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Big Gift Honor Roll

A Big Thanks to the teachers, students, families and individuals who made Big Gift to the Earth 2009 a great success. Your cash donation of $135,848 purchased and protected 2228 acres of threatened rainforest, helped save critically endangered orangutans and leatherback sea turtles, and conserved migration corridors for African Elephants.

The Biggest Tree in the World!
Our Big Gift 2009 rainforests in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru will offset 111.4 million pounds of carbon pollution in the United States to combat global warming. That adds up to a year’s worth of carbon emissions from 3965 school busses! Our forests will be protected forever to provide habitat for many of the world’s most amazing and critically endangered rainforest animals.

A Big Splash
Your gift of $12,955 to sea turtles will provide round-the-clock care for mothers, eggs and hatchlings in the 2009-2010 nesting season at Playa Grande, Costa Rica. Coins collected by kindergarten students in New Mexico added up to $2858.04 to help conserve the Santa Fe River and reintroduce otters into the Rio Grande.

You helped make 2009 a terrific year for conservation! Earth’s Birthday Project and our conservation partners acknowledge you with deep gratitude and heartfelt thanks.

At the end of Schools and Organizations you will find the top 10 schools and the amounts they contributed to Big Gift 2009.

Schools and Organizations

A G H Center For Children – Pittsburgh, PA
Abrams Elementary School – Colorado Springs, CO
Acadian Middle School – Lafayette, LA
Acoma Elementary School – Albuquerque, NM
Addaville Elementary School – Gallipolis, OH
Agua Caliente Elementary School – Cathedral City, CA
Alain L. Locke Elementary School – New York City, NY
Alamogordo High School – Alamogordo, NM
All For Kids – Ridgefield, CT
Allendale Columbia School – Rochester, NY
Alma Intermediate – Alma, AR
Alvah A. Scott Elementary School – Aiea, HI
Alvord Elementary School – Santa Fe, NM
Andover Elementary School – Andover, MN
Andrew Cooke Magnet School – Waukegan, IL
Antwerp Elementary School – Antwerp, OH
Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School – Tallahassee, FL
Assumption High School – Louisville, KY
Atlantic Beach Elementary School – Atlantic Beach, FL
Atlas Preparatory Academy – Milwaukee, WI
Bailey Bridge Middle School – Midlothian, VA
Bailey Middle School – Pensacola, FL
Banyan Creek Elementary School – Delray Beach, FL
Barber Middle School – Dickinson, TX
Barstow School – Kansas City, MO
Bassett Elementary School – Westlake, OH
Bathgate Elementary School – Mission Viejo, CA
Bay Waveland Middle School – Bay Saint Louis, MS
Bayless Elementary School – Saint Louis, MO
Bel Forest Christian Academy – Bel Air, MD
Bell Gardens Elementary School – Bell, CA
Belle River Elementary School – Marine City, MI
Benjamin Franklin Middle School – Valparaiso, IN
Big Horn Midldle School – Sheridan, WY
Bill L. Williams Elementary School – Bakersfield, CA
Blaine Elementary School – Blaine, WA
Blanco Elementary School – Blanco, NM
Blessed Sacrament School – Staten Island, NY
Blessing Elementary School – Blessing, TX
Bonham Elementary School – Niles, OH
Bradley Beach Elementary School – Bradley Beach, NJ
Bright Beginnings West – Pitman, NJ
Bristol Elementary School – Cortland, OH
Brooks Elementary School – Medford, MA
Broughton High School – Raleigh, NC
Brownie Girl Scout Troupe 2266 – Jersey City, NJ
Budewig Intermediate School – Houston, TX
C. E. McCall Middle School – Montoursville, PA
C. R. Hanna Elementary School – Orion, IL
C. W. Sechrist Elementary School – Flagstaff, AZ
Cabrini High School – Allen Park, MI
Caddo Mills Middle School – Caddo Mills, TX
Canton Elementary School – Canton, PA
Carl Traeger Middle School – Oshkosh, WI
Carlos Gilbert Elementary School – Santa Fe, NM
Casa Ninos School of Montessori – Tucson, AZ
Case Avenue Elementary School – Sharon, PA
