Final Blog Post and Happy Holidays!

Dec 27, 2008

Team GreenScape would like to congratulate all participating teams on their efforts in Project Polar Bear. Looking at everyone's websites, it is simply amazing that teenagers can make such a huge impact!

Our final project is well-ready to be turned in, and we are sad to see this project come to an end. Every minute of the past 6 months spent on this project has been an adventure, a journey that could never be experienced otherwise. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has helped us with our project, we owe much of our success to your generosity. 

Finally, we would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday, and close out our project with this tribute to the past six months.

TEAM GREENSCAPE'S VERSION OF THE 12 DAYS OF (ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY) CHRISTMAS:

12 TONS OF KNOWLEDGE

11 FOOT TALL POLAR POLE ©

10 THOUSAND ZOO GUESTS

9 HUNDRED FLOWERS

8 ON THE ROAD EVENTS

7 "SANTA GOES GREEN" BOOKS

6 MONTHS OF HARD WORK

5 HUNDRED TREES!

4 MILLION THANK YOUS

3 PITTSBURGH ZOO EVENTS

2 DETERMINED TEENS

AND A PROJECT FULL OF POLAR BEAR FUN!!

And a final thank you to:

Mr. and Mrs. Ferchak

Mrs. Kern

Kelsey and Leah Kern

Mrs. Kelly Gustafson

Gabby Boldizar

Margie Marks

The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium

Polar Bears at Coffee House

Dec 27, 2008

     Recently, at our high school, the thespian troupe held a "coffee house."  There were many different acts, ranging from skits, to singers, to bands, etc.  Over 500 people attended the event.  Breanna performed in it, and Hardy was one of the two hosts of the night.

     For one of the introductions to an act, Hardy came out wearing all of his polar bear gear, and even carrying a polar bear.  He talked about global warming, and project polar bear.  Throughout the rest of the show, he continued to wear his PBI shirt.  After the show, he got tons of comments about polar bears, and this resulted in many more people becoming aware of the plight of the polar bears.

Happy Birthday Koda and Nuka!

Dec 26, 2008

     On November 22, Team GreenScape was a part of the birthday celebration for Koda and Nuka, two brother polar bears living at the Pittsburgh Zoo. We thought that this would be the perfect event to show how we are doing our part to save the polar bears, as well as how others can help save them too.

     From 11 am to 3 pm, we had a a table set up inside the Water's Edge Complex in the Pittsburgh Zoo. The room had many other polar bear festivities, as well as an underwater view tunnel of Koda and Nuka playing in the water. Everyone was able to enjoy watching them retrieve their birthday treats!

     At our table in particular, guests had a chance to win 3 items in the form of a raffle. They consisted of a blanket and pillow, made by Hardy's grandmother, and a stuffed animal polar bear. During the day, we handed out approximately 200 polar bear cut outs displaying our website addresses and a packet of perrenial flower seeds with planting directions. Of course there was a Happy Birthday wish to Koda and Nuka on the cut out, too!

     Once again, we had our ever popular polar pole. The visitors had a blast guessing how tall an adult male polar bear really was, and we offered them many other polar bear facts. To adults, we  handed out lots of National Arbor Day Foundation pamphlets, and we were pleased to learn that many people were already members!Team GreenScape also had the pleasure of great exposure via a local televison station, WPXI (channel 11 news). They had a feature of the birthday event on their website, and one of their employees took pictures and a short interview of our project in particular. Listed below is a link to a slideshow of the event. Team GreenScape is featured in pictures 7 and 8.

http://www.wpxi.com/slideshow/seeandbeseen/18041207/detail.html

     Our event was a great celebration and learning experience for people of all ages. Children and adults were extremely interested in learning more about our project and how they can help reduce the effects of global warming. With the addition of being able to see the polar bear exhibit, people grew a new appreciation and love for the bears.

