Voting Now Open to Select Winning School for Cintas Documen-Tree Contest
February 22 2011 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
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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