Thank YOU for a great 2009 Project!

Many, many thanks to all of the students and educators who made this year's Alex's Virtual Lemonade Stand such a success! The totals raised announced during the videoconference, combined with what was reported through the website by individual schools, exceeds $24,000! AMAZING!

The closing videoconference, in its entirety, is now posted on MAGPI's iTunes University site. You'll need to have iTunes installed on your computer in order to view.

We wanted to share the winning poetry and poster contest entries with you as well. Congratulations to the following winners:

Winning HIGH SCHOOL Poster: National Dali High School, Taiwan

Winning MIDDLE SCHOOL Poster: Fernwood Avenue Middle School

Winning ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Poster: Hopewell Elementary


Winning Poetry Entry:
We are Kids Who Will Make a BIG Difference
Ms. Musone's Class, Roundtown Elementary School

We are kids, third grade students at Roundtown Elementary School.

We are little kids with big behaviors. We are polite, responsible, outstanding, understanding, and dependable. We are kids who donated food to the Catholic Harvest Food Pantry for people who can’t afford food.

We will set up a lemonade stand in our cafeteria.
We will collect school supplies to give the children in Iraq.

Paper.
Pencils.
Markers.
Crayons.
And more.

We will feel proud that we made a difference by helping others feel more comfortable.

We have pride for Alex because she was only four and she made a HUGE difference in our country.
Alex inspired us to make a difference.

We can and WILL make a difference.
You can make a difference too!
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!”

More great things! And don't forget to VOTE!

We keep hearing about some amazing things happening at the schools participating in the Alex's Virtual Lemonade Stand project! We've listed school updates below and pictured students from David City Elementary above!

Don't forget to VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE POEM! (Voting closes tonight!) And that today is the last day to submit poster contest entries.

Here are the latest fundraising reports:

Bonnie Holland Elementary : $764
Career Institute of Technology: $920.93
Cynwyd Elementary School: $325
David City Elementary: $423.36
East Stroudsburg High South: $554.00
Huntington Elementary: $1108.56
K. D. Markley Elementary: $500.00
Kutztown Middle School: $54.42
Leola Elementary: $563.03
National Dali High School: $6100
Penns Valley Intermediate School: $863.33
Trinity Catholic: $162.90
Utica Elementary: $1,162.85
Wallenpaupack South Elementary School: $204
West York Area High School: $175

For a grand total (so far) of: $13,881.38!

And here are the latest school updates:

David City Elementary School: Students at David City Elementary School participated in the Lemonade Stand sponsored by the Third Grade. The Lemonade Stand provided an opportunity for students to learn about expenses and profit, while helping a worthy cause. We sold 291 cups of lemonade, and had a profit of $423.36. We learned much more than just about expenses and profits. This has been a wonderful life lesson for all involved!

Career Institute of Technology: Jay Scott visited yesterday and the school was featured in their local newspaper! http://www.express-times.com/

Cynwyd School Putting A Few Twists on ALS!

Cynwyd 5th graders hosted an Alex’s Lemonade Stand at their BINGO nights. An adorable Alex’s Lemonade Stand bear was also raffled off. In all we raised about $325. All Cynwyd students are raising money by doing random acts of kindness at home. This will conclude with a school assembly and an all-day walkathon.