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Since 2010, Pepsi has been on a mission to dole out $20 million in grants through its Pepsi Refresh Project to non-profits, businesses, and individuals that promote a new idea that has a positive impact on their community -- be it at the local, state or national level.

Applicants vie for grants at the $5K, $25K, and $50K level, distributed across categories like Health, Arts & Culture, Food & Shelter, the Planet, Neighborhoods and Education. The most fun part, perhaps, is that these community-focused grantees are selected by the public who can vote by visiting refresheverything.com.

With no further ado, here are 12 past winners and the amazing achievements they accomplished thanks, in part, to their Pepsi Refresh Project grant money. The projects range from funding a documentary about the BP oil spill to installing a wind turbine at a high school in Iowa and ensuring that foreign language education in Harlem continues.

For more inspiration, visit refresheverything.com and vote for the latest projects -- and submit your own great idea!

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KIDDS Dance Project Inc.
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KIDDS Dance Project in Lithonia, GA teaches kids the right moves on the dance floor and for their future. With help from a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh grant, they opened the doors of their Performing Arts and Youth Development Center to the community last year. Parents can sign their kids up to get tutoring, take dance lessons, participate in music workshops, and more.
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4more
I don't need no stinkin' micro-bio
07:38 PM on 06/07/2011
Ahhhhhhhh......luv the varying expressions on their adoralbe little faces.
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HUFFPOST SUPER USER
mediamarv
1-2-3 Is this thing working?
03:55 PM on 06/07/2011
Sponsor generated content?? Euphemism of the day.

Isn't this an ad, as in advertisement, for Pepsi?
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FrankInCarson
"Furtive movement" is just an excuse to kill...
03:52 PM on 06/07/2011
Wouldn't it be hilarious to see a bunch of old aging guys (60ish) wearing these same constumes sitting in these same poses.
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Zero2Sixty
B-ware of NOcons posing as Christians
03:40 PM on 06/07/2011
The Sunflower little people are sooo CUTE!!!!
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papapj
..light as a feather..
03:16 PM on 06/07/2011
Those little ballerinas just stole my heart...little cherubs...
03:06 PM on 06/07/2011
Cutie Cute Cute!
unique
Animal lover forever
01:03 PM on 06/07/2011
Seven little darlings.
I would love to see them dance.
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Nelle
bah-weep-grahna-weep-ninny-bon
12:30 PM on 06/07/2011
The little girls with the sunflowers are SO cute, I need insulin!
03:25 PM on 06/05/2011
Omg! Those lil ballerinas are toooooooooo precious!

I love little kids an how innocent they are!
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usrnmna
I like to bake.
08:12 AM on 06/04/2011
Those pint-sized ballerinas are too cute.
05:09 PM on 06/03/2011
The photographer has captured a magical moment with the sunflower ballerinas!

Very cute.
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alexp
06:22 AM on 06/01/2011
the camomiles are so cute!
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HoosierRadical
History is a relay of revolutions.
10:40 PM on 05/31/2011
The sunflower ballerinas are so cute and adorable. :)
09:09 PM on 06/01/2011
too cute
gintheb
Liberal. Reclaim the word.
10:32 PM on 05/31/2011
They're darling!!
10:09 PM on 05/31/2011
Bless them.