Nominate Your School for a Learning Garden Contest
ScottsMiracle-Gro and Keep America Beautiful
will award one winning class a "Learning Garden" for their school.
In addition, 15 First Prize Winners and 30 Second Prize Winners will receive
smaller classroom prizes.
Nominations
Students: Write a 200-word essay describing
what green space means to you and how you would use a learning garden.
Mail entries to:
Scotts 30 Days of Green Contest
P.O. Box 1702
Golden, CO 80402-1702
Entries must be postmarked by April 23, 2007 and received by April 30, 2007.
Limit of one request per outer mailing envelope.
Limit two entries per class. If more than two entries are submitted from a
class, only the first two entries received will be considered and all others
will be disqualified from the Contest.
Teachers:
Choose the top essay and submit it on behalf of the class, along with
the printed and completed Entry
Form.
Include the following:
1. Up to five (5) photographs
of the class completing one of the "30 Days of Green" calendar
activities OR a drawing of your ideal Learning Garden, AND
2. A photograph of the future
site
of the
Learning Garden.
Schedule
Students should begin their essays on April 4 and 5 to give ample time for
both composing and choosing up to two essays to be submitted. Each essay must
be submitted as a separate entry with its own photo(s) or drawing and a photo
of the proposed Learning Garden site. We recommend assigning the essay as a
homework assignment to engage the parents in the
contest.
Contest deadline
is Monday, April 23. All nominations to be postmarked by the deadline date.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for an award, the following criteria must be met:
1. At least 500 sq. feet shall be available to implement the learning
garden.
2.
On-site groundskeepers shall be available to manage the garden throughout
the year, including when school is not in session.
3.
School must be located within 50
miles of a Keep America Beautiful affiliate.
Prizes
1 Grand Prize Winner will receive a hardscaped outdoor
learning garden (approximately $10,000).
15 First Prize Winners will receive an indoor
classroom garden (approximately $400 per classroom).
30 Second Prize Winners will receive gardening kits
and literature (approximately $200 per classroom)
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Contest is open and offered only to legal residents
of the U.S. who, at the time of entry, have reached the
age of majority in their state of residence, are educators of grades 4
through 6 (submitting on behalf of their class/school), and are currently
employed by a U.S.-accredited school. All others are ineligible to participate.
Void where prohibited. Click
here for an entry form. Click here for Complete
Official Rules, contest and prize details, and eligibility requirements. Contest
submission starts on 4/4/07 and ends on 4/23/07.
Print entry form.
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