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August 25th, 2011

20 non-profit finalists compete for chance to win
$15,000 in Make My Non-Profit Run Better contest
Second round of public voting begins Friday, Aug. 26

DAVENPORT, Iowa. – The non-profit organizations vying for a $15,000 technology makeover supplied by RK Dixon only have one final hurdle to overcome: the 2nd round of public online voting. 

Non-profits will rely on its supporters to gather enough votes to be crowned the grand prize winner in RK Dixon’s Make My Non-Profit Run Better contest. Voting will begin on Friday, Aug. 26 and end on Friday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. Supporters can vote once a day for their favorite non-profit finalist.

The 20 finalists are:

• Arc of the Quad Cities Area
• Arrowhead
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Illinois Capital Region
• Careers, Etc.
• Catholic Charities of Coles, Douglas, and Edgar Counties
• Crisis Nursery
• Developmental Services Center (DSC)
• GiGi's Playhouse Rockford
• Handicapped Development Center
• Holy Trinity Catholic School
• Hult Center for Health Education & Cancer Center for Healthy Living
• Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc.
• Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful
• Kishwaukee United Way
• Lourdes Catholic School
• MERCY Communities, Inc
• Peoria Friendship House
• Sinnissippi Centers, Inc.
• TAPS No-Kill Animal Shelter (Tazewell Animal Protective Society)
• The Baby Fold

The Make My Non-Profit Run Better contest provides non-profit organizations in more than 80 counties across eastern Iowa, Illinois and southern Wisconsin the opportunity to win an office technology makeover valued at up to $15,000. The first runner-up will receive a Canon multi-function printer selected by RK Dixon valued at up to $10,000. The two remaining winners will receive a Canon multi-function printer selected by RK Dixon valued at up to $5,000. In addition, RK Dixon will also award eight printers each valued at up to $1,000.

The winner of the Make My Non-Profit Run Better contest is scheduled to be announced the week of Sept. 19.

RK Dixon has partnered with WIFR-TV, WEEK-TV, KWQC-TV and WICS-TV to promote the contest and highlight finalists’ stories.

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