Since August 2010, students across the nation have entered Cintas’ Documen-Tree contest. The contest will award one grand prize winner with five unique, historical trees from AMERICAN FORESTS’ Historic Tree Program in honor of Earth Month in April. Additionally, Cintas will award $5,000 for new school supplies and a SmartShredTM Day for their school and community. To enter, participants had to submit a creative video or an online submission stating why they thought their school deserved to win. Now it’s up to the public to select the winner from 14 finalists. Anyone can participate by visiting www.cintas.com/documentree to vote for their favorite entry. Voting ends on Friday, March 11, at 5 p.m. Eastern.

The grand prize winner will receive from Cintas:

  • Five historic trees from AMERICAN FORESTS’ Historic Tree Program to be planted during Earth Month 2011. The trees, such as the original Johnny Appleseed apple tree, will bring history alive by sharing America’s stories as each have a unique connection to a famous person, place or event in history.
  • $5,000 for new school or community supplies
  • A special planting ceremony combined with an educational program about tree planting and their historic trees
  • 100 trees donated in the organization’s name to an AMERICAN FORESTS’ Global ReLeaf restoration project. This program restores forests which is important for wildlife, clean water and carbon sequestration
  • A free SmartShred event for the school and community powered by Cintas Document Management. The event will help protect community members from identity theft and help drive recycling efforts. All of the shredded documents will be recycled into secondary paper products, such as paper towels, to reduce waste and impact on the environment

In addition, three runner-ups will receive two historic trees for their school along with an educational program teaching students and the community about the significance of the trees and how to care for them. The remaining finalists will receive a free pizza party for participating.

Below are the 14 finalists. Visit www.cintas.com/documentree to view the entries and cast your vote.

  • Carmen High School Environmental Club in Milwaukee, Wis.
  • Cherryvale Elementary in Sumter, S.C.
  • The Gillispie School in San Diego, Calif.
  • Greenville Elementary School in Scarsdale, N.Y.
  • Lakewood School in Carpentersville, Ill.
  • Layer Elementary School in Winter Springs, Fla.
  • Lexington Public Schools in Lexington, Okla.
  • Liberty School in Orland Park, Ill.
  • Ouida Springer Elementary School in Rockwall, Texas
  • Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
  • Somerville High School in Somerville, Mass.
  • Troy High School in Troy, Mich.
  • West Broad Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio
  • Yargo Elementary School in Winder, Ga.

Cintas has partnered with AMERICAN FORESTS to host the inaugural Documen-Tree contest. It was designed to educate and create awareness nationwide about the positive impact trees and recycling have on the environment.

To vote or learn more about the contest, please visit www.cintas.com/documentree.

For more information on Cintas’ document management programs, please visit www.cintas.com/documentmanagement.

About Cintas Corporation

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire protection services and document management services to approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

About AMERICAN FORESTS

AMERICAN FORESTS is the nation’s oldest nonprofit citizens’ conservation organization. Our mission is to grow a healthier world with trees by working with communities on local efforts to restore and maintain forest ecosystems. Our work encompasses planting trees, calculating the value of urban forests, fostering environmental education, and improving public policy for trees at the national level. AMERICAN FORESTS has a goal to plant 100 million trees by 2020.

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