WHAT: More than a thousand schools and campuses are becoming more sustainable across the country and around the world as part of a national program from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC). This will be the very first annual Green Apple Day of Service where students, teachers, parents, elected officials, green building leaders and many more will take action in their communities to promote healthy, sustainable schools.
Some of the most popular project ideas will include:
WHEN:
WHERE:
List Project Highlights here
Weekday, Month Day, 2012
Time - Time
Location
WHO:
WHY :
School Contact Person Name, Title
Mentor Contact Person Name, Title
One-quarter of the American population goes to school – as students, teachers, staff and administrators – and they are often walking into outdated buildings badly in need of repair and burdened with airborne toxins, dwindling budgets, and outdated resources. The Center for Green Schools at USGBC was established in 2010 to drive the transformation of all schools into sustainable and healthy places to live, learn, work and play while educating a new generation of consumers and leaders – sustainability natives
– capable of driving global market transformation.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Pam Jackson, US Green Building Council-Illinois Chapter, Manager of Communications and Development pjackson@usgbc-illinois.org
312-245-8300 x204
Cortney Schiappa, US Green Building Council-Illinois Chapter, Program Administrator cschiappa@usgbc-illinois.org
312-245-8300 x301
For more information about the U.S. Green Building Council- Illinois Chapter or the Green Apple Day of Service, visit http://www.usgbc-illinois.org/events/green-schools-day-of-service/
For more information about the National U.S. Green Building Council or the Green Apple Day of Service, visit http://mygreenapple.org/

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