Special Thanks to:

The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium

Gabby Boldizar 

Hardy's Grandmother for donating raffle items

WPXI for publicity

The cut out says: Happy Birthday Koda and Nuka! Help celebrate the polar bears' birthday by planting these seeds. You will be helping the environment and the bears! Directions: Plant in soil, water every day, and keep your plant in a bright place so it can grow. To learn more on our project and how you can help save the environment, visit Team GreenScape's Websites: (our websites posted here)

School Administration Debut!

Dec 26, 2008

Team GreenScape's event at Bower Hill Elementary School in November impacted the whole school district. The Bower Hill Principal informed us that a poster size picture of TeamGreenScape's event is displayed in the Peters Township School Administration Building. Every day, many people walk through the building, and we've gotten many compliments from people throughout the township.  Just one picture in a public place can have an impact.  We are very greatful for the recognition of Project Polar Bear. Below is the framed picture in the Administration Building.

Special Thanks to:

Mrs. Kelly Gustafson, Bower Hill Principal

Mrs. Shelly Belcher, Peters Township Communications Coordinator

Direct Impact

Dec 25, 2008

     Hardy's little sister, Leah, is a 5th grader at Peters Township McMurray Elementary School.  Recently, she was told that she would be required to do a community service project as part of an assignment.  When given the choices, she didn't like anything they had to offer.  Instead, she went to her teacher with a proposal.

     She said she would like to do a project about polar bears.  After elaborating somewhat on the idea, her teacher was convinced.

     Leah and her friend Madison will be doing their community service project about polar bears and global warming.  They plan to interview Team GreenScape about all of our efforts to help the bears.  The interview will be put on the morning announcemnts at McMurray Elementary, and the entire school will be made aware of our project. 

     We were shocked and thrilled when Leah told us this.  It is amazing to see how all of our efforts pay off, and the impact we have.  It is clear that the polar bear plight is being spread among the young kids in our district, which was exactly our goal.  Seeing results like this really gives hope to the bears.

Special thanks to:

Leah Kern

GreenScape and Tri Boro

Dec 25, 2008

Because of our work with the Tri Boro Federal Credit Union, our table on Halloween in particular, we were lucky enough to be featured in their newsletter.

The newsletter is circulated to their more than 14,000 members, and tells about what GreenScape has done for Tri Boro and the environment.  It is a phenomenal way to raise awareness.

Special thanks to:

Mr. Dennis Ferchak

All the wonderful employees of Tri Boro, Munhall PA

Even Santa's Going Green!

Dec 25, 2008

     As part of our project, Team GreenScape joined up with the prestigious Pittsburgh Zoo yet again. 

     Recently, the children's book, Santa Goes Green, was released.  It tells about a young boy named Finn who has adopted a polar bear named Leopold.  Finn writes to Santa, and asks him for one thing; to save Leopold in his ever shrinking habitat.  Together, Santa and Finn go see Leopold, and upon returning to the North Pole,  they start doing things to stop global warming.

     The book has a website in the back, http://santagoesgreen.org/, with tips on how to be more eco-friendly.  There is a foreword by Robert Buchanan, the president of Polar Bears International, and several PBI logos.  This is a great way to spread Christmas cheer, and knowledge about how one person can have an impact.  The book drives home with the quote:

     "One boy, in one house, in one

      town can make a difference."

     Team GreenScape purchased 7 books from the Pittsburgh Zoo, and for every book, $6 will be donated back to PBI.  The books have been handed out to the Peters Township Public Library, the Goddard School (preschool), St. Benedict's preschool, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bower Hill Elementary, and Pleasant Valley Elementary. 

     At Bower Hill, the book was featured on the "Bee TV" morning news that the students do every Friday in the building.  It will be read to children in the library.

     Inside each book is a sticker that reads "donated by Team GreenScape, Polar Bears International, and the Pittsburgh Zoo."

     We hope that this wonderful book will inspire the younger kids to keep up the fight against global warming, and above all, Save The Polar Bears.

