Middletown, CT 4th 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. Macdonough Elementary School 4th graders from Middletown, CT are one of the finalists in the 3rd-5th 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 – this group of three boys created a mock newscast where they interviewed a famous singer / songwriter whose latest song “trees” was an instant hit!

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.

Full video available here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdXHP3KqB4&feature=youtu.be

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.