The “W” Gaining Momentum in Online Contes
MORE PROGRESS TONIGHT FOR THE ONGOING EFFORT TO RE–OPEN THE ‘W’. THE ‘COMMUNITY HAND–UP’ GROUP IS GETTING CLOSER TO RAISING MONEY FOR BUYING THE ‘W’ FROM WEST BRANCH TOWNSHIP.
COMMUNITY HAND–UP IS TRYING TO OBTAIN GRANT FUNDING THROUGH A NATIONAL CONTEST, RUN BY READERS DIGEST MAGAZINE. IT’S ALL THE WAY UP TO 21st IN THE CONTEST.
TWO WEEKS AGO, IT WAS IN 79TH PLACE!
THE ‘WE HEAR YOU AMERICA’ CONTEST LETS PEOPLE VOTE — OR, AS THE MAGAZINE CALLS IT, CHEER — FOR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
TO VOTE, GO ONLINE TO, www.WeHearYouAmerica.ReadersDigest.com THEN TYPE IN GWINN. IF YOU REGISTER FOR FREE, YOU CAN RETURN DAILY TO MAKE UP TO 10 FREE VOTES A DAY FOR THE ‘W’ THROUGH THE END OF MAY
SO FAR, ALMOST 25 THOUSAND VOTES HAVE BEEN CAST FOR THE GWINN EFFORT. THE CONTEST COULD BE WORTH AS MUCH AS 40–THOUSAND DOLLARS.