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Monday, April 30, 2012

Patch Contest Winner: Patapsco Heritage Greenway

An Ellicott City-based group that minds the Patapsco River watershed wins $500 from Patch.

Patch on Monday announced Patapsco Heritage Greenway as the winner of a $500 donation. The group — which was named "Friends of the Patapsco Valley and Heritage Greenway" until an official name change earlier this month — was nominated by readers among more than 50 environmental nonprofits and was chosen in a random drawing of 147 comments. More than 15 commenters praised the organization, which will receive $500 from Patch to further its cause. "Thank you so much!!!" wrote John Slater, president of the organization, in an email upon learning of the prize. "We can really use the money!" Support for the group on Patch was strong. "Friends of Patapsco Heritage Greenway is one of the most determined and dedicated organizations around!," one …

Betsy McMillion

4:06 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Thanks so much to all of our friends who have supported the Patapsco Heritage Greenway! I recognize many of these names as our dedicated volunteers who are helping us make a difference in the Patapsco River watershed! Kudos to all those other environmental groups making a difference too - we are all in this together. Betsy McMillion, Executive Director P.H.G.   more ›

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

One Comment Can Net $500 for Mother Nature

Any organization that's trying to green up our world can take home a bit of green for itself.

Patch is running a contest over the next week in which readers nominate an environmental nonprofit and the winning organization will receive a $500 donation to an environmental charity.  Your role is simple: leave a comment below, nominating an organization you want to see receive the money. Then, on April 30, we'll pick a comment at random and the organization gets a check. There is one shot per commenter but other commenters who support the group are welcome — so the more comments an organization receives, the better chance it has at winning. If you know of a worthy nonprofit, have it mobilize its supporters to leave comments. One of Patch's founding principles was that people are interested in helping their communities through …

Steve Davies

12:25 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

It seems unlikely that "one comment" will net $500. As Patch explains, "we'll pick a comment at random and the organization gets a check. There is one shot per commenter but other commenters who support the group are welcome — so the more comments an organization receives, the better chance it has at winning. If you know of a worthy nonprofit, have it mobilize its supporters to leave comments." …   more ›

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