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09-11-2009, 08:55 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg 4H2O gets replenished (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24899)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/591/Toyota_Coke_2.jpgMike Sirach - CleanMPG (CleanMPG.com) - Sept. 11, 2009
Two corporations from different backgrounds help fund projects for a worthwhile organization. Many of us can relate back to our youth and involvement with various 4H projects.
With a shared interest in the protection of the environment, the Toyota USA Foundation and The Coca-Cola Foundation will fund the expansion of 4-H’s youth water quality and conservation programming, called 4‑H2O. Today, Toyota and Coca-Cola collectively donated an additional $850,000 - $600,000 from Toyota and $250,000 from Coca-Cola - to expand this important work into five new states – bringing the total program participation to 10 states.
“We could not ask for better partners than The Coca-Cola and Toyota USA Foundation as we continue to strengthen and broaden our exciting environmental education efforts,” said Donald T. Floyd, Jr., president and CEO of National 4-H Council. “With this continued generous support, we will expand our efforts into five new states and reach more than 40,000 additional 4-H youth and mentors through active new 4-H2O projects.”
4-H2O Community Projects
Through the Toyota’s continued support, 4-H will expand the reach of 4-H2O Community Projects. Currently serving communities in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi and West Virginia, 4-H2O Community Projects will now add Texas. Each state has chosen communities where 4-H youth identify and implement local water-related projects. From beach cleanup efforts to water-quality testing in major bodies of water, youth bring their findings to community leaders for discussion and review of potential solutions for their community. In 2008, 4‑H2O Community Projects reached over 73,000 community members in five states and created 46 local partnerships.
Additionally, the grant from Toyota will assist the growth of 4-H2Online to reach 200,000 youth. The Web site serves as the interactive hub for 4‑H2O programming around the nation, where youth share their experiences and what they have learned about water conservation and water quality testing. For example, 4-H youth in Kentucky collaborated with Montana State University to develop a vodcast documenting their trip to the Georgetown, Kentucky Toyota plant and discussing the water management techniques they learned from the environmental engineers there. Funds will support the capabilities of 4-H2Online to host additional youth vodcasts, 4-H curriculum guides and online educational activities.
“We are excited to expand our relationship with 4-H as they grow these excellent water conservation programs for our young people,” said Pat Pineda, group vice president of philanthropy at Toyota Motor North America. “It is rewarding for our company to support an organization like 4-H that has such a tremendous impact on America’s youth and its future.”
4-H2O: Replenish
The Coca-Cola Foundation has generously provided the funding to launch 4-H2O: Replenish. This exciting water conservation project will serve Arizona, Oklahoma, Georgia and Wisconsin. In each of these four states, 4-H, the National Water Program and the Land Grant Universities are working together to find ways to educate communities on useful water-saving techniques. Through demonstration sites for items such as rain barrels and rain gardens, community members will learn how to best save water. In Oklahoma, for example, one of the 10 4-H2O: Replenish sites in the state collected 14,000 gallons of rainwater in May alone, and used it in an irrigation system serving a community vegetable garden.
4-H2O: Replenish has a total projected reach of 37,000 youth and 50 million gallons of water saved.
“Water stewardship is a global initiative for The Coca-Cola Company and partnering with 4-H will allow us to localize that initiative and connect with America’s youth in a meaningful way,” said Ingrid Saunders Jones, chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation. “Coca-Cola is proud to work with an organization like 4-H that is making a difference in local communities by engaging young people and focusing on conserving one of our planet’s most valuable resources, water.”
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/591/Toyota_Coke_2.jpgMike Sirach - CleanMPG (CleanMPG.com) - Sept. 11, 2009
Two corporations from different backgrounds help fund projects for a worthwhile organization. Many of us can relate back to our youth and involvement with various 4H projects.
With a shared interest in the protection of the environment, the Toyota USA Foundation and The Coca-Cola Foundation will fund the expansion of 4-H’s youth water quality and conservation programming, called 4‑H2O. Today, Toyota and Coca-Cola collectively donated an additional $850,000 - $600,000 from Toyota and $250,000 from Coca-Cola - to expand this important work into five new states – bringing the total program participation to 10 states.
“We could not ask for better partners than The Coca-Cola and Toyota USA Foundation as we continue to strengthen and broaden our exciting environmental education efforts,” said Donald T. Floyd, Jr., president and CEO of National 4-H Council. “With this continued generous support, we will expand our efforts into five new states and reach more than 40,000 additional 4-H youth and mentors through active new 4-H2O projects.”
4-H2O Community Projects
Through the Toyota’s continued support, 4-H will expand the reach of 4-H2O Community Projects. Currently serving communities in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi and West Virginia, 4-H2O Community Projects will now add Texas. Each state has chosen communities where 4-H youth identify and implement local water-related projects. From beach cleanup efforts to water-quality testing in major bodies of water, youth bring their findings to community leaders for discussion and review of potential solutions for their community. In 2008, 4‑H2O Community Projects reached over 73,000 community members in five states and created 46 local partnerships.
Additionally, the grant from Toyota will assist the growth of 4-H2Online to reach 200,000 youth. The Web site serves as the interactive hub for 4‑H2O programming around the nation, where youth share their experiences and what they have learned about water conservation and water quality testing. For example, 4-H youth in Kentucky collaborated with Montana State University to develop a vodcast documenting their trip to the Georgetown, Kentucky Toyota plant and discussing the water management techniques they learned from the environmental engineers there. Funds will support the capabilities of 4-H2Online to host additional youth vodcasts, 4-H curriculum guides and online educational activities.
“We are excited to expand our relationship with 4-H as they grow these excellent water conservation programs for our young people,” said Pat Pineda, group vice president of philanthropy at Toyota Motor North America. “It is rewarding for our company to support an organization like 4-H that has such a tremendous impact on America’s youth and its future.”
4-H2O: Replenish
The Coca-Cola Foundation has generously provided the funding to launch 4-H2O: Replenish. This exciting water conservation project will serve Arizona, Oklahoma, Georgia and Wisconsin. In each of these four states, 4-H, the National Water Program and the Land Grant Universities are working together to find ways to educate communities on useful water-saving techniques. Through demonstration sites for items such as rain barrels and rain gardens, community members will learn how to best save water. In Oklahoma, for example, one of the 10 4-H2O: Replenish sites in the state collected 14,000 gallons of rainwater in May alone, and used it in an irrigation system serving a community vegetable garden.
4-H2O: Replenish has a total projected reach of 37,000 youth and 50 million gallons of water saved.
“Water stewardship is a global initiative for The Coca-Cola Company and partnering with 4-H will allow us to localize that initiative and connect with America’s youth in a meaningful way,” said Ingrid Saunders Jones, chair of The Coca-Cola Foundation. “Coca-Cola is proud to work with an organization like 4-H that is making a difference in local communities by engaging young people and focusing on conserving one of our planet’s most valuable resources, water.”