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Trivia Challenge

Monday, February 22, 4:30 pm
ucpn - Karp-Siegel Gym



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2010 Trivia Challenge

Every year the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc holds a county-wide Trivia Challenge event at our center here in Roosevelt. Trivia Challenge is an academic fundraising event that combines education, philanthropy and a good time. Since the events inception, Nassau County students, teachers and administrators have helped thousands of children and adults with disabilities served by ucpn. Trivia Challenge, currently celebrating its 25th Anniversary, takes place on the Elementary, Junior High, and High School levels. It is one of ucpn’s most successful and exciting fundraisers. The competition is known as the event “where students with great minds and good hearts raise funds for ucpn.”

The ucpn Development Department sends trivia tests to teachers throughout Nassau County who then administer them to their students. Participating students, in teams of four, take the 100-question Trivia Challengesm written test. It covers a wide variety of subjects from academics to popular culture. The test takes approximately 45 minutes to complete and can be administered any time starting in October through the beginning of February. Students raise money for ucpn by asking their family and friends to sponsor them to take the test and we offer students many exciting fundraising prizes. The highest scoring team from each school is then invited to compete in the county-wide Trivia Challenge Championship held at our agency. The winning team on each level receives the Trivia Challenge trophy to display in their school for a year.


2010 Trivia Challenge Finals Schedule

February 22 – 3rd & 4th grade

February 23 – 5th & 6th grade

February 24 – 7th & 8th grade

February 25 – 9th - 12th grade


Highlights from 2009

 

The 2009 Trivia Challenge finals were held during the week of February 23rd at ucpn in Roosevelt.  The winning team from each school came to compete in the championship round. The winnners were as follows:


3rd & 4th Grade Champions       
East Rockaway Enterprise Program

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5th & 6th Grade Champions       
St. Agnes Cathedral School, Rockville Centre

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7th & 8th Grade Champions       
St. Agnes Cathedral School, Rockville Centre

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High School Champions             
Manhasset High School

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The Nassau Educators Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) was a sponsor of the event this year.  Mrs. Andrea Tracey from NEFCU stated that the organization was very pleased to be part of an event that brought students, teachers and families together to help a worthy organization. 


Mr. Charles Evdos, Development Director at ucpn expressed his gratitude to NEFCU for their sponsorship and thanked all the students, teachers and family members for their generosity and support that makes the Trivia Challenge event so enjoyable and successful. 

 

For information about next year’s Trivia Challenge please contact ucpn’s Michelle Gevirtz, Development Associate, at 516-377-2063 or email: .