Top Eight College Projects
| Project | Votes | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Anselm College Community Garden | 1517 | $4,000.00 |
| Blankenburg Elementary needs a library - Eastern University | 947 | $3,000.00 |
| Teaching English to African Refugees - Virginia Tech | 667 | $2,000.00 |
| Villanova University Service Break Program | 611 | $1,000.00 |
| The Haiti Education Initation - BRCC SIFE/Davis School & Home for the Disabled | 607 | $1,000.00 |
| PACE - Marquette University | 560 | $1,000.00 |
| Books & Beyond - Indiana University | 444 | $1,000.00 |
| Zoo-Mates! - University of Cincinnati | 416 | $1,000.00 |
Top Two Community Youth Organization Projects (non-school)
| Project | Votes | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Augustinian Volunteers | 351 | $1,000.00 |
| Wylam Oaks Habitat for Humanity Playground | 164 | $1,000.00 |
Top Five Haiti Projects
| Project | Votes | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Mother McAuley HS - Solar-Powered Biodiesel Processor for Pichon, Haiti | 2855 | $2,000.00 |
| The Haiti Education Initation - BRCC SIFE/Davis School & Home for the Disabled | 607 | $2,000.00 |
| igKnite & KozeAyiti.org Flow Photography Workshop -- University of Miami | 238 | $2,000.00 |
| Homes for Haitians - Mission Possible | 147 | $2,000.00 |
| SUNY Delhi Sends "Hope for Haiti" $5,000.00 to rebuild a school | 51 | $2,000.00 |
Top Four High School Projects
| Project | Votes | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Mother McAuley HS - Solar-Powered Biodiesel Processor for Pichon, Haiti | 2855 | $3,000.00 |
| HTHS Rangers for the Cure - Hamilton HS | 1665 | $2,000.00 |
| Learning Garden - Shaker Hts. HS | 1636 | $1,000.00 |
| Pay It Forward: Teen Microfinancing Project - Roosevelt High School | 1055 | $1,000.00 |
Best Service Project Video Posted on YouTube (most views)
| Project | Views | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Serve Beyond Cincinnati - University of Cincinnati | 6322 | $2,000.00 |
Projects
CONTEST FINAL RESULTS
June 30, 2010
The 2nd True Hero™ competition, for the school year ended June 30, 2010, had 75 student community service projects posted from 38 colleges, 11 high schools and 8 non-profit organizations. Additionally, 21 service project videos were posted on YouTube™. As of June 30, 2010, over 20,000 votes were received from the general public for these projects, in addition to over 12,500 views of the project videos on YouTube™.
The final contest results for the competitions ended June 30, 2010, are shown on the left side of this page. Only eligible votes were counted. Any duplicate votes from multiple email addresses were eliminated, at the discretion of True Hero, Inc. See Contest Rules for a description and definition of eligible votes.
Thank you for participating in our second competition. Thanks to you, truehero.org has been a big success in its second year, receiving significant recognition, and thus enabling us to attract donations and sponsorship support for the next school year. Also, your community service projects are included in the competition again for the 2010/2011 school year. The vote counts were re-set to zero as of July 1, 2010, so that you can vote again (once) for your favorite community service project and for as many projects as you like.
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