Earlier last week, JCPenney launched a contest on their Facebook page inviting fans to “Care. Share. Win!” by deciding who and which organizations will receive the next $1 million in scholarships and grants.

Through two online voting initiatives, a total of $500,000 will be distributed to four national afterschool organizations: Boys & Girls Clubs of America, The Y, National 4-H and FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). The winning afterschool organization with the most votes after four weeks will receive $250,000, second place $150,000, third place $75,000 and fourth place $25,000.

Simultaneously, JCPenney invites students to share their personal community service stories and nominate their projects to become eligible for a grant for their charity and scholarship for themselves. The top 50 entrants will receive $3k for their charity and $3k for a scholarship. The top 3 entries will be posted on Facebook for our fan base to vote on.

To see official rules for Care. Share. Win!, visit the JCPcares tab on www.facebook.com/jcpenney for contest information and prizing details.