TODAY is the final countdown for Huddersfield schools hoping to win a share of a bumper cash bonanza.
The ever-popular Schools – Collect For Cash challenge comes to an end today with the final token in the paper.
Dozens of schools from across the town have registered with The Examiner to be in with the chance of winning a share of £10,000.
And today is your final chance to collect tokens – and you will be seeing double as there are two in today’s paper.
Stuart Ambler and his team at Barclays, in Market Place, Huddersfield, have been among those collecting to help local schools.
The cash fund has been provided by Barclays, which sponsored the popular challenge last year.
The bank supported community projects last year totalling more than £50m, supporting more than 7,000 charities around the world.
Mr Ambler, branch manager for the Huddersfield area, said: “Barclays Community Programme aims to make a real and lasting difference to the local communities where we live and work.
“Barclays Money Skills is a community investment programme in the UK, aiming to improve people’s financial capability.
“Barclays Money Skills helps people develop their confidence and ability to manage money which includes budgeting, making informed financial choices and knowing where to get help.
Examiner senior marketing executive Natasha Maskery said: “We’ve had a great response again this year and with so much money available there is every incentive for schools to urge all their pupils to get involved along with mums, dads, grandparents, teachers and friends – in fact whole communities can take part to help their school win their share.”
Tokens need to arrive at the Examiner offices at Queen Street South, Huddersfield, by no later than 5pm on Monday October 26.
They will be counted in half- term week and the £10,000 split into five prizes: 1st = £3,000; 2nd = £2,500; 3rd = £2,000; 4th = £1,500; 5th = £1,000.
The winners are the schools which collect most tokens per pupil so small schools have just as much chance of winning as the big ones.
