Dec 9

Written by: Dave Bauer
12/9/2009 9:46 PM

Past participants constructed outdoor environmental classrooms, designed greenhouses, and completed clean energy projects

BUFFALO, NY: December 9, 2009 – Increased funding is making it possible for 10 to 12 schools to be able to participate in The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo’s Environmental Youth Summit in 2010. Scheduled for March 26-27, 2010, the event will be held at Rich Products’ Corporate Headquarters in Buffalo.

The Summit is a two-day event open to high schools in Western New York that offers a planning space for 10 to 12 teams of 5 to 8 students to develop and implement action plans to address an environmental problem in their community. Professional facilitators from the International Center for Studies in Creativity provide direct support to the teams for the two-day period.

“All students should have the opportunity to attend this event and with the support of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. We are able to lower participant costs making it possible for all students to participate regardless of economic background,” said Dave Bauer, President of Sustainable Earth Solutions, which is the social business organizing the event.

“Supporting the Environmental Youth Summit is a natural fit for the Community Foundation as enhancing environmental education is a key priority identified in the regional Shared Agenda for Action on the Environment,” said the organization’s President/CEO Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker. “The Foundation is pleased to support this event that is empowering the youth of Western New York to become environmental change leaders.”

Since 2006, more than 150 students have participated in three Summits to develop their action plans. They have completed projects that removed invasive species from the Bailey Peninsula and constructed outdoor environmental classrooms, greenhouses and clean energy sources for their schools.

Additional sponsors include HSBC, Solar Liberty and Higgins for Congress.

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