Schools
Saint Margaret School Needs Votes
The private school located in downtown Bel Air needs the community's help to win a contest and take home the $50,000 grand prize.
St Margaret School has a week left to win $50,000.
St. Margaret School, 141 N. Hickory Avenue, is striving to earn the most votes in the Clorox Power A Bright Future contest.
The private school is the only one in Harford County to make it past the national nomination period to become a finalist, Kim Picarello Sanschagrin, a St. Margaret parent, wrote in a message to Patch.
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Harford County Executive David Craig has offered his support of the school's efforts. The contest runs through Dec. 19.
The school with the most votes will get the $50,000 grand prize, while the second place school will get $25,000. If St. Margaret wins, the money will be used to buy new technology for classrooms from pre-K to 8th grade, Sanschagrin wrote.
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Adults and children over age 13 can support the school by casting a vote each day by texting keyword "2329pbf" to the number 95248 or by visiting the contest site.
Speaking of contests, check out Patch's Deck the House contest for a chance to win $100,000 for Harford County schools.
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