Special Thanks to:

Margie Marks

The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium

Trees at Bower Hill Elementary School!

Nov 16, 2008

     On Monday, November 3rd, Team GreenScape took its project to Bower Hill Elementary School, one of the 2 elementary schools in our school district.  After talking to the principal, we arranged to go to the school and plant trees with some of the kids.

     Their 2008-2009 school year theme is "we are growing," which fit in perfectly with our project to plant trees.  The Sunday before the event, Team GreenScape, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Ferchak, dug four holes in predesignated areas on school grounds.  The soil was good quality, but full of rocks.  We are very grateful for Mrs. Ferchak's foresight to dig the holes prior to planting the trees.  We dropped our four trees off, and 2 hours later, we left the school with 4 well dug holes. 

     The next day, we left the high school early to be at Bower Hill by 11:30, half an hour before our first group of kids, 2nd grade!  We laid out our trowels, opened a fresh bag of potting soil, and set up our Polar Pole.  After the students filed out of the building, they stood on the sidewalk in front of their hole.  We started off by introducing ourselves, telling them we were from Polar Bears International, and we familiarized them to the concept of global warming.  We then let them interact with our Polar Pole, and no one could believe how tall a polar bear really was.  After a few more polar bear facts, it was time to plant.

     The kids lined up, and the teacher chose them systematically to come up and help us.  First, they took dirt from the pre-dug pile of dirt, and put it into the hole of the future tree's home. After every scoop, the trowel was handed off to the next one in line, with 6 trowels in all.   The use of an adult large shovel, provided by Hardy, prepared us for adding the potting soil. They continued taking one scoop at a time, but this time from the bag of potting soil, donated by us.  After the hole was filled enough, and the dirt was mixed with the soil, we lowered the trees into the holes. 

     Because of strict school rules we had to conform to, Red Maple trees were used.  We bought the trees out of season, so they were leafless, but still very much alive.  We explained to the kids about how the tree continues to grow in the winter, like they do, but through the roots, not the branches.  After the kids covered the root ball in dirt, we led them over to our filled water buckets.  Each kid added a splash of water to our "tree soup," and then moved to the back of the line.

     Once the tree was planted, we played a review game.  We handed out polar bear cut outs with our website on the back to each kid who answered a question correctly, and eventually everyone got one.  The questions ranged from "What does a polar bear like to eat?" to "How is this tree, that Pole, and a Polar bear related?"  Their answers were spot on, and they loved the shiny polar bears.

     What really surprised us was their desire to learn more about polar bears, and their sudden dedication to helping them.  It was easy to see how impacted they were by us, and every day as they come into school, they'll be reminded of the polar bears when they look at our trees.

    We planted one Red Maple for each grade level, and one classroom from each grade level participated.  The Kindergarteners loved playing in the dirt, and the 3rd graders surprised us with their knowledge of Global Warming.

     In addition to the trees, we gave the principal a special seed cup for each classroom.  The seedcups, which we purchased at Kmart,  contained dirt and a number of seeds.  We instructed them to add water to their dirt and leave it in a sunny place.  Because the plants will be grown inside, they will continue to grow throughout the winter.  Before Christmas break, we will return to Bower Hill and see which classroom's plant grew the biggest and healthiest.  This room will be rewarded with some sort of prize (no pizza parties due to allergies). 

     Overall, 4 trees were planted, 100 website-polar bears were given out, 10 seed cups were distributed, and all of our information was passed along to their teachers.  It was a great experience for Team GreenScape, and we were happy to be impacting the yonger kids in the community, and giving them an early start on an environmental mindset.

Special thanks to:

Mr. and Mrs. Ferchak

Mrs. Kern

Mrs. Gustafson, Bower Hill Principal

Mr. Killian, Science Coordinator/3rd grade teacher.

And all of the students at Bower Hill that helped us plant their trees!!!

