[GreenYes] Go Green Initiative Takes Off in Syracuse, NY City Schools

[Pete Wirth <pwirth2@no.address>]

For More Information 
Contact                                             For Immediate Release
Mark Naef
315-952-1511
mark@no.address

Go Green Initiative
Takes Off in Syracuse City Schools

In the past three months the number of Go Green schools in the city 
school district increased from 5 to 13 and become part of the nations 
fastest growing and only fully comprehensive environmental education 
program, namely, the Go Green Initiative.

Collectively, Go Green Initiative schools in Syracuse have recycled 
over 252,000 lbs. of paper, during the 2005-2006 school year.

Go green Initiative organizers plan to have all 39 schools, within 
the school district signed onto the program by the start of the 
2006-2007 school year.

Upon signing up to the Go Green Initiative program schools agree to 
form a "Green Team," to decide how to address the Go Green 
Initiative's 5 basic guidelines.

The green team at Nottingham Central School  decided to focus on 
increasing recycling awareness during special events in the school 
and to campaign with the board of education to get the district to 
purchase recycled content paper for school use. Currently Nottingham 
recycles an average of 1,600 lbs of paper on a weekly basis.

Other Go Gree Initiative schools, including Solace Elementary, Edward 
Smith Elementary and Lincoln Middle School started garden 
initiatives. The gardens are a wonderful learning experience for the 
students who are involved with caring for the gardens every step of 
the way. Students generate compost, fertilize, tend and harvest their 
outdoor classrooms.

Students at HW Smith produced an "energy rap" which they recorded at 
a local radio station."Energy costs too much cash... your money 
disappears in a blinding flash..."  Plans are to distribute the rap 
throughout the city school system. You will soon be able to hear the 
rap on the Naef Recycling web site www.naefrecycling.com

The Go Green Initiative program was recently introduced to the City 
District Board of Education, who assigned the task of spreading the 
Go Green Initiative program to the B.O.E.'s curriculum committee. 
This is great news for the Go Green Initiative's advancement.

Upon signing on the entire district to the Go Green Initiative 
program, organizers will move on to colleges, business and other 
municipalities.

The Go Green Initiative is coming into Syracuse in a big way. 
Syracuse is destined to become the first fully united GREEN city.

To sign your school/business up to the Go Green Initiative please 
visit www.naefrecycling.com, for further information (including up to 
date Go Green Initiative Syracuse news) or call Mark Naef at 315-952-1511.

>The Go Green Initiative is being promoted in  NY State through 
>the  efforts of the NY State Association of Reduction, Reuse and 
>Recycling. (NYSARRR) For recycling information for school 
>administrators, teachers and students visit the NYSARRR web site at 
><http://www.nysar3.org/>http://www.nysar3.org


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