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So would everyone be up for another Pepsi challenge round?  Hope so!  This is for our local elementary school in the Byron-Bergen School district (NY state) which is in great need of a new playground. Voting ends January 31st.  Please help us win this one for the kids!

http://www.refresheverything.com/bbplayground (http://www.refresheverything.com/bbplayground)

I'm in!! (http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u55/BJ_BOBBI_JO9/Having%20FUN%20and%20playing%20smileys/7_9_1.gif)

The playground committee at Byron-Bergen Elementary School has been working for over a year to raise funds to update and enlarge our old, much used playground. Our new playground will be handicapped accessible so students with varying needs are not sitting on the sidewalk watching others play.  Our new playground will have play space and activities for our newest population of students, 3 and 4 year olds that come to us for Pre-K.  Our new playground will have lots of activites that will exercise our student's bodies in many different ways.   To improve our student's physical and social development we want them to be able to climb, crawl, swing, slide, jump, balance, hang, push, pull, bounce, stomp, spin, run and play.

Thanks for adding on to this for me, Donna!  Love the swing!  :thumbsup:

I'm in.

Let's go for it!

While we are clicking, this is a friend's from high school:
http://www.refresheverything.com/rosemaryfarm

Yep, we can vote for both and move them into the top 10.

Current Rank
28th
  WOW!!!

I don't know about you but I can only vote for 1. I tried voting for Janet's friend but it said I already did. Maybe alternate days for both??? Maybe sign up with a different email I guess will work.

The website states that you can vote for up to 10 ideas per day. You shouldn't have to alternate between the two or use a different email address for each one.

OK I am on board too!  Now if all the interuptions in the internet here in the campground didn't screw me up the links should be in MY signature too!  Fingers are crossed! 

OK then, I see that on the bottom of my page, says you have 9 votes left but when I went to vote for Janet's, it already said thank you for your vote but I didn't vote yet. Maybe a glitch, I'll go back and retry. Thanks Shaky.

 :wave:  I voted for both with no problem. :gum:

I closed my Browser and all worked well after. Pfft. I voted for both!  :clap:

I voted for both too and BB's up to 26th!! Thanks for all your votes!!  :2thumbsup:

Thanks - Denise thanks you.  We went to high school together, my Mom dated her uncle - needless to say everybody knew everybody, so Thank You.  This is retirement for her.

Please keep voting daily-we're up to 22nd place today!  Thank you!

http://www.refresheverything.com/bbplayground (http://www.refresheverything.com/bbplayground)

C'mon let's help these kids get a new Playground...please don't forget to vote.

And not forgetting you Janet....I voted!!

We're up to 17th place but need to get into the top 10.  Please help us get the new playground for the kids by placing your daily vote!  Thanks!

Thanks - 58 this morning for Rosemary Farms.

Not looking good for Rosemary but I'm still voting daily for both her farm and the kids playground. ;D

55 this morning!   :clap:

We're still in 17th place for the playground for the kids at Byron-Bergen School.  Please place your daily vote and let's see if we can get into the top 10!   Thanks!

http://www.refresheverything.com/bbplayground (http://www.refresheverything.com/bbplayground)

53 now  :thumbsup:

I just voted and it's up to 52 now! ;D

But Byron-Bergen is stuck at 17th. 

Oh we'll get em up Kris!!

I voted.

Are there any Byron-Bergen faculty or students reading our Forum? We'd love to hear from them.

Current Rank
14th    Check it out Kris.....we can do this!!!

Janet, your friend is at 48 let's get her moved up.

Done.

Nice jumps in the standings for both.

Thanks all - I'm only concentrating on these 2 and I'm happy to see positive movement.   :clap:

                            :ditto:

Double  :ditto:  And Rosemarys farm is up to 45th place now. :2thumbsup:

14 and 42 at 5 AM

I am keeping my votes coming every day, just have to stay persistant with this internet down here! 

Up to 13th and 38th place respectively! Keep 'em comin'! :thumbsup:

That's terrific!  WooHoo!

 :clap: :clap:

Rosemary is up to 35 - we can do it - spread the word.
Byron holding at 13.
Come on, Vote!  What else is there to do in the ice and freezing rain?

5 AM - Rosemary = 35
Byron is now 12!!!

WooHoo!  Keep voting people!  :clap:

                          :2thumbsup:

Oh no Rosemary is now 36....let's move her up!

I just voted and Rosemary is 35 and Byron 12!  Keep on voting!

 :2thumbsup: absolutely!

The kids are in 10th place!!!! :mbanana:

and Rosemary moved up to 32!!

Wonderful news for our local school!!   :clap:

Great news, but don't let up. There are 11 days left in the contest. Keep voting.

GREAT NEWS.  Shaky is absolutely correct - keep voting!

How about 10 and 33 at 12:28.
 :clap:

We're up to 9th and 31st now!  Please keep on voting!!!  :clap:

9 and 28!  WooHoo!  Keep Voting!  Thanks!

