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NJ preschool wins Hickory Springs EarthCare Challenge

Five schools from around the country competed in the national social media competition that took place this spring, submitting updates, photos and videos showing how they were going green in their schools and communities.

In addition to the furniture prize, the school received $1,000 from Hickory Springs to help fund future environmental learning initiatives. The prize money will be used to start an organic vegetable garden, while the furniture was placed in two of the school's common areas to provide more comfortable seating and to accommodate more children in the room.

"The kids chose to plant cherry tomatoes, green beans, snap peas, peppers, cucumbers, and strawberries. We're really grateful to Hickory Springs for the beautiful new furniture and for the cash award," said Sara's Pre-school Kindergarten Enrichment Teacher Sara Bauer. "Our students, parents, teachers and entire school community have learned a lot from this experience, and we're encouraged to do even more to teach future generations about the importance of protecting our environment. It was a great feeling when the furniture arrived, too; the kids were excited to test out their new sofa!"

Over 31 days, the EarthCare Challenge contest garnered over 1,200 fan votes on Facebook. More than 1,150 social media users have become fans of the contest on Facebook and Twitter to date.

"We feel fortunate that we could use social media as a platform to show the movement of our company, and the furniture industry in general, toward a greener standard," said Hickory Springs Executive Vice President Dwayne Welch. "We are also grateful to Craftmaster Furniture, who has been our partner since day one in hand-crafting the EarthCare Inside furniture we award to the winners."

The first EarthCare Challenge launched in 2010. This year's contest broadened Hickory Springs' reach through schools. Finalists brought together families, friends and communities to vote for their favorite teams through the contest home, facebook.com/earthcarechallenge.

To win, the preschool developed a month-long curriculum to introduce Kindergarten Enrichment students to the concept of environmental awareness. Class projects included identifying creative ways to repurpose materials, such as planting seeds in used yogurt cups, and holding Recycling Relay races to learn how to sort recyclable goods. In an effort to continue a tradition of eco-education, the students created books filled with their newfound knowledge, which they presented to the younger class.

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