Robert Morris and Byron-Bergen win Pepsi Refresh grants!

This photo was taken by Mark Gutman and published this morning in The Daily News.

Robert Morris (Batavia) and Byron-Bergen elementary schools have both won the Pepsi Refresh contest! Each school will be awarded $50,000 to build a new playground. In both cases, we have a project that will benefit both school and community for years to come.

To learn more, please see previous coverage on GCASA Cares:

"Whether they know it or not, Robert Morris staff and students are combatting community disorganization"

"Robert Morris Playground Video"

"Jan 4 post -- part 1: Robert Morris playground project gets second chance"

"New link to vote for two Genesee County schools"

Thank you to all who voted for these worthy projects!

To read the Daily News article published this morning, click here.

New link to vote for two Genesee County schools

Byron-Bergen Elementary School (see yesterday's Batavian post on the subject) and Batavia's Robert Morris Elementary (see blog post, "Whether they know it or not, Robert Morris staff and students are combatting community disorganization") are both in the running for a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh grant. Both schools hope to use the money for playground improvements.

In the interest of cooperation, B-B and RMS are encouraging people to vote for both projects. They have provided a link that will make it easier to do so: http://vote.refreshup.org/rmes.

Jan 4 post -- part 1: Robert Morris playground project gets second chance

The December Pepsi Refresh Project is over, and Robert Morris did not get the grant (please see Dec. 30 post). But because of their high ranking, they have been entered into the January contest. They are currently #3 in the rankings, and need our votes.

To vote, go to refresheverything.com/robertmorrisplagyround and click on the tab that says "Vote for this idea," or text 73774 and enter 104607 in the message.

Robert Morris playground video

Go to www.refresheverything.com/robertmorrisplayground to vote