*Team GreenScape apologizes, but unfortunately, due to lack of photo release information, we will not be able to add our pictures of elementary students planting at Bower Hill Elementary.*

Trees for Tri Boro on Halloween

Nov 03, 2008

Team GreenScape doesn't take a break working to save the environment, even on holidays! On October 31, Halloween, Team GreenScape had the privelege of going to Tri Boro federal Credit Union. Before the event, we met with the President and CEO, Dennis Ferchak, about Tri Boro going green.  Since we have our Polar Bear account with the credit union, we weren't interested in a business that wasn't environmentally friendly.

     We donated 4 hornbeam trees to their office in Munhall, and they are now proudly displayed in front of the credit union.  The credit union has also agreed to become more environmentally friendly, and has increased their efforts to recycle and reuse as well as reduce carbon emissions.

    For the actual event on Halloween, Team GreenScape had a table set up inside the credit union.  Kids, most dressed up for Halloween, came with their parents. We allowed them to plant wildflower seeds in cups and decorate the cups with polar bear faces, like we have at past events. Mainly adults came into the bank, and our main focus was to raise their awareness about global warming.  Along with "Triboro Treat Bags," we handed out National Arbor Day Foundation pamphlets, all of which offer the oppurtunity to get 10 free trees. In addition, we gave our web address and the Polar Bears International website.  All of the employees and board members working that day were informed about our project. We were there from 10 am until close, around 4:30, so we made our point to a large amount of people.

This Halloween event was advertised in the Valley Mirror, a local newspaper. Below is a copy of the advertisement.

Special Thanks

Mr. Ferchak

the Tri Boro Board of Directors for agreeing to  "go green!"

P.S. Hardy is wearing his PBI shirt underneath his Pittsburgh Zoo sweatshirt.

National Public Lands Day

Oct 05, 2008

On September 27th, Team GreenScape took part in a national movement to plant 1 Million Trees.  With the help of Girl Scouts from the area, we spent an entire morning planting trees, flowers, and shrubs, as well as educating everyone at the event about polar bears, all as a part of National Public Lands Day. We were involved in just a small part of the national event. Visit this websites to learn more about NPLD!

http://www.publiclandsday.org/

http://www.publiclandsday.org/involved/index.htm

The event was at Cannonsburg Lake located in our area. The goal of the day was to plant trees to shade a future picnic area and to add multiple flowers to the landscape of the lake.Team GreenScape was part of a 3 station rotation. The 3 Girl Scout troops participating were with us for 30 minutes, and then either moved on to learn about fly fishing, or go on a nature walk.

During our 30 minute presentation to each troop, we started off by introducing ourselves as team GreenScape and talked generally about the project. Then we taught the girls about global warming, Polar Bears in general, and how global warming is affecting them. Hardy demonstrated how global warming works by using an empty glass jar and a candle. The smoke from the candle represented the sun's heat. He lit the candle, blew it out, and immediately covered the jar with his hand. His hand represented the shell created by carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and how the heat couldn't escape.  It was a great physical demonstration, and they understood how global warming worked.

The most surprising thing to them was how planting trees and flowers at their local lake could help polar bears as far away as the the Arctic.  After telling some fun polar bear facts and using our Polar Pole, we took each troop over to the 2 trees GreenScape donated to the cause.  We helped them plant the Thundercloud Plums, and even went down to the lake to get water for them.  When both trees had been planted, we took groups over to the 5 black eyed susans GreenScape donated, and helped them plant those.

At the end, we passed out polar bear footprint posters and leaflets with our polar bear web addresses on them.  Every girl scout, troop leader, and community member present that day truly had a new understanding and respect for polar bears.

Over all, GreenScape helped plant 3 of the One Million Tree planting goal of NPLD and 31 flowers. 

Special Thanks to:

Mrs. Carrie Vanistendael, Event Chairperson

Mrs. Kerwin, Cannonsburg Lake Environmental Representative

Mrs. Gallagher, Peters Township Girl Scouts publicity Chairperson

Mrs. Shope for NPLD contact information

The Peters Township Girl Scout troops.

