Facebook users can vote for Mount Ellis in Kohl's Care program
A small Seventh-day Adventist high school in the U.S. state of Montana is in the running for a $500,000 prize from an online contest sponsored by a clothing retailer.
Mount Ellis Academy, a 75-student school in Bozeman, Montana, is the only Adventist school in contention to receive a contest award, which school officials said would be used to replace the institution's aging sewer system. However, more votes are needed by the September 3 deadline.
Kohl's Corporation, a Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based department-store chain, will award $500,000 to each of the top 20 schools in the contest via Facebook. Mt. Ellis Academy is now in 21st place.
Contest participants are allowed 20 votes and may vote up to five times for a particular school.
Kohl's said the contest is in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the company's Kohl's Cares community outreach program.
Another Adventist school in the running, but farther down in the current ranking, is Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle, Washington.
Facebook users may vote and see current rankings at facebook.com/kohls.
UPDATE: Mount Ellis Academy came in 10th place, qualifying it to receive a $500,000 prize upon certification from the company.