Lawrence School Needs Help to Win $50,000 Grant

Editor’s Note: The following is a news release from the PTO of Ben Franklin Elementary School.

needs your help!

The school is competing against 1,636 other schools nationwide for a grant to fund SmartBoards.  This is a unique opportunity and Ben Franklin is the only school in the Lawrence district competing for the grant. 

After a competitive national nomination period, now it is time for our community to show its support. Please help Ben Franklin Elementary School win up to $50,000 by casting votes today!

From Oct. 24 through Dec. 9, adults and children 13 and older can visit www.PowerABrightFuture.com to vote once a day for the program they believe is most deserving of a grant. 

New this year to the Power A Bright Future contest, neighbors, friends and family can now vote for their favorite school right from their phones via text message! 

The program that receives the highest number of votes will be awarded the $50,000 grand-prize grant, and the next four top vote-getters will each be awarded a $25,000 grant. Clorox’s judging panel will also select one additional lucky school to win a $25,000 judge’s choice grant.

Ben Franklin School can be one of the five schools nationwide to win a grant. You can help push our school to the top.

Votes can be made in one of two ways:

Text to vote (Message and data rates may apply):

• To vote for Ben Franklin text clorox4007 to 44144
• Vote one time every day!
• Spread the word to family and friends!

Vote online

• Log on to http://www.powerabrightfuture.com/gallery/detail/?nid=1196 (When registering, do not use any hyphens or spaces in your phone number)
• Vote one time every day!
• Spread the word to family and friends!