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Private and public elementary schools in Guilford County can again earn some cash and promote recycling in their communities by participating in the 4th annual "Kids, Cans & Cash" contest, organized by the cities of Greensboro, High Point and Guilford County. The governments' recycling departments started holding this contest in recognition of America Recycles Day on Nov. 15. 

The contest works like this: Students collect aluminum cans and bring them clean, bagged and uncrushed to recycling facilities in Greensboro and High Point from Nov. 2-13. Three winning schools will get a pizza party and evening of play at Proehlific Park. (Clarification: All schools will get money based on the amounts they raise, not just the three winning schools as I wrote previously.)  Schools must register by Oct. 24. 

Twenty-four schools participated last year and raised a total of $1,731, paid out by the recycling facilities. The winners: Alamance Elementary collected 445 pounds and earned $267, Madison Elementary collected 208 pounds and earned $125 and Sedgefield Elementary collected 303 pounds and earned $182. 

Participating schools are encouraged to recruit the help of families, businesses and neighborhood churches and community organizations. 

"I want the community to participate to help the kids out as much as possible," said Yvonne Foust, recycling education specialist for the city of Greensboro.