Catholic Childrens Home – Alton, IL
Cawston Elementary School – Hemet, CA
Central Avenue School – Tacoma, WA
Central Elementary School of Ferndale – Bellingham, WA
Central Valley Elementary School – Central Valley, NY
Century High School – Pocatello, ID
Challenger K-8 School – Spring Hill, FL
Chapin School – Princeton, NJ
Chesterbrook Academy Elementry School – Naperville, IL
Chesterton Montessori School – Chesterton, IN
Chicago Futabakai Japanese School – Arlington Heights, IL
Christ Church Day School – Coronado, CA
Christ Lutheran C D C – Dallastown, PA
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School – Oceanside, CA
Christiansburg Middle School – Christiansburg, VA
Christopher Columbus Middle School – Clifton, NJ
Clarendon Elementary School – Canton, OH
Clearview Elementary School – Union, MO
Clovis Elementary School – Clovis, CA
Coleman Elementary School – Elgin, IL
College Primary School – Solvang, CA
Columbia Middle School – Logansport, IN
Comanche Primary School – Comanche, TX
Comfrey Public School – Comfrey, MN
Concho Elementary School – Concho, AZ
Cora Kelly Magnet School – Alexandria, VA
Crocker Riverside Elementary School – Sacramento, CA
Crowell Elementary School – Haverhill, MA
Cub Scout Pack 1232 – Rockwood, MI
Dennis B. O’Brien School – Dover, NJ
Depew Middle School – Depew, NY
Dirigo Elementary School – Peru, ME
Divine Mercy Academy – Beaver Falls, PA
Donaldson Elementary School – Oro Valley, AZ
Double Eagle Elementary School – Albuquerque, NM
Douglass Elementary School – Boulder, CO
Downsville Central School – East Branch, NY
Drums Elementary Middle School – Drums, PA
Du Jardin School – Bloomingdale, IL
Dubray Middle School – St. Peters, MO
Dudley Elementary School – Gothenburg, NE
Duplessis Primary School – Prairieville, LA
E. J. Bosti Elementary School – Bohemia, NY
Eagle Hill Middle School – Manlius, NY
Earl Slaughter Elementary School – McKinney, TX
Earth Day Committee – Springfield, VA
Eastland Junior High School – Roseville, MI
Eastview Elementary School – Algonquin, IL
Ebinport Elementary School – Rock Hill, SC
Edgewood Elementary School – Folsom, PA
Edgewood Primary School – Pittsburgh, PA
Edison Elementary School – Mangum, OK
Edna Elementary School – Edna, KS
Eisenhower Junior High School – Salt Lake City, UT
El Cerrito Elementary School – La Habra, CA
El Dorado Community School – Santa Fe, NM
Eleanor Kolite Academy – San Antonio, TX
Eleanor Skillen I P S #34 – Indianapolis, IN
Elizabeth Seton High School – Bladensburg, MD
Ellsworth Hill Elementary School – Hudson, OH
Elm Drive Elementary School – Millbrook, NY
Elmhurst Elementary School – Tacoma, WA
Esqueda Elementary School – Santa Ana, CA
Fairview Elementary School – Carroll, IA
Fairway Education Center – Rowland Heights, CA
Faulk Middle School – Brownsville, TX
Flat Rock Head Start – Rockwood, MI
Forest Avenue Elementary School – West Babylon, NY
Forest Park Elementary School – Huntington Station, NY
Fox Hills Elementary School – Salt Lake City, UT
Fred Williams Elementary School – Oxnard, CA
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School – Waretown, NJ
Fredonia Middle School – Fredonia, KS
Friends School of Baltimore – Baltimore, MD
Gaither High School – Tampa, FL
Germantown High School – Germantown, WI
Gilson Brown Elementary School – Godfrey, IL
Girl Scouts Daisy Troupe 862 – New Orleans, LA
Glendale Montessori School – Glendale, CA
Gloria Dei Lutheran School – Hampton, VA
Gonzales Elementary School – Santa Fe, NM
Good Shepherd Catholic School – Garland, TX
Goodridge School – Goodridge, MN
Grace Lutheran Pre-School – Kingman, AZ
Grant Middle School – Albuquerque, NM
Greens Farms Academy – Greens Farms, CT
Greenwood Elementary School – Greenwood Village, CO
Griffith Methodist Day School – Las Vegas, NV
Grinnell Elementary School – Derry, NH
Growing Tree Children’s Center – San Marcos, CA
Growth & Learning Opportunities @ A F Y – San Francisco, CA
Growth & Learning Opportunities @ W P E – San Francisco, CA
