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Green Cup Challenge for Haiti Relief
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From Tea Leoni, actress and Green Schools Alliance Parent

Tea, whose grandmother founded UNICEF in 1947 supports and applauds our efforts and has written the following:

. . . Also, if your kids are wanting to get in to help, one idea that seemed quite beautiful and has been done during other crisis where children were so deeply affected, is to have your child motivate his or her class at school to write a letter to their peers in Haiti. They can send them love and support and maybe a beautiful drawing and, when the time comes, we will get the letters to these children in Haiti, who need everything.

Because of the devastation and conditions in Haiti, the temptation to send gifts, such as canned goods, clothing, toys etc. is not recommended right now as the focus must be on getting emergency supplies (medicine, water, vaccines etc.) into the area first.

We would love the support and help of the GSA and Green Cup Challenge schools. Yes, please pass on the information above. I will be personally responsible for getting the letters where they need to go. You can send the letters and drawings directly to the Green Schools Alliance who will give them to me. For donations, easiest is to visit: <http://www.unicefusa.com>

Thank you for anything and everything, tea

Message from Jonathan Day of Pace Academy, Atlanta, GA

Pace Academy and the Green Schools Alliance invite you to join us to conserve energy, reduce carbon emissions, and help the citizens of Haiti.

Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia has launched a challenge to all Green Cup Challenge™ schools. Monday, February 25th marks the start of the 2010 Green Cup Challenge™ (GCC), the nation's first and only student-driven, interschool energy conservation challenge. Pace Academy, together with the Green Schools Alliance, are asking all energy-smart, sustainable green schools across the state and the country to donate the financial savings from your February power bill to Haitian relief efforts. Ripple the challenge to your families as well.

Last year, 120 schools across 24 states participated in the Green Cup Challenge and reduced their aggregated carbon emissions by 2.5 million pounds, the equivalent of taking 220 cars off the road for one whole year. This year, more than 220 schools are participating, including over 50 New York City public schools.

Simply establish a baseline power use and cost for February. Then, initiate simple, free energy-saving measures around your home and office. Compare this year with your baseline, and donate the savings. It's that simple!

As 50% of the Haitian population is under 18 years old, "children helping children" is a powerful message coming from the school community. We invite you to join together with us to underscore that energy efficiency not only saves energy, reduces carbon, and saves money, but it can also help to save lives.

Pace Academy will donate whatever money they save to Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit dedicated to the long-term development of sustainable infrastructure in impoverished nations. They will stipulate that all donated funds be used for school construction/restoration.

Regardless of the organization through which you select to contribute, please coordinate your efforts through Jonathan Day <jday@paceacademy.org>, at Pace Academy so that we can aggregate our numbers in the end. Your participation will be recognized in press releases and used to leverage other groups to do the same.

The Green Cup Challenge, a program of the Green Schools Alliance, invites all schools - public and private, boarding and day - to measure and reduce electricity use and related GHG emissions, while supporting campus greening efforts including recycling and water conservation. The GCC empowers students, raises awareness about climate change and conservation, and builds community.

February 15, 2010

Contacts: Green Cup Challenge for Haiti Relief

Green Cup Challenge for Haiti
Jonathan Day, Dean of Students
jday@paceacademy.org
Environmental Science
Pace Academy Upper School
Green Schools Alliance Charter member
Green Cup Challenge ™ Georgia Coordinator

Drawings and Letters for Haiti
Tea Leoni/UNICEF
% Green Schools Alliance
900 Park Avenue, Suite 18E
New York, NY 10075