New Holland-Middletown Technology Project wins $25,000 State Farm
Neighborhood Assist grant
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[April 30, 2013]
MIDDLETOWN -- After 2 1/2 weeks and more than
3.4 million votes, State Farm announced that the New
Holland-Middletown Technology Project will receive a $25,000 grant
to improve the District 88 community.
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This grant will bring laptops and tablets to the kindergarten
through eighth-grade students. The money will be added to the almost
$26,000 previously earned to provide technology to all classes in
the district. The NH-M Community Supports Education goal of $80,000
is ever closer thanks to State Farm and the Neighborhood Assist
grant. The NH-M Technology Project was one of 3,000 cause
submissions received through State Farm Neighborhood Assist, a
crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative that relies on nonprofit
organizations to create solutions to community issues identified by
Facebook users. Of the 3,000 submissions, at least one cause was
submitted from every eligible state, district and province in the
United States and Canada.
Then, the State Farm Youth
Advisory Board, a diverse group of 30 students who are
passionate about social responsibility, reviewed the submissions and
selected the 200 finalists based on criteria they created. The
Facebook community was encouraged to vote April 4-22 for their
favorite cause.
Nearly 100,000 people took to Facebook during the nearly
three-week period. The NH-M Technology Project received 47,928
votes, the 11th-most votes in the program.
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A news release announcing the grant award said: "The support of
the NH-M community, alumni, donors and friends has been
overwhelming! Our voters have supported us through an exciting 19
days!"
"The strong engagement the NH-M Technology Project received shows
the level of commitment and engagement within the community to solve
local issues," said State Farm. "We look forward to watching New
Holland-Middletown make their neighborhood safer, stronger and
better educated with the help of State Farm Neighborhood Assist."
For a complete list of the top 40 causes or for more information
about the program, visit
www.statefarm.com/neighborhoodassist.
For more information about State Farm, visit
www.statefarm.com.
[Text from news release from
State Farm Neighborhood
Assist] |