Growth And Learning – San Francisco, CA
GSRP/PreK Southgate – Southgate, MI
H. Olive Day School – Norfolk, MA
Haddonfield Friends School – Haddonfield, NJ
Harding Avenue Elementary School – Blacksburg, VA
Harry Stone Montessori – Dallas, TX
Hawthorn Middle School North – Vernon Hills, IL
Hawthorne Farms Learning Years – Hillsboro, OR
Highland Elementary School – Crookston, MN
Highland Elementary School – Greeneville, TN
Hillview Intermediate Center – Grove City, PA
Hodgkins School – Augusta, ME
Holder Elementary School – Fountain Valley, CA
Holly Oak Elementary School – San Jose, CA
Holy Cross School – Overland Park, KS
Holy Rosary Catholic School – Arlington, TX
Holy Trinity Preschool – Fayetteville, NC
Hoover Elementary School – Bettendorf, IA
Hoover Elementary School – West Branch, IA
Hope Elementary School – Hope, ID
Horizons Home Study – Pleasant Hill, CA
Hutchinson School – Memphis, TN
Immaculate Conception School – Port Clinton, OH
Immaculate Conception School – Springfield, MO
Indiantown Middle School – Indiantown, FL
Industrial Elementary School West – Inez, TX
J F K Intermediate School – Deer Park, NY
J. F. Smith School – San Jose, CA
J. W. Burkett Elementary School – McKees Rocks, PA
J. Wadsworth Preschool For All – Chicago, IL
Jackson Elementary School – Indio, CA
Jefferson Elementary School – Charleston, IL
Jericho Elementary School – Centereach, NY
John C. Milanesi Elementary School – Buena, NJ
John Muir Elementary School – Martinez, CA
Jones Elementary School – Jones, OK
Juanamaria Elementary School – Ventura, CA
Juniper Elementary School – Escondido, CA
Kendall Elementary School – Boerne, TX
Kenndey-Powell Elementary School – Temple, TX
Kennerly School – Saint Louis, MO
Kiddie Academy Of Birchfield – Mount Laurel, NJ
Kiddie Junction Educational Institute – Des Plaines, IL
Kinderberry Hill Child Development – Roseville, MN
Kingsolver Primary School – Fort Knox, KY
L A East Preschool – Beckley, WV
La Vega Intermediate School - HP Miles – Waco, TX
La Veta Elementary School – La Veta, CO
Lawrence Woodmere Academy – Woodmere, NY
Lena Whitmore Elementary School – Moscow, ID
Leslie Middle School – Leslie, MI
Lincoln Elementary School – Beaver Dam, WI
Lincoln Elementary School – Fredonia, KS
Lincoln Elementary School – New Britain, CT
Lincoln Elementary School – Sanger, CA
Louise S. McGehee School – New Orleans, LA
Lovington Grade School – Lovington, IL
Lowpoint-Washburn Grade School – Washburn, IL
Ludwig Elementary School – Lockport, IL
Madelia Junior-Senior High School – Madelia, MN
Madisonville Junior High School – Madisonville, LA
Magnolia Elementary School – Magnolia, MS
Maloney Elementary School – Fremont, CA
Marina Vista School – Pacific Grove, CA
Marshallton United Methodist Church – West Chester, PA
Mary Fay Pendlton Elementary School – Oceanside, CA
Marymount High School – Los Angeles, CA
Marywood Palm Valley School – Rancho Mirage, CA
McHenry Middle School – McHenry, IL
McKemy Middle School – Tempe, AZ
McKenzie School – East Rutherford, NJ
McNab Elementary School – Pompano Beach, FL
Meadow Hill Elementary School – Newburgh, NY
Meadowlark Elementary School – Salt Lake City, UT
Meramec Elementary School – Saint Louis, MO
Mercer Island Learning Lab – Mercer Island, WA
Messiah Lutheran School – Mechanicsville, VA
Milani Elementary School – Newark, CA
Mims Elementary School – Mims, FL
Mission Grade School – Hays, MT
Monica Ros School – Ojai, CA
Montessori Children’s House – Wake Forest, NC
Montessori School of Greenville – Greenville, SC
Musselman Middle School – Bunker Hill, WV
N C E S - St Mark – Rothschild, WI
Nativity Lutheran Child Development Ctr – Allentown, PA
New Caney 6th Grade Campus – Porter, TX
New Cumberland Middle School – New Cumberland, PA
New Garden Elementary School – Toughkenamon, PA
Newbury Elementary School – Newbury, VT
Nicholas Elementary School – Sacramento, CA
Noel Levasseur Elementary School – Bourbonnais, IL
North Ridgeville Middle School – North Ridgeville, OH
