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Help First Graders Win National Give Happy Challenge
Mary Catherine Irving's first grade class is one of the eight finalists in the Howard Johnson's Give Happy Challenge. If they win a nationwide vote, HoJo's will donate $15,000 to the charity of their choice. They want to help St. Ignatius Church buy a used van for distribution of food and clothing to Baltimore's homeless.
The first graders need you to vote for them daily between now and May 16 at HoJo's Give Happy Challenge. Look for the image of the girl in the purple top, click the box below her picture, and vote for the first graders' video "It Starts With Me."
The key to winning this contest is to spread the word! Ask your friends to help Baltimore's homeless by voting for Mrs. Irving's first graders and "It Starts With Me."
These civic-minded children have focused on helping the poor and homeless all year. They have:
- picked bushels of apples and delivered them to a shelter
- collected well over a thousand cans of food
- made blankets and hygiene kits for the homeless
- made and sold friendship pins to raise money for a school in India to provide healthy snacks.
A few months ago, Mrs. Irving noticed a contest sponsored by Howard Johnson's called "The Give Happy Challenge." It was designed to recognize those who spread happiness by giving to others. The children in her class had certainly done much good for those in need, so on a whim, she entered them.
"Much to my surprise, we received notice a month ago that we were selected to be one of the top eight finalists out of the entire U.S. and Canada!!" Mrs. Irving said.
"When I told my class this news, without hesitation they knew what they wanted to do with the money. There is a group called Loaves and Fishes run by St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore. The group travels through the streets of the city on weekend nights feeding many men and women who are homeless.
"I have been part of Loaves and Fishes for a few years now, and my class made fleece blankets and hygiene kits that were dispersed on van rides.
"The van driven by Loaves and Fishes is literally falling apart. There are nights when we cannot get the door to stay shut and other nights when it just will not start.
"My class decided that if they were to win, they would like to provide a new-used van for Loaves and Fishes. I really cannot tell you enough how needed this is," she said.
The videos of all eight finalists will be posted for the next two weeks, until May 16. The top four vote-getters at that point will compete for another two weeks, and so on until June 10, when the winner will be announced.
Mary Catherine Irving's first grade class is one of the eight finalists in the Howard Johnson's Give Happy Challenge. If they win a nationwide vote, HoJo's will donate $15,000 to the charity of their choice. They want to help St. Ignatius Church buy a used van for distribution of food and clothing to Baltimore's homeless.
The first graders need you to vote for them daily between now and May 16 at HoJo's Give Happy Challenge. Look for the image of the girl in the purple top, click the box below her picture, and vote for the first graders' video "It Starts With Me."
The key to winning this contest is to spread the word! Ask your friends to help Baltimore's homeless by voting for Mrs. Irving's first graders and "It Starts With Me."
These civic-minded children have focused on helping the poor and homeless all year. They have:
- picked bushels of apples and delivered them to a shelter
- collected well over a thousand cans of food
- made blankets and hygiene kits for the homeless
- made and sold friendship pins to raise money for a school in India to provide healthy snacks.
A few months ago, Mrs. Irving noticed a contest sponsored by Howard Johnson's called "The Give Happy Challenge." It was designed to recognize those who spread happiness by giving to others. The children in her class had certainly done much good for those in need, so on a whim, she entered them.
"Much to my surprise, we received notice a month ago that we were selected to be one of the top eight finalists out of the entire U.S. and Canada!!" Mrs. Irving said.
"When I told my class this news, without hesitation they knew what they wanted to do with the money. There is a group called Loaves and Fishes run by St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore. The group travels through the streets of the city on weekend nights feeding many men and women who are homeless.
"I have been part of Loaves and Fishes for a few years now, and my class made fleece blankets and hygiene kits that were dispersed on van rides.
"The van driven by Loaves and Fishes is literally falling apart. There are nights when we cannot get the door to stay shut and other nights when it just will not start.
"My class decided that if they were to win, they would like to provide a new-used van for Loaves and Fishes. I really cannot tell you enough how needed this is," she said.
The videos of all eight finalists will be posted for the next two weeks, until May 16. The top four vote-getters at that point will compete for another two weeks, and so on until June 10, when the winner will be announced.