Follow this link to our YouTube video with the Girl Scouts showing their appreciation for the bears!!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phe4Mi53XOo

*Note, all of the pictures on this page were approved by the parents of the girl scouts in the form of photo release forms.

SAFE Program at School

Sep 23, 2008

Just to let everyone know, both members of Team GreenScape are extremely involved with the SAFE (Student Activists For the Environment) program at our high school. 

Green Gauge

Sep 23, 2008

The Green Gauge is used to keep track of all the greenery GreenScape plants throughout the project.

Trees: 560

     Maples: 203

     Spruces: 36

     Oaks: 100

     Dogwoods: 100

     Crab Apples: 100

     Thundercloud Plums: 3

     Hornbeams: 4

     Red Maples: 4

Flowers: 978

     Geraniums: 30

     Asst. Wildflowers: 201

     St. Johns Fire: 12

     Marigolds: 154

     Petunias: 24

     Hyacinth: 32

     Snapdragons: 19

     Black Eyed Susans: 5

     Tulips: 15

     Hosta: 6

     Dwarf Sunflower: 120    

     Zinias: 120

     Gypsophila: 120

     Daisies: 120 

Keep your eye on the Green Gauge, we're always adding more!

McMurray Kickoff Day

Sep 23, 2008

Hello again polar bear lovers!!!

Now that school has started, we are as busy as ever!  We are doing more to save the polar bears than ever could have been accomplished over the summer.  Our first event to kick off the fall season was held on September 11, 2008. The 4th through 6th grade McMurray Elementary School, located in our school district, held a "kick-off" night for the school year. All of the kids from the school attended, as well as their younger and older siblings, and people not even from the district! The night was filled with food, music, fun, and most importantly... POLAR BEARS!!!

After working with the PTA, we were able to secure a table at the event. As we have had at earlier events, kids were able to decorate their own flower cup with paper, crayons, and polar bear faces. Of course while they were decorating, we both explained that not only were they growing pretty flowers, but they learned how they were saving the polar bears.  They then filled their cups with soil, wild flower seeds, and added some water. After a promise to keep the flowers in plenty of sunlight and water it every day, we let them run off to show their flower to family and friends.  

     Overall, we planted a total of 65 flowers in only an hour and a half. 

Brand new to our booth and the project was our "Polar Pole."  Our little contraption was basically a flag pole with a polar bear flag on it.  We used it to show kids just how tall an adult male polar bear is when he stands up.  We had them guess how tall he would be, and had the pole marked up to 11 feet.  No one could believe they were actually 10 ft. tall when standing up, and they gained a whole new appreciation for the bears.  As a prize for just guessing, everyone got a polar bear poster, supplied generously by the Pittsburgh Zoo.  It was a great way to get kids involved, and let them do something physical with results they could actually see.  Countless parents kept telling us what a great idea the Polar Pole was, and a few even wanted to know how we made it.  It is definitely something we'll use in the future.

     Also at our table was a raffle to win one of two stuffed polar bears.  Kids loved having the opportunity to take home a polar bear of their very own.

     Even though it was a school function where we couldn't accept donations, the main focus was to get the message out to the next generation of environmentalists, and we can confidently say we met this goal.  Tons of the parents whose kids came by the booth kept asking where our next event would be, and it was great to see that not only the kids were impacted.  Everyone took something away from our booth, and everyone had a new understanding of polar bears, and how they really need our help.

     For the school, kids learned about global warming, why it is a problem, how it is affecting the polar bears, and what they can do to help.  When they find out that the littlest things can have the biggest impact, their faces light up and they are always asking what else they can do. From working at the McMurray Kickoff, we were able to make a direct connection between what elementary kids are learning in school on global warming and the plight of the polar bears.  From a community stand point, kids are learning how to beautify their personal environments in a way that helps creatures in the farthest reaches of the planet.  They are our future, and it is our responsibility to make sure they have the knowledge to make their planet a better place.

