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Local waste company, J.P. Mascaro & Sons, are taking their commitment to The Respect Program and to the children in the community very seriously. In addition to all of the presentations and visits to schools, camps, and kids’ fairs, the company also sponsored a poster contest to spark interest in students outside of the classroom. 

The contest, like The Respect Program itself, was free to enter. This year, out of an approximate 6,000 children that participated in the program, eight boys and girls will be awarded prizes at an award ceremony held in the new media center at  J. P. Mascaro & Sons’ corporate headquarters in Audubon, PA on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 1pm. The winners come from grades 3, 4, and 5 from several different schools: Friendship Elementary in Coatesville, PA; Vincent Elementary in Spring City, PA; Charlestown Elementary in Malvern, PA; Shady Grove Elementary in Ambler, PA; and Oak Park Elementary in Lansdale, PA. The prizes are: 1st place: Brand new laptop computer; 2nd place: $100 Barnes & Nobles gift card; 3rd place: $75 Barnes & Nobles gift card; 4th place: $50 Barnes & Nobles gift card; and 4 honorable mentions each get $25 Barnes & Nobles gift cards.        

The topic of the contest was the issue of “Respect” and anything dealing with that subject matter, giving the kids plenty of opportunity to be as creative as they wanted to be.  All of the information about the contest was included in The Respect Program activity books so that the children could refer back to the rules and directions as often as needed. J. P. Mascaro & Sons plan on sponsoring a poster contest on a yearly basis or even twice a year, depending on the response in order to spark creativity and to get students to continue thinking about issues dealing with respect long after The Respect Program leaves their school.         

For more information about the “RESPECT” Program or to bring it to your school or organization, you may contact:

Diana Iskolsky
Education/Communications Coordinator
J.P. Mascaro & Sons
2650 Audubon Road, Audubon, PA  19403
(267) 933-6156
(267) 933-6157

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Frank Sau
Director of Communications
484-398-6500