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In This Issue
Michael Levine Can Help Get Your School Going Green.
Great Green Happenings at Grace Hill.
Sequoia's Fifth Graders Make a Difference

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Read what's happening in some of our Go Green schools. These are just two of the success stories across the globe. Incorporate some of their methods in your own program.

To learn and share other great ideas, register for the Earth Summit on November 2-3, 2007, in San Jose, CA. It is a great way to meet people like you who are working on saving the environment in their schools or businesses.

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Michael Levine Can Help Get Your School Going Green
Michael Levine Referred to as "the Michael Jordan of Entertainment PR", Michael Levine has over  22 years of experience with public relations. He founded and grew one of the most prestigious firms in Hollywood known as Levine Communications Office.

He has frequently been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, PBS, and others. Meet Michael at the Earth Summit and learn how the right campaign will get your school, company, or city on board for "going green."
Great Green Happenings at Grace Hill
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Grace Hill ELementary School in Rogers, AR has been going "great green" since they joined GGI.
 
Their "Green Machine" has been recycling plastic bottles, cans, and paper. They are reusing the bottle lids for art projects, games, and math manipulatives.

Anita Brown, the founder of GreenSpace Bags was a guest speaker at Grace Hill. She shared with the school the many reasons for using recyclable shopping bags.

In the coming months, they will be making their own paper, composting, and learning how to save energy. They are also participating in the WalMart Plastic Bag Challenge.

Keep up the good work, Grace Hill. We are proud of you!
 
Sequoia's Fifth Graders Make
a Difference
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(5th graders in front of the school's organic habitat garden.)


The fifth grade Go Green team at Sequoia Elementary School in Pleasant Hill, CA have been busy making changes. They researched, ordered, marketed, and sold canvas bags in place of plastic ones at their book fair.
 
Their school cafeteria was the first in the district to transition from  2,000 styrofoam trays a week to recyclable and biodegradable cardboard trays. Now the entire district is styrofoam free. Way to go, Sequoia!