THE Collect-a-Can National Schools Competition for 2009 is well on its way. To date over 170 schools have registered for the competition countrywide and participating schools have already snatched up R39 200 in prize money.
In the lead so far, with the most collections to date, has been Oasis Association who have collected an astronomical 622 134 cans in Cape Town over February and March. But don’t be daunted by these figures; in North West Province Segwethane Primary School has won R1 000 by collecting 42 cans per pupil, which just goes to show that every school stands a chance to win a prize as long as they enter.
The competition is open until October so it’s not too late for you to enter. Winning is easy, all the school needs to do is register for the competition, then get the pupils and members of their community involved in collecting as many used cans as possible.
The school that collects the most cans per month in each region will receive a cash prize of R1 000. Runners-up receive prizes of R500, R200 and two prizes of R100. Small schools still stand a good chance to win as the same prizes are given away to the school that collects the most cans per pupil each month. At the end of the year additional prizes are awarded to the schools that collected the most cans throughout the year.
Entry forms can be downloaded from the Collect-a-Can website www.collectacan.co.za.
Contact 011-466-2939.
