$2,500 | Team Grizzly Care Bears

This team collected new and gently used toys to help children in crisis in their community. Thanks to their efforts, kids in need have the opportunity to feel safe during times of chaos.

$1,500 | Team LETEM

Life Enhancement Through Music Education provides musical instruments to teens who might not otherwise be able to afford one on their own. LETEM used their $100 to create advertising materials and spread the message about LETEM to serve more teens.

$1,000 | Team Sweet Miracles

Team Sweet Miracles sold cupcakes to benefit kids through the Inland Northwest Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. They also encouraged students at Ferris High School to write over 500 notes and card of encouragement to sick children.

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2013 Finalists

Team Mac & Cheese
Planes for Vanessa
Non-wasted Weekends
Picnic at UGM
Sweet Miracles
Holding for Laughs
LETEM
Leadership
Sandpoint High School Interact Club
The Grizzly Care Bears

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1st place: Central Valley HS Technology Student Association ($2,500)

Central Valley High School’s Technology Student Association held a stuffed animal drive at their home basketball games, asking attendees to toss their animals into containers on the court during half-time. Over 1,000 stuffed animals were collected and donated to Catholic Charities’ Christmas Bureau, with the intent of bringing joy during the holiday season to those in the community who are less fortunate.

2nd place: Sandpoint Interact ($1,500)

Sandpoint’s Winter Carnival was the perfect opportunity for Team Sandpoint Interact to sell hot cocoa and snacks, raising money to purchase basic school supplies for students in Ecuador. The event is well-known and attracts both local community members and tourists. They used the hundred dollars to help offset the cost of purchasing the beverages and snacks.

3rd place: Simply Nutritious ($1,000)

Utilizing educational, hands-on presentations, this team shared the financial and health benefits of simple nutrition with their community in Ephrata, Washington. They shared tasty food samples, take-home recipes, menu ideas, and budget-friendly options to help people eat better.

4th place: Inspire

These students at West Valley High School in Spokane, Washington created a clothing store that provides apparel to low-income families. They partnered with Plato’s Closet to provide some of the clothing but needed more support, and raised about $550 through the hundred dollar project. A new initiative, tumblers, which are colored by children at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Spokane, will be sold at the school to raise money for the kids.

5th place: Where There’s a Well, There’s a Way

Inspired by her teacher at Central Valley High School, Sarah Matlack wants to build a well in Buwambo, Uganda to provide water for its residents. She’s gathered a team of students and partnered with Hope for Kids International to organize fundraising events which will cover the costs ($10,150) to dig the well. They sold water during lunch at CVHS and also put on a Zumba event.

6th place: Fleece

Kira’s Closet was started in Odessa, Washington when the school librarian’s daughter, Kira, passed away suddenly from a brain tumor. The closet distributes clothing and other much-needed items to children in the area. Team Fleece purchased low-cost fleece to make blankets and donated them to Kira’s Closet.

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2012 Finalists

Central Valley High School Technology Student Association
Fleece
Where There’s a Well, There’s a Way
Simply Nutritious
emBRACE the World
Kary Gomez
Inspire
Sandpoint Interact
No Friends Left Behind
Help Chris

You can read more about all of the teams who submitted entries here.