Mid-Columbia Earth Month 2009
"Choose To Reuse!"
Thank you for participating in Mid-Columbia Earth Month 2009!
~ 2009 Community Impact Report ~
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THANK YOU to our 2009 sponsors!
Congratulations 2009 Can Contest Winner Ki-Be Middle School!
Click here for full can contest results
This year's theme was
"Choose to Reuse, and make a difference in our world!"
Participants pledged to reduce the amount of trash generated. Ideas were to refill water bottles, reuse grocery bags, repair broken items and reroute useable items. Click Here to see who took the pledge
For more information on how you can help, see Earth Pledge Guide.
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View Earth Month 2009 Community Impact Report
Between groups, individuals, and schools, over 12,000 participated in Earth Month 2009 activities, pledges, can contests, solar car races, Disney EARTH Movie, SEE Expo, clean up projects & MORE!
● More than 160 environmental projects & activities took place
● 4,328 Students participated in Earth Month Contest & Solar Car Race
● 1255 Cell phones collected for Domestic Violence Services
● 60 Yards cleaned up by Tri-Cites ShareFest
● 24 Pasco city employees and friends spent a combined total of 67 hours cleaning up senior yards. View photos
● 16+ Yards were cleaned up by volunteers in Connell.
● 2,366 Pounds of aluminum cans collected & recycled
● 1,000 pledged to reuse canvas bags when shopping
Click here to view the full report
Our community made a huge difference, all thanks to people like YOU! Thanks for another great Earth Month. We'll see you again next year!
Click Here to see who took the pledge / Submit Your Pledge Results!
Thanks to SEEnetwork for their efforts as lead organizer of Earth Month
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Mid-Columbia Earth Month recieved the Washington State Recycling Association's 2007 Recycler of the Year Award for Outstanding Public Education. Also honored were:
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