Polar Bear Revolution made a return visit to Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School. We delivered the polar bear adoption certificate for the school . We adopted a polar bear in the school’s name from the donations we collected during our events at CVE. We had the opportunity to meet with the Assistant Principal, who updated us on the school’s “Bee Green” program. We were thrilled to hear all the progress. The Art Department has started making a polar bear, which they will place next to the igloo we donated to the school. As well, we noticed the carbon footprints all over the walls and ceiling in the school, with pledges from the students of how they plan on reducing CO2. They also have a green wall and going green messages posted all over the school. We discovered the school has begun changing out the bulbs with the CFL. Other initiatives the school has undertaken include a newspaper recycling program, turning off lights and computers when not in use, turning the boiler off after school and on in the morning, encouraging solar heating, and lowering the thermostat on the furnace. It was great a feeling to know that we were the inspiration for many of their efforts. We also got to check out the student’s T-shirts with the “Bee Green” theme. Check out the photos. The Assistant Principal said she would keep us in the loop on their ongoing efforts. Go CVE!
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