Trenton Bookstore Was Close But No Cigar

TRENTON-- The results are in. Despite all the tweeting, Facebooking, etc, Trenton used bookstore, Classics, ends up not walking away with the trophy in the PepsiRefresh Contest, but the well-liked bookstore is not deterred.

Eric Maywar, owner of the downtown used bookstore, entered his Trenton Books at Home Program into Pepsi's contest to win a $25,000 grant in early December. For more information on that, click here.

The Trenton Books at Home program provides free books to Trenton kids. For three years, this program has handed out over 2,000 books a year with the help of schools, churches, after school programs and community groups.

Maywar said that despite not winning the contest, he and the folks at Classics have learned a lot from the process and definitely have something up their sleeve for the next contest.

The used book store proprietor plans to find alternative ways to help put more books in children's hands in the near future.

Maywar went on to say that he was thankful for all the daily voting, the re-posting, the tweeting, the fliers, and the recruiting that members of the community took part in on their behalf while they were in the PepsiRefresh Contest.

To learn more about Classics Used Bookstore in Trenton, feel free to contact Eric Maywar or Laurice Reynolds at (609) 394-8400.

Trenton Bookstore is Moving On Up

TRENTON-- With the help of the community, Classics Used Bookstore in Trenton has gone from being in 137th place to now being in 64th place in this year's PepsiRefresh Project, moving up 63 slots in just two weeks.

Yet the well-liked bookstore still needs your help.

Eric Maywar, the owner of Classics Bookstore, has entered his Trenton Books at Home Program into a contest to win a $25,000 grant. The grant contest is sponsored by beverage giant Pepsi.

To help support Classics and their endeavor as they strive to win Pepsi's Refresh Project, you can vote for their Trenton Books at Home Program by clicking here. You have until December 31st to vote.

You can also vote by texting 110506 to Pepsi (73774). Standard text messaging rates apply.

The Trenton Books at Home program provides free books to Trenton kids. To read more about the Trenton Books at Home program, click here.

To learn more about Classics Used Bookstore in Trenton, feel free to contact Eric Maywar or Laurice Reynolds at (609) 394-8400.

Trenton Bookstore Has Hopes To Put 60,000 Books In Kids Homes

TRENTON-- City bookstore aims to put 60,000 books in the hands and homes of Trenton kids.

Eric Maywar, the owner of Classics Bookstore, has entered his Trenton Books at Home Program into a contest to win a $25,000 grant. The grant contest is sponsored by the beverage behemoth Pepsi.

The Trenton Books at Home program provides free books to Trenton kids. For three years, this program has handed out over 2,000 books a year with the help of schools, churches, after school programs and community groups.

To win the Pepsi Refresh contest, the Trenton Books at Home Program needs your vote because the 15 ideas that get the most votes by December 31, 2011, win $25,000 for their cause.

According to a press release, studies show that when kids have books in their homes, whether the kid is struggling or already successful, they do better in school and stay in school longer.

Winning the grant would mean Trenton kids could get over 60,000 books for their homes.

Click here to vote and help raise 60,000+ books for Trenton kids.

Please note: you can vote once a day until December 31st.

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