We all know that good things come in small packages and Farm Rich agrees. This fall Farm Rich kicked off it’s third annual “Kids Who Give” contest to award young people for their contributions, generosity and positive impact on the world.
This contest is open to youth aged 7-17 who reside in the U.S. The contest awards kids giving back to their communities through volunteer work. For 2012, Farm Rich will recognize quarterly winners as well as an annual grand-prize winner who will receive $10,000 for the charity of his or her choice! A first-, second-, and third-place winner will be chosen each quarter to receive donations of $3,500, $1,500 and $1,000, respectively, for their chosen charities. Honorable mentions each quarter get a “Pat on the Back” gift card of $250. The grand-prize winner, chosen through a public online vote next January, will receive a gift of $10,000 to donate to a selected charity or charities.
To enter, kids should go to www.kidswhogive.com and submit a 250- to 500-word essay explaining their volunteer work and how it has helped others. Entrants are also encouraged to include a creative representation of their story along with their entries. Contest rules, details and deadlines are included on the website.
You can take a look at Kids Who Give contest entries on their Youtube channel!
To give you an idea of what may qualify your child, last year’s Kids Who Give honorees showed how kindness, determination and hard work can
move mountains in the following ways:
- Nathan Hickey of Monrovia, Calif., who formed Mountain Biking for Pablove to support kids with cancer.
- Ricky Springer of McDonough, Ga., who started Racing for a Cause to educate others on the disorder eosinophillic colitis, which he suffers from himself.
- Mariah Reynolds, a Cincinnati, Ohio, resident who’s been volunteering since she was 6 years old. Today, she’s behind three non-profits: Just One Heart, Love One Another and Heal the Soul.
- Rujul Zaparde from Plainsboro, N.J., founded Drinking Water for India, which raises money to build tube-wells in remote Indian villages.
All of our children are special in their own way. Let the world know about the contributions your kids are making and have them enter! Good luck!
*Fine Print – This is a sponsored post on behalf of Farm Rich. I was compensated. All of the above statements and opinions are my own.
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