ThinkQuest New York City Presents
The First Competition for Judges:
The 2009 TQNYC Fundraising Competition!

TQNYC is call for all past and current judges to participate in an important fundraiser to support the programs and competitions run by our organization.

GREAT PRIZES FOR CREATIVITY, TEAMWORK & RAISING THE MOST MONEY!

Prizes include:
An Apple iTouch for the first fundraiser to reach $1000 in donations OR an Apple iTouch each for the first team to reach $2000.

Apple iPod shuffles for the fundraisers who:

• collect the most money,
• attracts the most individual donors
• use the most creative ways to fundraise.

So put on your thinking caps and help TQNYC reach our goal of $10,000 by August 10th.

Here is how it works:

You register yourself or a team of two teachers by completing the registration form here.
You set your goal.
We will send you a link to a page with your unique button to have donations made.
You can also get the code to put the button on your own, self designed page, Facebook, wherever.
You start fundraising!

If you think you are doing something very creative, email info@tqnyc.org with CREATIVITY AWARD in the title.

The first person to get to $1000 or the first team to get to $2000 will get an iTouch each.
The person or the team with the most creative fundraising efforts will win an iPod Shuffle.
The person with the highest amount raised will win an iPod shuffle. (Or the team with the highest average/member will receive 2 iPod Shuffles)
The person with the most donations (as long as donations exceed $250) wins an iPod Shuffle.

FAQs

• Are there any restrictions to how I may fundraise?
  Creativity is encouraged for the participants’ fundraising strategies. But, all participants should work in a professional manner and remember this is to benefit kids.
• How can I obtain my PayPal html? Can I embed it on another site to collect donations?
  Your PayPal button can be obtained from TQNYC. The html coding for your PayPal button can be embedded on other internet sites. In addition your button will be featured on our Donations page.
• Who is this competition open to?
  This competition is open to all current and previous TQNYC judges.
• Can students help?
  Absolutely, this is your fundraiser, get any support you can.

Feel free to send your questions regarding this challenge and/or the organization to info@tqnyc.org.

Please note that all participation and efforts in regard to this challenge are optional but are needed and appreciated.

Congratulations to all of our participants! We are pleased to add your work to our library.

Click here for all 2009 Digital Media Competition entries.

Click here for all 2009 Internet Challenge entries.

If there is an omission or a non-working link, please email info@tqnyc.org

Great work everyone. Start thinking about your big ideas for next year and we’ll see you in 2010!

ThinkQuest New York City Presents
The First Competition for Teachers: The 2009 TQNYC Fundraising Competition!

ThinkQuest is calling all New York City teachers to participate in a citywide fundraiser.

Great Prizes for creativity, teamwork and raising the most money!

Prizes include:
An Apple iTouch for the first fundraiser to reach $1000 in donations OR an Apple iTouch each for the first team to reach $2000.

Apple iPod shuffles for the fundraisers who:

• collect the most money,
• get the largest number of individual donations, and
• use the most creative ways to fundraise.

So put on your thinking caps and help TQNYC reach our goal of $10,000 by August 10th.

All the details including registration are RIGHT HERE!

Congratulations to all of our winners!

We are pleased to announce the winners of our Digital Media Competition and Internet Challenge.

All of our participants were celebrated on Tuesday, June 9th at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at BMCC. Despite the internet going down, students managed to show their work and then the Finalists were paraded into the theater where they were awarded prizes.

Winners of the Internet Challenge
Winners of the Digital Media Competition

We also awarded Jacob Gutnicki of the NYC Department of Education the TQNYC Superhero Award for supporting so many students, teachers and schools in these educational technology projects.

Dr. Christine Rogers was awarded Coach of the Year for being the newest member of the TQNYC family to jump in and produced amazing Finalist projects for both competitions.

Congratulations to everyone for all of their hard work in what has been one of our most challenging years. We appreciate your enthusiasm and commitment to these projects.

ALL PARTICIPANTS FROM BOTH COMPETITIONS ARE INVITED TO THE EVENT & INVITED TO EXHIBIT THEIR WORK TO THE PRESTIGIOUS GUESTS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING. Also, all participants will receive a Best Buy gift bag (they were a HUGE hit last year) and will be honored during the ceremony. Also, the band JUST KAIT will be signing autographs after their performance! Let’s celebrate all of the work that you’ve accomplished!

CLICK HERE TO RSVP YOUR TEAMS & RESERVE COMPUTERS FOR EXHIBITION.

PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY, JUNE 8th @ NOON

Family members must also RSVP, please share this link with them:
http://www.tqnyc.org/eventregistration/familyregistration.php
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AWARDS EVENT INFO

EXHIBITION 3pm - 4:30pm
CEREMONY 5pm

Please RSVP by Monday, June 8th by Noon

LOCATION:
BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
199 Chambers Street
New York, NY 10007
tribecapac.org

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FINALISTS

INTERNET CHALLENGE:
Argh!
Bridge to Adulthood
Communications Unplugged
Cool Communications
DNA: Crack the Code
Do You Drink Bottled Water?
Eco-friends presents the Eco-Rangers: Allies of the Earth
First Period: Economics
Green Electricity
Juvenile Diabetes Sugar Energizer or Enemy
Magically Magnificent Monarchs
New York Cares Kids Help Out
NYC Bridges
Opening the World to the Visually Impaired
Polar Bears-On Thin Ice
The Amazing Story of Crush (An Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
The Dark Side of the Internet
The Era of Silence
Vista Dummy
When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade
Who NOSE the Common Cold?

DIGITAL MEDIA:
A Hope for the Future: A World Without Religious Boundaries
A World Without Terrorism
Don’t Touch It, Don’t Use It, Don’t Smoke It - The Effects of Smoking
I’m Down
Make Me Feel Good
MS: Multiple Sclerosis
Save the Dolphins” - The Dangers of Ocean Pollution
The Life of Crush
The Other Side of Bullying
The Rich History of Forest Park
Visions: Women In Leadership