Tiburon 6th Graders Named Top 10 Finalist in SCOTTIES National Trees Rock Video Contest

Scotties, a leader in the tissue industry is pleased to announce the top 10 entries in their Trees Rock® video contest. Two 6th grade students from Del Mar Middle School in Tiburon have emerged as top 10 finalists in the 6th - 8th grade section of this national video contest.

The Grand Prize Winner in this division will receive $10,000 for the school to use towards a sustainable project, such as tree plantings, outdoor classrooms, playgrounds, athletic fields, gardens and greenhouses. All kids who entered the contest were required to create a video up to 3 minutes long on the importance of trees -- to themselves, their school, and their community.

Students were encouraged to be as creative as possible in their entries – for example, by creating a poem, a play, a speech, a song, or a dance. After rigorous scrutiny by a panel of judges, entries from around the country were narrowed down to the 10 best in 3rd – 5th grade and the 10 best in 6th-8th grade the categories of most compelling relative to theme, clarity of message, and creativity.

Classmates Liza Flaherty and Carlyn Cunningham chose to create a video that highlights the importance of trees particularly pertaining to their effect on wildlife.

As future environmental stewards they chose to dedicate their entry to John Muir, Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.

On hearing she was named a finalists Liza exclaimed “Oh my goodness! This is so exciting! I really hope we can win for the trees.”

Watch the full video here http://youtu.be/TK0qtmxoMWo

Winners will be chosen by voters across America who can watch the top videos and vote for their favorite from January 12th through February 6th on www.scottiestreesrock.com. The winners in both categories will be announced on Feb 15th and winner events will be celebrated in spring 2015.

Scotties is passionate about sustainability with their 3-to-1 promise in which for every one tree they use, they plant three in its place. Over the last 50 years, Irving Consumer Products Limited, Scotties’ parent company has planted 900 million trees in North America.

About Scotties Facial Tissue:
Considered one of the top facial tissue manufacturers in the United States, Scotties Facial Tissues is owned by Irving Consumer Products Limited, a Canadian-based and family owned company committed to managing its operations in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner. Scotties has created Trees Rock in an effort to promote their tree planting initiatives in the United States. For more information about Scotties Facial Tissues and its 3-to-1 Tree Planting Promise, please visit www.scottiesfacial.com and for more information on Trees Rock visit www.scottiestreesrock.com.