North Star Elementary School – Albuquerque, NM
Northmoor Elementary School – Englewood, OH
Northwood Elementary School – Hilton, NY
Norwood School – Norwood, PA
Notre Dame Academy – Buffalo, NY
Oak Avenue Intermediate School – Temple City, CA
Oak Grove Montessori School – Carrollton, GA
Oak Orchard Elementary School – Medina, NY
Oakwood Elementary School – North Hollywood, CA
Oakwood Elementary School – Plymouth, MN
Ober Elementary School – Las Vegas, NV
Olympic View Elementary School – Seattle, WA
Omro Elementary School – Omro, WI
Ontario Elementary School – Ontario Center, NY
Orange Grove Elementary School – Seminole, FL
Our Lady of Destiny School – Des Plaines, IL
Our Lady of Lourdes School – Saint Louis, MO
Our Lady of Victory School – West Haven, CT
P S 10 – Brooklyn, NY
P S 223 – Jamaica, NY
P. H. Miller School – Plano, IL
P.S. 100 Q – South Ozone Park, NY
Paidea Child Development Center – Saint Paul, MN
Panama Elementary School – Panama, OK
Paradise Valley High School – Phoenix, AZ
Park Lake School – Rockaway, NJ
Parkview Elementary School – Socorro, NM
Pecatur County Middle School – Parsons, TN
Pennell Elementary School – Aston, PA
Percatonica Middle School – Pecatonica, IL
Pine City Elementary School – Pine City, MN
Pine Grove School – Pine Grove, CA
Pinewood Acres School – Miami, FL
Pinon Elementary School – Santa Fe, NM
Ponderosa Elementary School – Paradise, CA
Potrero Heights Elementary School – Rosemead, CA
Providence Montessori School – Portland, OR
Ramona School – Alhambra, CA
Reed Intermediate School – Newtown, CT
Reede Gray Elementary School – Redwood Falls, MN
Republic of Brazil Elementary School – San Juan, PR
Richard E. Haynes School – Ontario, CA
Richards Elementary School – West Plains, MO
Richlands Elementary School – Richlands, NC
Ridgemoor Elementary School – Sun City, CA
Riverside Presbyterian Day School – Jacksonville, FL
Robert D. Wilson Elementary School – Waymart, PA
Romney Elementary School – Romney, WV
Rothschild Elementary School – Rothschild, WI
Rumson Country Day School – Rumson, NJ
S S C E – Midway, WV
Sacred Heart Elementary School - Polonia – Custer, WI
Saint John’s Lutheran School – Staten Island, NY
Saint Mary’s School – Arcata, CA
Saint Matthew School – Tyrone, PA
Saint Saviour High School – Brooklyn, NY
Saint Teresa School – Belleville, IL
Salem Methodist Preschool – Barrington, IL
Salt Brook Elementary School – Summit, NJ
San Ramon Elementary School – Novato, CA
Sand Hill School – Carrollton, GA
Sandpoint Middle School – Sandpoint, ID
Santa Rosa Technology Magnet School – Camarillo, CA
Santa Ynez Elementary School – Santa Ynez, CA
Santiago School – Santa Ana, CA
Scales Mound School – Scales Mound, IL
Schofield Middle School – Aiken, SC
Scribbles Preschool, Inc. – Mountain Lakes, NJ
Seaside Elementary School – Torrance, CA
Seattle Country Day School – Seattle, WA
Seaview Elementary School – Linwood, NJ
Sedgwick Elementary School – Cupertino, CA
Selinsgrove Area Intermediate School – Selinsgrove, PA
Servite High School – Anaheim, CA
Shabbona School – Bourbonnais, IL
Shallowford Falls Elementary School – Roswell, GA
Sierra Vista Children’s Academy – Reno, NV
Sierra Vista Elementary School – Albuquerque, NM
Sixth Ward Elementary School – Pearl River, LA
Solel Preschool – Scottsdale, AZ
Sophia Headstart – Beckley, WV
South Maple Elementary School – Gaylord, MI
South Oceanside Elementary School – Del Mar, CA
South Roxana Elementary School – South Roxana, IL
South View High School – Hope Mills, NC
Spanish Lake Primary – Geismar, LA
Spring Grove School – Richmond, IL
Spring Hill Elementary School – McLean, VA
Springtown Intermediate – Springtown, TX
St Edward School – Louisville, KY
St Joseph Academy School/Montesorri – Adrian, MI
St. Ann School – Cadillac, MI
St. Egbert Catholic School – Morehead City, NC
St. Frances Xaviar School – Brooklyn, NY
St. Francis Of Assisi School – Astoria, NY
St. Giles School – Oak Park, IL
St. Jacob Elementary School – Saint Jacob, IL
St. Joseph School – Mechanicsburg, PA
