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Help a Norristown School Win BIG Bucks this Summer

Norristown Area High School is vying for a chance to win a share of the $120,000 in cash prizes in the 6th annual Lots2Give national video contest from Big Lots. As part of the 2013 Lots2Give contest, the public is being invited to view the videos submitted by the participating schools at www.biglots.com/lots2give and vote for their favorite. To enter the contest, schools submitted a 90 second video and a brief essay on why their school could use some additional financial support.

186 schools submitted videos and are hoping to be one of the 37 lucky winners. One $20,000 grand prize, two $10,000 first-place prizes, four $5,000 second-place prizes and 30 $2,000 third-place prizes will be awarded.

o   Voting began on June 10 and ends on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at 11:59pm (EDT).

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o   Videos can be viewed and votes cast at: www.biglots.com/lots2give

o   Winners will be announced on August 10, 2013 – Big Lots Teacher Appreciation Day

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o   Individuals can cast three votes per person, per day.

o   More than 400,000 votes were cast for the Lots2Give 2012 contest

Along with the Lots2Give video contest, participating schools will be the recipients of an in-store donation program. Now through July 7, customers can donate $1 or $5 at participating Big Lots stores. One hundred percent of donations will go to participating schools.

Help these schools win some extra cash for class this summer by voting for their video!

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