Many thanks to all of the teams who have submitted pinwheels for our Healing Classrooms Challenge. And we want to give a special thanks to the teams that participated in our Spring Promotion!
Our Challenge goal is 200,000 pinwheels, which the Bezos Family is matching with $2 each–up to $400,000–to fund the International Rescue Committee’s Healing Classrooms program. And during the Spring Promo period of February 1 – March 21, 2016, we matched all pinwheels we received at $2.50 each!
Also, during our Spring Promotion, we offered Team Contests in four categories: Most Pinwheels, Written Reflection Essay, Video Reflection Essay and Photo Essay. We’re proud to announce the contest winners:
- Most Pinwheels Winner – The View Park Preparatory Charter High School team in Los Angeles with 10,000+ pinwheels!
- Written Reflection Essay Winner (High School) – Leaders of Lenoir team at Kinston High School in Kinston, North Carolina
- Written Reflection Essay Winner (Middle School) – Arrianne H. of the Vista Magnet Middle School team in Vista, California
- Video Reflection Essay Winner – Tukwila Library Council team in Tukwila, Washington
- Reflection Photo Essay Contest – Honorable Mention to Desteny P. at Vista Magnet Middle School in Vista, California
Soon, we’ll post the winning Written Reflection Essays on our website, so stay tuned! A big thanks to all of the contest participants and winners for taking a stand to help young Syrian refugees have safe spaces to learn and heal in Lebanon and Iraq.
Photo courtesy of the Tukwila Library Council team
