Harris Teeter - Together In Education

We Think Green

Harris Teeter THINKS GREEN.... And we want your school to THINK GREEN during the HT Together in Education “We Think Green” Contest. Collect plastic shopping bags from September 30th through November 10th for a chance to win up to $1,000 cash for your school.

Help us encourage kids to keep on recycling, we can all make a difference. Don’t forget any plastic or paper bags that your school collects can always be dropped off at your local Harris Teeter.

School Recycling

Program Details:

Bags from any store will be included in this program, not restricted to Harris Teeter shopping bags. Items that will NOT qualify are items such as bubble wrap, shrink wrap and other industrial plastics.
You must use a 30 gallon bag to collect your individual bags in. Every 30 gallon bag that your school fills will equal 1 bin.
Your school should select one (1) Harris Teeter store for the bag drop off; this will be the ONLY store your school will use for the entire length of the program.
Harris Teeter stores will keep a bag log for each school. The store will submit the submission forms at the end of the contest.

At the end of the contest, the Top 5 schools that collected the most plastic bags from each of our 3 regions will win. There will a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th prize winner. Prizes are valued at:

1st place - $1,000
2nd place - $500
3rd place - $250
4th place - $250
5th place - $250

Deadline for submissions is November 10, 2009; all qualifying submissions need to be turned in by November 10, 2009. Be sure to read our Contest Rules for eligibility, region breakdown, and other important contest elements. You can e-mail tie@harristeeter.com with any questions about this program.

*Plastic bags can be made into dozens of useful new products, such as building and construction products, low-maintenance fencing and decking, and of course, new bags. In recent years, many grocers and retailers have introduced plastic bag collection programs. Consumers should look for a collection bin, usually located at the front of the store. The number of municipal drop-off centers and curbside programs to recycle plastic bags is increasing also. Visit the plasticbagrecycling.org website to learn more.

Congratulations to our Winners!!

Reward	Bags	School	Area
This Year's We Think GREEN Contest Winners Are:

Northern
$750	315	JThurgood Marshall Elementary (Md)	Gaithersburg, MD
$750	315	Ridgeview Middle School	Gaithersburg, MD
$250	313	Kingston Elementary School	Virginia Beach, VA
$250	304	Glenwood Elementary School	Virginia Beach, VA
$250	298	Red Mill Elementary PTA	Virginia Beach, VA
Central
$1,000	284	Northwest Guilford High School Band	Greensboro, NC
$500	253	New Hanover High School PTA	Wilmington, NC
$250	240	Rocky Point Primary School	Rocky Point, NC
$250	208	Wallburg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC
$250	171	Burlington Christian Academy	Burlington, SC
Southern
$1,000	901	Winding Springs Elementary	Charlotte, NC
$500	255	Wesley Chapel Elementary School	Monroe, NC
$250	205	Kannapolis Middle School	Kannopolis, NC
$250	171	Fort Mill Elementary School PTA	Fort Mill, SC
$250	142	India Hook Elementary PTA	Rock Hill, SC

Reward	Bags	School	Area
Last Year's We Think GREEN Contest Winners Are:

Northern
$1,000	247	JT Henley Middle School	Crozet, VA
$500	246	Red Mill Elementary PTA	Virginia Beach, VA
$250	235	New Castle Elementary	Virginia Beach, VA
$250	185	Christopher Farms Elementary	Virginia Beach, VA
$250	129	St. Catherine Laboure	Wheaton, MD
Central
$1,000	554	Supply Elementary	Supply, NC
$500	452	Leesville Elementary School	Raleigh, NC
$250	306	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC
$250	296	Wagram Primary School	Wagram, NC
$250	272	Brassfield Elementary	Raleigh, SC
Southern
$1,000	529	Carmel Middle School	Charlotte, NC
$500	316	Matthews Elementary PTO	Matthews, NC
$250	282	Rea View Elementary	Waxhaw, NC
$250	243	Rural Hall Elementary School	Rural Hall, NC
$250	228	India Hook Elementary PTA	Rock Hill, SC