Last week, SunChips and National Geographic announced the five winners of the Green Effect program, a national initiative that encouraged consumers to take their own small steps toward helping the planet -- and a topic that Dave Philips, our chief blogger, wrote about earlier this year. The winning ideas are:
"Give Plants a Chance," by Hingham High School of Hingham, Mass., will create a campus greenhouse to help educate students about living sustainable lives.
"Canal Tricycle Recycling Co-operative," by Canal Youth Concilio of San Rafael, Calif., will add a fleet of industrial tricycles to its four-month old community recycling cooperative, helping Canal residents keep their neighborhood trash-free.
"Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover," by CarbonfreeDC of Washington, D.C., will help 20 low-income families from one city block "green" their homes and save on energy bills.
"Green Classroom Party Kids," by Julian Elementary School of Julian, Calif., will curb waste created by the usage of disposable dishware for class celebrations by creating green classroom party kits containing reusable dishware for public schools in San Diego County.
"Re-tree Colorado," by Tristan Frolich of Steamboat Springs, Colo., will organize a tree planting day and plant 20,000 lodgepole saplings around the resort town to replace those killed by recent outbreaks of the mountain bark beetle.
"We're extremely proud of the five winners and believe in the big changes each of them will bring to their community," said Gannon Jones, VP - Portfolio Marketing. "In the end, the judges and consumers based their votes on the mission of the Green Effect, which was to support compelling ideas that would truly accelerate green change, as well as inspire others to make their own changes."
The five winners will each receive a $20,000 grant to help turn their green idea into reality. And, the winners and their earth-friendly ideas also will be profiled in National Geographic magazine and will travel to Washington, D.C., to share their projects with environmental leaders. Check out all the winning ideas, including entry details and videos, at www.greeneffect.com.
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