Promote Through Your Lens
Spread the word about Through Your Lens! This page includes tools to help promote the Through Your Lens photo and essay contest. If you have questions or would like to talk about other ways to help get the word out, please contact us.
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Sample e-newsletter text
National Photo & Essay Contest to Spotlight School Building Conditions
Through Your Lens Contest Opens Feb. 1
The 21st Century School Fund, Healthy Schools Campaign and Critical Exposure will launch Through Your Lens: School Facilities Across America, a national photo and essay contest at www.ThroughYourLens.org on Feb. 1, 2011. The contest, which will remain open through March 7, brings student, teachers and community views of our nation’s school facilities into the policy debate about state and federal funding for public school repair, renovation and construction. Selected photos and stories will be displayed at a special exhibition in Washington, DC and many more entries will be published in a Through Your Lens book and online gallery. To learn more, visit www.throughyourlens.org.
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Show Congress What Our School Buildings Really Look Like
National Photo & Essay Contest Highlights Reality of School Building Conditions
When you go to school, what do you see? The 21st Century School Fund, Critical Exposure and Healthy Schools Campaign are pleased to announce Through Your Lens, a national photo and essay contest designed to showcase the mostly unseen reality of our nation’s school building conditions.
Students, teachers, community members and others with a view of school buildings are invited to submit photos and stories of their schools from Feb. 1 - Mar. 7, 2011. Contest submissions will be shared with elected leaders as part of the dialogue on the role of safe, healthy school buildings in supporting learning and student achievement. Selected photos and stories will be displayed at a special exhibition in Washington, DC and many more entries will be published in a Through Your Lens book and online gallery.
Learn more at: www.throughyourlens.org.
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Sample tweets and status updates
Twitter
One way you can help promote Through Your Lens is by posting tweets on Twitter. We hope you’ll consider posting a series of tweets over a few days to help build a buzz. Each one of the following tweets has something different that followers can do. Also be sure to keep your eyes peeled for other folks’ tweets to re-tweet.
- Students! Enter photo/essay contest on public schools. Show what schools look like through your eyes. www.throughyourlens.org
- Teachers! Enter photo/essay contest on public schools. Show what schools look like through your eyes. www.throughyourlens.org
- What’s your school building like? Enter photo/essay contest. End inequity in school building conditions. www.throughyourlens.org
- What does your school look like? Share photos/stories, make a difference for equitable funding – & win! www.throughyourlens.org
- Make sure all students have access to excellent and equitable school facilities. Submit photos/essays now. www.throughyourlens.org
Facebook
A great way to spread the word is to post a status update on your personal and/or organizational Facebook page. Here’s some model language you can use for any status update postings. We hope you’ll consider posting a series of status updates over the course of a few days to build buzz and momentum. Each one of the following status updates has something different supporters can do.
- Calling all students and teachers! What does your school look like? Share your photos and stories to make a difference for equitable school building – and win prizes while you’re at it! Select submissions will be exhibited in DC. www.throughyourlens.org.
- Want the world to see what YOU see at school every day? Send us your pictures and stories to exhibit in DC and in an online gallery – and win prizes while you’re at it! Through Your Lens photo and essay contest: www.throughyourlens.org.
- Let’s show Congress what school buildings REALLY look like! Submit your photos and essays to win prizes and change the future of school building funding. Through Your Lens photo and essay contest: www.throughyourlens.org.
- Take action for safe, healthy, equitable school buildings! Send a letter to your senators and representatives at www.throughyourlens.org.
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