Fair Housing Resource Center Inc. is asking students, parents and community members in Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula County, Ohio to nominate their school to win a free Buddy Bench for their school!
What is a Buddy Bench?
A buddy bench is a simple concept that promotes friendship, inclusion and kindness! During recess, some students have difficulty making friends or fostering relationships with their fellow peers. The buddy bench allows students who do not have friends, are shy, or are new to the school to sit on the bench in hopes that other students will see and allow them to join in their play! This can help students make new friends, be included in play and helps to deter loneliness and bullying.
How to Win?
Fill out the questionnaire below with your information, the name of your school and a short statement explaining why your local school needs a buddy bench for their playground and how it can encourage inclusion and equality for the students!
What do you win?
Fair Housing Resource Center, Inc. will be giving away a total of 3 benches! One for each county; Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula. FHRC will purchase and deliver each bench to a local community school.
Contest Guidelines
- Each county will receive (1) bench with installation
- One nomination per person
- Any one can participate: you do not need to have a child enrolled in the school district in order to participate
- Schools with the most nominations within each county win!
- Nomination starts 10/1/2024 and will end on 2/27/2025
- Buddy benches will be installed at the school`s discretion
- Winners of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 are not eligible to win a bench:
- Longfellow Elementary
- Austinburg Elementary
- Chardon Middle School
- Edison Elementary
- Pymatuming Valley
- Westwood Elementary
- Broadmoor School
- St. Marys- Chardon
- Erie Intermediate School
- Riverview Elementary School
- St. Anslem- Chesterland
- Geneva Platt Spencer Elementary
Have any Questions or Concerns?
Contact:
Hollie Rondini
Assistant Director
Fair Housing Resource Center, Inc.
1100 Mentor Avenue
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Phone:440-392-0147 ext. 204