Grant Winners from 2009
The Pay It Forward Foundation is happy to announce and congratulate the following Grant recipients from Grant Applications submitted for the 2009 Fall Semester:

• “A Gold Coin”- Durban Avenue Elementary School in Hopatcong, New Jersey
  
• “Forward Thinking”- Eastern Greenbrier Middle School in Ronceverte, West Virginia
  
• “Ignite”- Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Florida
  
• “Kids Who Care”-Emerson Elementary School in Snohomish, Washington
  
• “Kindness is Contagious-Score Big”- Newnan Crossing Elementary School in
  Newnan, Georgia
  
• “Ordinary Reed’s Extraordinary Deeds”- Reed Elementary School in Lockport, Illinois
  
• “Philanthropy Project”- Northland High School in Columbus, Ohio
  
• “The Power of One”- Deer Park Elementary School in Tampa, Florida
  
• “Santa’s Shoppers Pay It Forward”-Santa’s Pantry in Elkhart, Indiana
  
• “Teague Tigers Pay It Forward Again and Again: - Teague Middle School in Altamont Springs, Florida
  

The Pay It Forward Foundation is happy to announce and congratulate the following Grant recipients, from Grant Applications submitted for the 2009 Spring Semester:

• K.C.E.C. ~ Kindness, Clean, Etiquette, Courtesy “Greater Gracious Gransburg” ~ Grantsburg Middle School, Grantsburg, Wisconsin
• “From Me and My Mom. . .To You and Your Mom” Boxes ~ Junior Girl Scout Troop 71709, Lawrence-Ewing Area Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
• Who I am Makes a Difference ~ Lakes Middle School, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
• Mustang Movement ~ Effingham Junior High School, Effingham, Illinois
• Teen Parents Making A Difference ~ Woodburn School District, Woodburn, Oregon
• Picture It:  Sharing and Caring with Books ~ South Street School, Manorville, New York
• YFS Girls Incorporated® Cornerstone of Hope ~ Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated®, Rapid City, South Dakota
• Taylor’s Thank You Wish Project ~ St. Joseph’s Hospital Child Life Department, Phoenix, Arizona

Grant Winners from Fall 2008
The Pay It Forward Foundation is happy to announce the following Grant recipients, from Grant Applications submitted for the First Semester of the 2008/2009 school year:

• Treats For Troops ~ Campfire USA ~ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• USAVE Kids Card Club ~ Alden Road Exceptional Student Education ~ Jacksonville, Florida
• Making Connections ~ Mission Possible Teen Center ~ Westbrook, Maine
• Bear Hugs ~ Resources For Health ~ Scottsdale, Arizona
• The Pay It Forward ‘Clean Sweep Detroit’  ~ Man Power Mentoring, Inc. (Youth Watch) ~ Detroit, Michigan
• Warm Wishes ~ Family Network: A Family Focus Center, After School Activity Program ~ Highland Park, Illinois
• Make a Difference-Pass the Dish ~ Freedom 7 School of International Studies ~ Cocoa Beach, Florida
• Showering Kindness ~ Bayview Christian Child Development Center ~ Norfolk, Virginia
• Crossroads Random Acts of Kindness Leaf Raking Project ~ Crossroads Alternative School ~ Rogers, Arkansas
• Project SOWS (Serving Ones Who Served) ~ George Melcher Elementary School ~ Kansas City, Missouri
• Learning to Lend a Hand ~ Learning Express Academy ~ Newark, Delaware
• Pay It Forward With Community Knights ~ Community Knight-Rock Springs Middle School ~ Smyrna, Tennessee
• “Pay It Forward Club” Sponsored by Tamara Zaslow and Katie Lessard, Hollywood Hills Elementary ~ Hollywood, Florida

We are pleased to share these happy developments from our earlier projects.

Pink Elementary School has come up with a wonderful idea to help children less fortunate themselves.  They have decided to make "Birthday Boxes" for children living at the women's shelters or in local foster homes.  Frequently, these children get left out on important days like birthdays.  The birthday boxes will be made out of shoe boxes, filled with such things as streamers, napkins, paper plates, decorations, balloons and gift cards for pizza and cake.  Every child knows how much fun it is to have a birthday party and are very excited about the idea of creating a 'birthday party in a box' for others.  In addition to the goodies inside the boxes, there will also be a note explaining the Pay it Forward idea and urging recipients to find some way of 'paying it forward', if not materially then with simple kindnesses to those around them.  There's always a way to help others no matter what our own circumstances and the students at Pink School are finding this out.  What a great idea!

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