Help Provide Supplies to 4200 Students With a $50k Grant From Pepsi
Kids In Need Foundation is competing in the Pepsi Refresh Project to invest in the education and future of children in Alton, IL, but we can't do it without you! Your votes are the key to providing 4,200 children with free school supplies. With your help, KINF could win $50,000 to distribute school supply kits to elementary and middle school students in Alton. Nearly 1 in 3 children in this area lives in poverty.
Please vote today and every day through January 31st to help us win $50,000 for needy children. You can vote for KINF three times per day, on the Pepsi Refresh website, on Facebook, and via text message on your phone. Also, please spread the word to all of your family, friends, and colleagues!
- Vote online at the Pepsi Refresh Project site.
- Vote on Facebook.
- Vote by texting* 105231 to Pepsi (73774). (*Standard text messaging rates apply.)
- Donate your Twitter or Facebook status to the project.
- Share the project by posting to your Facebook wall.
- Remember to vote all 3 ways EVERY DAY!
How Our Project Will Help Children
Imagine a child preparing for a day of school not having the basic supplies needed for class. For nearly 1 in 3 children living in poverty in Alton, Illinois, this is too often the case. The Kids In Need Foundation, proposes Project Alton School Box. Your vote can provide 4,200 school boxes for all elementary and middle school students in Alton. The kits contain essentials like pens, pencils, rulers, notebook, glue, and crayons that last through the year. Studies show that putting such tools in the hands of students increases classroom attendance, grades, and behavior--not to mention the boost in children's confidence. Alton schools face high levels of poverty, with 60% or more students in the federal lunch program. Yet the community has shown "can do" spirit by winning Refresh projects. Let's honor that commitment with a project that invests in children's success in school...and beyond.
With your help, KINF will be able to provide free school supplies to 4,200 children. Please vote today!