     Overall (by a calculation of posters and National Arbor Day Foundation pamphlets given out to adults), over 500 people came by our booth in just an hour and a half. 

This was our first of many school related events, and we were excited that "kickoff" was such a success.  Our next event will be this Saturday, the 27th at Canonsburg Lake, keep updated with our website!  SAVE THE POLAR BEARS!!!

Special Thanks to:

Mrs. Bovalina, McMurray PTA president

Mrs. Ferchak

Mrs. Kern

Hardy Kern Sr. for helping build the Polar Pole

Mrs. Marks at the Pittsburgh Zoo

Our Website

Aug 19, 2008

Team GreenScape has created another way for people to learn about global warming, polar bears, and about how we are saving the polar bears.  There are links to the PBI website and GreenScape's blog, global warming and polar bear information, a calendar of all our events, a Green Gauge, and much much more!  Check it out to stay up to date with GreenScape!

       GreenScape's Green Site

Pittsburgh Zoo Festival of Water

Aug 11, 2008

Saturday, August 9, was the Pittsburgh Zoo's Festival of Water.  Team GreenScape was there and, with the help of tons of local kids, planted 201 flowers. 

We stuck with the two-table set up, with one primarily for information, and the other for planting.  At the information table, kids and adults alike were told about the plight of the polar bears, and what they could do to help.  We passed out more of the National Arbor Foundation pamphlets, and with each membership to the foundation comes 10 free trees.  Click here to learn more about it.  There was a raffle for a polar bear patterned pillow hand made by Hardy's grandma.  Hanging as a back drop for this table was a polar bear wall hanging, also hand made by Hardy's grandma.  It attracted many people, and got them talking about the bears.  There were also posters of polar bears, and life size polar bear foot prints free for the taking.  With high quality pictures and facts on the back, the posters are great reminders of Team GreenScape's mission, and how much the bears need our help.

Of the more than 1,000 National Arbor Foundation pamplets passed out, GreenScape is assuming that at least 10% of the people who received a pamphlet will join the Foundation and receive their 10 free trees.  Hopefully many more will join, but we can safely say that at least 100 trees were planted on our behalf.

At the planting/activity table, kids really got the message about how planting one little cup of flowers can help polar bears all over the world have a place to live.  They decorated strips of construction paper with crayons and paper polar bear faces.  Most of them wrote things like "Save the Polar Bears!" and "I Love the Bears."  It was easy to see how impacted they were by our project.  Once the paper was done, we let them scoop potting soil into a cup, and what kid doesn't love playing in the dirt?  They then put a scoop of assorted wildflower seeds into the cup, and gave it a drink of water.  We wrapped the paper around the cup, and sent them off after they promised to keep it in sunlight and water it once a day.  It was awesome to hear them sprinting back to their parents and telling them about how they are helping the polar bears. You could tell how much our motto of "Plant a tree, Save a bear" was imprinted on them.

201 flowers and 1,000 pamphlets later, we packed up, overjoyed with the reults of our day. 

Special thanks to:

Christine Kern for the wall hanging and pillows.

Kelsey and Leah Kern for their added support.

Mrs. Ferchak for supplying the wildflower seeds.

Gabby Boldizar for arranging the tables at the event.

The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium.

Video Links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzybGg9F9Fw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2-wdyNzOi0&feature=channel_page

Zoo 110th Anniversary

Aug 03, 2008

Sorry this is being posted so late, we thought we had clicked the "save changes" button last time, but hadn't. 

On July 12 and 13, Team GreenScape had the honor of attending the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium's 110th Anniversary celebration.  From 11 am to 3 pm, we spread the word about how to help the bears. Our tent and two tables were stationed near the polar bear exhibit, at the end of the Water's Edge complex.  One of our tables was used for donations, and the other was used for our activity. 

