Green schools competition worth $5,000

How green is your school and what's it worth?

About $5,000 in this case.

The Lunera-Recyclebank Green Schools Energy Challenge is offering a shot at the award to schools that submit a short video by May 20. Lunera Lighting is offering energy efficiency lighting retrofits worth $5,000 to five winners. Prizes for each student in the winning classrooms are also offered.

Applicants must create a video that tells their green classroom story and send it in with an application. Semi-finalist's videos will be uploaded to Recyclebank.com for voting. The video with the most votes will be the fan favorite and win an Energy Retrofit.

Length of the video should be between 30 seconds and 1 minute 30 seconds. A copy of an U.S. Internal Revenue Service determination letter and verification of tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)3 of the IRS Code, or equivalent federal tax exempt status. Entries that make it to the semi-finalist round also must have permission slips or video release for everyone appearing in video.

Here's the link: http://www.recyclebank.com/GreenSchoolsEnergyChallenge