Horace Mann Launches Next Facebook Contest for Chance to Win Classroom Funding
31 March 2012 - 9:13AM
Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) announces the launch
of The Horace Mann Classroom Project II. This project, introduced
on Horace Mann's Facebook page last year, will donate $50,000 to
fund public school teachers' classroom projects and is presented in
partnership with DonorsChoose.org, an organization that connects
donors to classroom projects in need of funding.
According to DonorsChoose.org, teachers spend $1 billion of
their own money each year on classroom supplies. The Horace Mann
Classroom Project gives teachers a chance to win full funding of a
classroom project, up to $500.
"In our first successful Classroom Project promotion, we funded
projects impacting more than 12,000 students and their teachers,"
says Pete Heckman, Horace Mann's President and Chief Executive
Officer. "We were overwhelmed with so many positive responses on
our Facebook page, and since our company was founded by educators
for educators, we couldn't be more proud to support the teaching
community."
Public school teachers interested in entering the contest can
"Like" Horace Mann's Facebook page, and click on "The Classroom
Project II" tab for the rules and details, and to submit their
classroom project for a chance to win funding. From April 4 through
May 23, DonorsChoose.org will randomly select projects to fund with
Horace Mann's weekly donation of $5,000. In addition, Horace Mann
will also have two special $5,000 drawings – May 4, the anniversary
of Horace Mann's birthday, and May 8, National Teacher Day.
About DonorsChoose.org
Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org (www.donorschoose.org) is a
nonprofit website where public school teachers describe specific
educational projects for their students, and donors can choose the
projects they want to support. To date, almost 160,000 public and
charter school teachers have used the site to secure funding for
$73 million in books, art supplies, technology, and other resources
that have supported 4.4 million students.
Contact:
Paul Wappel
The Horace Mann Companies
217-788-5373
Paul.Wappel@horacemann.com
Horace Mann (Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE:HMN) is the
largest national multiline insurance company focusing on educators'
financial needs. Horace Mann provides auto and homeowners
insurance, retirement annuities, life insurance and other financial
solutions. "Founded by Educators for Educators" in 1945, the
company is headquartered in Springfield, Ill. For more information
about the company, visit www.horacemann.com.
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