| Shake Up Recycling Tour kicks off at Blue Hills |
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February 27, 2010
Green Works and Eco Elvis received a MARC grant to promote recycling and waste reduction in urban Kansas City, and the Shake Up Recycling Tour made it's first stop...
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| MARC awards grant to Green Works |
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January 8, 2010
Kansas City's bistate regional planning organization awards a grant to Green Works to increase and promote recycling in urban Kansas City.
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| State Farm awards $12K to Green Works |
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December 7, 2009
State Farm Insurance presented Green Works board members with a check for $12,000 in support of the ECOS program. This is the largest private grant, and second largest donation made to Green Works!
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| Green Works featured in KCP&L newsletter |
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November 23, 2009
KCP&L features Green Works in their employee newsletter. The November issue of The Source, KCP&L's employee publication featured an article on Kate Corwin and Green Works. To read the article click here.
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| Students take a ride on the Missouri River |
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October 15, 2009
Vicki Richmond and Missouri River Relief hosted a boat ride for the students from River Front Park to Kaw Point and...
Continued... Click here to read the trip blog.
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| Green Works president named "Eco Activist of the Year" by The Pitch magazine |
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September, 2009
The Pitch magazine annually publishes their best-of-Kansas City listing that features everything from the best restaurants to the best media personalities to the best goods and services. This year Green Works president Kate Corwin was named the "Best Eco Activist".
To read the brief Pitch article on Kate, click here.
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| Whole Foods and Front Porch Alliance are sponsoring healthy classroom snacks. |
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September 10, 2009
Thanks to support from Whole Foods and Front Porch Alliance, our students will enjoy healthy snacks this year. Rather than chips and soda, they'll be fueling their brains with fruits and vegetables with dip, yogurt, nut butter sandwiches, guacamole, trail mix, cheese and crackers, granola bars, lemonade and ice tea.
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| ECOS graduate presents at conference |
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September 3rd, 2009
Jyra Hill, an ECOS graduate and intern was a presenter at the 2009 Association of Missouri Interpreters Conference this month. Jyra shared her perspective as both as an ECOS student and interpreter, through her internship at the Discovery Center. Jyra was very well received. One attendee commented: "Jyra was very brave, and her words have inspired me. Now I know we have the chance to change people." Jyra graduated this spring, and is now attending Penn Valley. She hopes to be an environmental education instructor.
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| Green Works participates in discussion with White House, federal and local officials on the Green Impact Zone |
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September 1st, 2009
Green Works founder and board members took part in a discussion on the Green Impact Zone with several federal officials. In attendance were U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Adolfo Carrion, director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, Shaun Donovan, secretary of housing and urban development; John Porcari, deputy secretary of transportation, and Van Jones, special advisor for green jobs with the White House Council for Environmental Quality. To read more about the Green Impact Zone, click here. |
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| EPA awards $25,000 to Green Works |
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August, 2009
Green Works has been awarded a $25,000 EPA Environmental Education grant in support of the ECOS program for Year 3. |
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| Green Works fundraiser held at Straw, Sticks & Bricks |
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August 27, 2009
Green Works supporters met for an informal fundraiser in the heart of the Crossroads district in Kansas City at Straw, Sticks and Bricks. Straw, Sticks and Bricks is a leading provider of green building materials and building systems. |
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| 2009 internships begin |
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June 6, 2009
ECOS students begin their summer internships at the Discovery Center, Habitat Restore and KCMO Parks & Recreation. More info and slide show... |
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| Green Works teams with Eco Elvis for solid waste grant |
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June, 2009
Eco Elvis and Green Works are working together to apply for a solid waste grant to "Shake up Recycling in The City". See the music video of Elvis and the teens making recycling happen in their neighborhoods. See the music video here. |
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| Green Works featured on KKFI radio |
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May 14, 2009
KKFI community radio featured Green Works on the Heartland Labor Forum radio show. Green Works board members, an ECOS student and founder Kate Corwin discuss the history of Green Works and the importance of including everyone in the environmental movement. More info and streaming audio... |
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| Green Works is featured in Greenability magazine |
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May-June, 2009 Issue
Green Works students are highlighted in an article on the growth of green jobs in the Kansas City area.
