Grades of Green

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Each year we award individuals and organizations whose actions, innovations, activism and philanthropic efforts have a transformative impact on the environment. This year, we are thrilled to honor these groundbreaking honorees who are at the forefront of tackling our planet's greatest threats to create a clean and sustainable future for us all. Chris Dickerson, former Major League Baseball player and co-founder of Players for the Planet, a nonprofit that believes in uniting all athletes to bring lasting and measurable transformation to the Earth. Ryan Harris, founder of Eco by Ry, is paving the way to make surfing more sustainable, shaping surfboards with renewable materials and developing the surfboard industry's first circular manufacturing system. Purchase your tickets to Verte 2024 at verte2024.givesmart.com 🌱

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👋🤳🏻 Our SOAR students are all smiles learning about recycled water at the West Basin Municipal Water District! 💧☀️ Next, they’ll be working on innovative projects to make a splash for a more sustainable future!

This year’s most impactful LAUNCH team is awarded to the student Green Team at Birney Elementary 🌎✨ David Salzman, a 4th grade teacher at Birney Elementary, helped guide his team of students to complete walking assemblies on waste and clean energy and hold a classroom competition using our ReTHINK Waste Game Eco-Lesson. Way to go team! 🎉 🌀 Stay in the loop! To hear more about our student stories throughout this school year, visit gradesofgreen.org to subscribe to our monthly newsletter—where we highlight the amazing impacts of our students and facilitators (like Birney Elementary!)

Verte 2024 will be a memorable event celebrating the ongoing environmental impact of Grades of Green students. You're invited to play an important part in planting hope — from tiny seeds grow mighty trees. 🌱🌳 Your support will help empower the next generation of students to lead meaningful change. Tickets are now on sale at verte2024.givesmart.com.

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Rookie of the Year Award Winners, Earthlight Ambassadors 🎉 🌍 💚 The Earthlight Ambassadors from Buea, Cameroon conducted an incredible outreach campaign to educate their community on how to reduce waste. To spread their message on the benefits of reducing waste, they appeared on radio shows and wrote press releases with various media groups. They also organized multiple school presentations and conducted community outreach campaigns. This resulted in the team reaching over 107,500 people via press, 521 students, and 201 community members. To learn more about Earthlight Ambassadors and our other RISE Climate Solution Campaign Winners, visit https://lnkd.in/ge2zNKqn

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Earth Advocate Award Winners, Little Risers 🎉 🌎 💚 Returning for their second year, the Little Risers from Agoura High School used their Eco-Grant from the 2022-2023 campaign to plant gardens, educate their school on the benefits of sustainable agriculture, and promote the “Kiss the Ground” film. In addition, this incredible team also made pamphlets for students on how to compost, source sustainable products, and mitigate our impact on the environment. To learn more about Little Risers and our other RISE Climate Solution Campaign Winners, visit https://lnkd.in/ge2zNKqn

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Climate Collaborators Award Winners, The Parallel Projects 🎉🌎💚 The Parallel Projects is a unique team of students at Santa Fe Christian (SFC) School in San Diego who collaborate with a group at the Lumumba School in Tanzania. Both schools campaigned for better sorting practices in their community. Furthermore, the SFC Club met with local restaurants to promote sustainable plastic alternatives, while Lumumba organized multiple clean ups to work towards a plastic-free environment. To learn more about The Parallel Projects and our other RISE Climate Solution Campaign Winners, visit https://lnkd.in/ge2zNKqn

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Planet Protector Award Winners, Kishoka Youth Organization 🎉🌎💚 The Kishoka Youth Organization from Mombasa, Kenya had an incredible impact this year by planting mangrove trees and educating students on the impacts of climate change. With a large group of community members and organizations, they planted thousands of trees and organized multiple clean-ups to reduce the harsh impacts of climate change in Mombasa, while giving back to students in their community. To learn more about Kishoka Youth Organization and our other RISE Climate Solution Campaign Winners, visit https://lnkd.in/ge2zNKqn