St. Martin’s Lutheran School – Annapolis, MD
St. Martin’s Lutheran School – Annapolis, MD
St. Mary School – Goldsboro, NC
St. Mary School – Lancaster, OH
St. Matthew Lutheran School – Albany, NY
St. Michael The Archangel School – Baltimore, MD
St. Paul’s Catholic School – Bloomer, WI
St. Philomena School – Portsmouth, RI
St. Rose Of Lima School – Chula Vista, CA
St. Symphorosa School – Chicago, IL
St. Valentine School – Redford, MI
Stafford Primary School – West Linn, OR
Starside Elementary School – De Soto, KS
Stephen K. Hayt Elementary School – Chicago, IL
Stone Ridge Middle School – Bethesda, MD
Stratford Road School – Plainview, NY
Stratton Elementary School – Newport, WA
Summerwind Elementary School – Boise, ID
Summit Academy Middle School – Romulus, MI
Sumner Academy – Gallatin, TN
Sunrise Montessori School – Franklin, MA
Suva Elementary School – Bell Gardens, CA
Sweeney Elementary School – Santa Fe, NM
Tate Woods Elementary School – Lisle, IL
Taylors Creek Elementary School – Midway, GA
Tehiyah Day School – El Cerrito, CA
Terrell Elementary School Life Lab – San Jose, CA
Terry Taylor Elementary School – Spencerport, NY
The Childrens Corner – Ridgefield, CT
The Children’s Learning Center – Lincroft, NJ
The Galloway School – Atlanta, GA
The Growing Place Child Care Center – Asheboro, NC
The Haverford School – Haverford, PA
The Laurel Hill School – East Setauket, NY
The Miriam School – Webster Groves, MO
The Montessori School – Chattanooga, TN
The Young School – Ridgefield, NJ
Tioga Elementary School – Tioga Center, NY
Tomlin Middle School – Plant City, FL
Trenton Elementary School – Trenton, NC
Trinity Academy – Hudson, WI
Troy Union Elementary School – Troy, MI
Tully Elementary School – Louisville, KY
Tuttle Elementary School – Sarasota, FL
Twin Oak Elementary School – Mount Vernon, OH
Twin Spring Farm Day School – Ambler, PA
Union Congregational Nursery School – Montclair, NJ
Unity School – Delray Beach, FL
Urban Community School – Cleveland, OH
Vandenberg Elementary School – Redford, MI
Walsh Elementary School – Sterling Heights, MI
Walton Cty Performance Learning Ctr – Monroe, GA
Walton High School – Marietta, GA
Walton-Verona Elementary School – Verona, KY
Washington Elementary School – Lindsey, OH
Washington Elementary School – West Orange, NJ
Wayne Middle School – Wayne, NE
Welby Way Gifted Magnet School – West Hills, CA
West End Elementary School – Lynbrook, NY
West Valley School – Kalispell, MT
Westchester Exceptional Childrens School – North Salem, NY
Western Elementary School – Newnan, GA
Western Middle School – Parma, MI
Westfield Academy Central School – Westfield, NY
Whitney Girl Scout Troup 4719 – Whitney, TX
Wilbur Elementary School – Tarzana, CA
William Kelley Elementary School – Silver Bay, MN
Williams Elementary School – Oakland, ME
Williams I B Middle Magnet School – Tampa, FL
Winslow School #2 – Sicklerville, NJ
Wolf School – Rumford, RI
Wood Gormley Elementary School – Santa Fe, NM
Woodland Hall Academy – Tallahassee, FL
Woodroe Woods School – Hayward, CA
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School – Cicero, IL
World Of Dreams – South Beloit, IL
Wright Field South C D C – Dayton, OH
Y M C A Learning Center – Jamestown, ND
Yahara Elementary School – De Forest, WI
Youth Services Bureau – Huntington, IN

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Top 10 Schools in 2009

Germantown High School – Germantown, WI – $3826.76
Spring Hill Elementary School – McLean, VA – $3089.85
Oakwood Elementary School – North Hollywood, CA – $3045.00
New Garden Elementary School – Toughkenamon, PA – $2201.15
Suva Elementary School – Bell Gardens, CA – $2109.72
Douglass Elementary School – Boulder, CO – $2053.86
Ontario Elementary School – Ontario Center, NY – $1825.85
Reed Intermediate School – Newtown, CT – $1765.18
Esqueda Elementary School – Santa Ana, CA – $1750.00
Northmoor Elementary School – Englewood, OH – $1727.40

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