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| Green Works students attend Earthfest |
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May 9 , 2009
ECOS students and volunteers attend Earthfest, followed by a private sculpture tour with Pam Hoelzel. More info and pictures... |
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| ECOS students plant trees |
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April 30 , 2009
Green Works ECOS students plant trees near their school with assistance from the Kansas City, MO Parks & Recreation Department. More... |
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| Derbigum tour |
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April 14, 2009
Derbigum Roofing, maker of sustainable roofing products, hosts ECOS students for a tour of their offices and manufacturing plant. More info and pictures... |
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| Green Works featured on the front page of the Kansas City Star |
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February 23 , 2009
A front page article highlights two students and their internship experiences. Click here to read the article... |
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| Kate Corwin speaks at the Sierra Club |
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January 6, 2009
Kate Corwin, president of Green Works, was the speaker at the January 2009 meeting of the Sierra Club in Kansas City, MO. |
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| Green Works founder featured in Greenability magazine |
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January 1, 2009
Kate Corwin wrote a guest commentary for the January/February issue of Greenability magazine. Her commentary was on the importance of training urban youth for green jobs.
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| Students test Troost Lake water quality |
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November 11, 2008
Led by the Blue River Watershed Association, students test the water quality of Troost lake.
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| We installed our second rain garden |
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October 16, 2008
ECOS students worked along with MDC employees to design and plant the second rain garden at DeLaSalle.
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| Collecting native plant seeds |
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October 9, 2008
ECOS students conducted their first service-learning activity, collecting native plant seeds in the Blue River Glade.
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| Ride on Missouri river |
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October 7, 2008
ECOS students took a ride on the Mighty Missouri courtesy of Vicki Richmond and Missouri River Relief.
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| Staples Foundation funds Green Works |
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September '08
Staples Foundation for Learning chooses Green Works as a 2008 partner and grant recipient.
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Works featured in Greenability magazine |
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September '08
Green Works is featured in the September/October issue of Greenability
magazine.
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| Wild
Oats chooses Green Works in Kansas City |
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July '08
The Wild Oats at 43rd & Main chose Green Works to be the
recipient of its reusable bag donations.
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| ECOS
students get green transportation |
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June '08
Green Works board members deliver bikes to ECOS students.
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| Internships
begin for ECOS students
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June '08
ECOS Students attend orientation prior to beginning their internships
at Habitat Restore, and the Discovery Center.
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Brush
Creek cleanup |
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Apr
'08
ECOS
students, Green Works board members, volunteers and staff
from the Discovery Center clean up Brush Creek.
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Green
Works President speaks at All Souls Forum |
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Apr
'08
Kate Corwin, President and founder
of Green Works in Kansas City, speaks at the Forum Series
at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church on April 27. |
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Councilwoman
Jan Marcason explains $3B sewer project |
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Apr
'08
Jan Marcason, 4th District Council Representative KCMO, discusses
the upcoming $4B sewer and stormwater upgrade with ECOS students. More
pictures... |
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Green
Works featured in Kansas City Star |
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ECOS
students plant trees with Parks & Rec. |
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Apr
'08
ECOS students and KCMO Parks & Rec.
plant trees on the DeLaSalle campus to celebrate Arbor Day.
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Students tour water treatment plant
with Jan Marcason |
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Mar
'08
Councilwoman Jan Marcason,
4th District KCMO, joins ECOS students for a tour of the waste
water treament plant.
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Green
Works featured In Kansas City Star |
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Green
Works board members deliver recycling bins |
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ECOS
students tour water supply facility |
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Oct
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The ECOS students tour the
Kansas City water supply facility with Mike Klender, KCMO Water
Services.
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ECOS
students build a rain garden |
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Oct
'07
With assistance from The Missouri
Department of Conservation, the ECOS students plant a rain garden
in the front of the DeLaSalle Education Center. More pictures... |
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Kate
Corwin receives an environmental excellence award |
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Oct
'07
Kate Corwin, founder of Green
Works in Kansas City is an Honorable Mention recipient of a
Bridging The Gap Environmental Excellence Award for Individuals.
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