This year's Million Acorn Challenge was a tremendous success! We collected nearly 387,000 acorns, with more than 550 community youth participating!
Here are the winning groups:
1st place:
* Girl Scout Troop 11232 -- 141,000 acorns!
2nd place:
* Boy Scout Troop 228 -- 61,800 acorns!
Other participating groups include:
* Bancroft Community School
* Barton Open School
* Chisago Lakes High School Agricultural Dept.
* Crosswinds Arts and Science School
* G & F Environmental Club
* Girl Scout Troop 10155
* Girl Scout Troop 11638
* Girl Scout Troop 52155
* Homeschool Girl Scouts
* Honsa and Friends
* Kenwood Elementary School
* Kids N'Kindship
* Lake Harriet Community School
* Marcy Open School
* Minneapolis Planet Protectors
* School for Environmental Studies
* Sunrise Park Middle School
* Watson Evangelical Church
Join us again in 2009 for the next Million Acorn Challenge! School, community, church and neighborhood groups are welcome to participate. Groups collect acorns in August and September to win great prizes!
Million Acorn Challenge funding provided by 3M, Allianz Foundation for North America, Andersen Corporate Foundation, Athwin Foundation, Bailey Nurseries, Gordon & Margaret Bailey Foundation, Toro Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation. Major operating support for all Great River Greening programs is provided by McKnight Foundation.
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Great River Greening is leading the way with
The Million Acorn Campaign, a five year, community-based restoration effort with a goal to plant one million acorns. To donate money to the Campaign,
click here.
Useful Links:
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The Million Acorn Challenge Flyer