9 and 26    :clap:

Thanks folks - not that this is relevent, but Denise's mom (Rosemary Farm) died on Sunday - perhaps an extra push???  Thanks!

 :( You got it Janet!  :wave:
Rosemary in 26th place and the kids are still in 9th.

Most sincere sympathies to Denise and her family. A sad loss - irreplaceable!

Bobbie

So sorry to hear about Denise's Mom!  It is always a GREAT loss to loose a parent, I lost mine a year ago Dec. and I still want to pick up the phone to call and chat with her! 

I am doing my voting too, have to fight with getting on line but see it through!  You all helped out our HUGS project and we got the $25,000.00 awarded so it does pay off to apply and push! 
Hope for these two projects to make it through!

So sad for her, prayers sent! We really need to push her up to the top!

 :clap:

Is it just me, or is anyone else having trouble logging in there this morning? 

Ei

Re-registered with a different email address...weird...

I had no problems Ei.

Only 2 email addresses I could have used...it said neither one was registered.  I re-registered with the one I'm pretty sure I used in the first place & it let me. Just bizarre...

Ei

I got right in and got my votes in with no problem.  :clap:  For here that is a blessing!  Hope you get in there to do your voting soon.   :computer:

On a happy note our HUGS project got our grant so we are so grateful for all of you on here that helped push us up there and keep us up there!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

:yahoo:   :clap:

 :2thumbsup: Great news Annie! ;D

Only a few days left to vote

9th and 25th still. Let's move them up!!

Only 2 days left to vote

9th and 26th. Keep voting!!

In all honesty, the horses are probably out of it (for this month), but the playground has a good chance of staying in the top 10 IF WE DON'T LET UP!

Thanks for posting this, Shaky!  Yes, please keep voting!!

Today is the last day. Every vote counts!

Yes it does, I voted. Looks like Kris's playground has a good chance of winning. It's times like this I wish we could vote more than once to help Rosemary move up.  :(

Still in 9th and 26th! :gum:

Yes, last day to vote and B-B's looking good for being awarded some of the money!  Maybe Rosemary will be in next month's contest so we can get another win there!   

B-B's up to 8th place as we near the deadline!  Thanks to all who voted!  :clap:

Great news Kris! If we can help, we will.  :clap:

Excellent! :clap:

Congratulations to B-B!

And now for the bad news. There will be no Pepsi Refresh Project for February and March, and when it returns in April, there won't be a category for animals. There will, however, be a new Pepsi Challenge. This is a different contest with its own set of rules, yet to be announced. Hopefully it will be similar to the Pepsi Challenge 2 years ago that awarded cash prizes to the top 200 to receive votes.

UMMMM Sorry to hear Pepsi doesn't want to include any categories for helping animals.  I know the HUGS project got their $25,000. and are so thrilled for the help.  We all thank all of you for helping with that one!   :clap:

Congrats to the winners this month, glad to repay the favor by helping someone else's cause!  Keep us informed of any new ones with the coming months.   :clap:

Oh wow, how sad. Animals need so much help, as do people. Oh well, just have to wait and see what's in store. Congrats Byron, well done. Sorry Rosemary, we tried. :(

Although animal causes won't be a part of the Pepsi Refresh Project, they may be eligible for the Pepsi Challenge.

So sorry to hear that there won't be an opportunity to make Rosemary a winner too. But I'm so happy that B-B was one of the winners this month!  :thanx: from all the kids who will benefit with a new playground!                                                     
                                                                  :flowers:

Here's an article posted in The Batavian about the recently dedicated playground that your Pepsi Challenge votes made possible:



Members of the Byron-Bergen Central School District community, the Playground Committee and elementary students cut the ribbon to celebrate the Byron-Bergen Elementary School’s recent playground ribbon-cutting ceremony.

BERGEN — Byron-Bergen Elementary School recently held its playground ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the connection between the school and community members who worked together to provide a new and upgraded playground.

The original playground, built 23 years ago, was dedicated to former Byron-Bergen Elementary Teacher Helene Forsythe-Hough.

The new playground, completed in August this year, is safe, handicap accessible, and built entirely by community and school volunteers, with the help of a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant.

During the ceremony Elaine Bezon, Byron-Bergen reading teacher and daughter of Forsythe-Hough, thanked the community for all their hard work in raising money to provide a new playground.

Byron-Bergen Elementary students Ashley Schlenker-Stephens, Brody Baubie, Ava Wagoner, Elli Schelemanow, Joseph Damick, and Rick Hubbard joined Byron-Bergen Elementary Principal Keith Wing and Elaine Bezon in cutting the ribbon to celebrate the completion of the playground.

Students from the elementary and high school choruses closed the event with the song “I have a brand new playground,” led by music teachers Karen Tischer and Laurence Tallman.

“It’s nice that the little kids have new things to play on,” said Chloe Torres Brown, a third-grader, who admitted that she enjoys climbing the new rock and playing inside the fire truck.

All agreed that the playground is a fun and safe place for Byron-Bergen students to play.

 goodnews: