High School<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/27/> and WB Saul High School<http://www.recyclebank.com/contest/index/school/id/2/> , Please consider donating your points to Lea and other district schools in our city. Recyclebank will match whatever funds generated, making it easier for schools to reach their funding goals and also allowing for the possibility of schools receiving twice as much funds as requested, money direly needed in this season of mid-year budget cuts. Amara West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools
