Welcome to the first annual Earth Day litter clean up contest! 
 

Earth Day is April 22nd and this year's theme is "Restore Our Earth". As we continue to celebrate 175 years of excellence at SFX, we are encouraging our SFX community to join together and help "restore our earth" by participating in a Litter Clean Up Contest, which will kick off tomorrow and go through Sunday. Picking up litter is just one simple way to protect earth and at SFX we want to set an example for and honor our community.

Prizes will be rewarded to individuals and classes. We can't wait to see what type of impact we can have when we work together!
 

Who: Class vs. Class Competition; Individual Student Competition
What: A contest to show respect for our community and Earth by picking up litter that eventually ends up in our waterways, which not only hurts our fish, birds and wildlife but also hurts us.
When: The contest starts this Thursday, April 20^th and ends Sunday April 25^th.
Where: There are no physical boundaries to where one can pick up trash and litter but in order to get credit for the litter you pick up, please either post it to the SFX Instagram or Facebook page (@SFXFairmount) or email/text a pic to Curtis Jablonka (202-904-1934) or Maureen Farrell (570-351-1929).

This contest is based on the honor system and safety is paramount. All students and parents are encouraged to wear protective gear to pick up litter and parents must use common sense about where to work. DO NOT pick up anything that appears dangerous unless you have experience doing so. 

Class Prizes:

• If a class accomplishes full participation-that means everyone picks up a bag of litter- everyone in that class will receive a Dress down pass
• The class that picks up the most litter wins a catered lunch from Chick-fil-a, students with allergies or special diet will be provided a lunch of their choice on that day from Whole Foods. The lunch will meet Covid protocols by being individually wrapped.
• The individual student with the most trash collected will have the honor of making announcements with Ms. Butler and a special lunch with her in the office, socially distanced, of course. Second place through Fifth place individuals will receive an extra dress down pass.

Important: before and after pictures of the areas you cleaned/picked are necessary to determine the winners. Post as early and often as you can. In this case “talking trash” on social media is highly encouraged. Bring out the best competitor in you and your family to win the contest. Families with multiple children will get credit for each child as if they were picking individually.

Other prizes: Most unique item found while picking up litter-you will know it when you see it. Most unique area picked. Special surprise gift.

Be sure to wear your SFX gear with pride while helping to protect our community and planet. “You can be the change you want to see”.