At the information table, guests were told of the plight of the polar bears, and the mission of GreenScape and Polar Bears International.  We also gave out brochures supplied by the National Arbor Day Foundation that gave information about planting trees.  The brochures also gave recipients the option of joining the Foundation, and recieving 10 trees of their choice.  We handed out about 2,000 of these brochures, and assuming the lower margin of the recipients actually ordered trees (only 10%, or 200) people), GreenScape is taking responsibility for the planting of 200 trees. 

At the activity table, children were able to pick out their own silver maple seedling to take home and plant.  To make it more enjoyable, we gave them the option of decorating the cup where the seedlings were planted. All silver maple seedlings were 8 inches tall, and in excellent health.  Kids would pick out thier favorite colored construction or wrapping paper, draw on it with crayons or tape on polar bear faces. Then we would help them wrap the paper around the cup to take home.  While they were coloring, we explained how planting trees would absorb CO2, and help give polar bears a place to live.  Kids loved the idea of helping polar bears, and the trees they planted in their yards will help beautify their communities, and clean their air.  All the paper we used was recyclable, and the cups were not styrofoam, so they would decompose.  As they left, we also gave out polar bear posters with facts on the back, and life size polar bear footprint posters.  The zoo staff made many remarks about the number of kids carrying their trees around the zoo.  106 trees were given out at the event, and our message was spread to 10,000 people.

Also attending the event was another team from Pittsburgh, and it was great to meet another team from the competition, and to see how much good we are all doing to save the polar bears.

On August 9 and 10, we have another event at the Pittsburgh Zoo, and can't wait to keep upholding our motto "Plant a Tree, Save a Bear."  See you there!

Special thanks to:

The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium

Gabby Boldizar for getting us a table at the busy event

Christine and Hardy Kern (Hardy's Grandparents) for the seedlings.

Video Links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj464wZxbTQ&feature=channel

Community Day Success!!!

Jul 07, 2008

Peters Township Community Day was a major success for GreenScape, and a great way to kick off our project.  Thousands of people attended the event, and all were made aware of the tragedy befalling polar bears, and how they can help. 

Simmons Farm and Kmart were kind enough to donate flowers to Team GreenScape to sell at Community Day.  The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium sent many promotional polar bear items to give away as prizes for the games kids  played at the event.  They also had the oppurtunity to decorate their own silver maple seedling cup and take it home to plant.

For adults, we had silver maples, Norway spruce seedlings, geraniums, and other assorted flowers to take home with a small donation to the cause.  Patrons also had the chance to put in their names for a drawing to win 4 free zoo passes, also generously donated by the Pittsburgh Zoo.  We will be drawing the winners today.

Also helping to bring in donations was the Pittsburgh Zoo's polar bear mascot, Mr. Polar Bear.  He walked all around the park with his assistant from the zoo, helping channel people to the booth we shared with Tri Boro Federal Credit Union, a credit union run by Breanna's dad. 

Overall, we sold 30 spruces, 15 geraniums, 32 silver maples, and 62 flowers, all of which will be planted and aid in stopping global warming.  We also collected almost 300 dollars in donations, all of which will go towards the purchase of trees and flowers, and will help fund programs we intend to do in the future.

Our next venue will be at the Pittsburgh Zoo, where we will be stationed at the polar bear exhibit, and will continue to spread the word.  SAVE THE POLAR BEARS!

Special thanks to: The Ferchak and Kern Families, especially Kelsey and Leah Kern, Mrs. Ferchak, and Hardy Kern Jr.

Mr. Ferchak and Tri Boro Federal Credit Union for allowing us to share their booth.

Simmons Farm for their geraniums.

Kmart for their flowers.

Super Special thanks to the Pittsburgh Zoo for all of their support.

Community Day

May 28, 2008

On June 28, we are sponsoring a booth at our townships community day.  Guests will be able to buy plants and seeds, learn about polar bears and global warming, and play different games to win polar bear prizes. In addition, we will have a chalk artist from the Pittsburgh Zoo, along with their polar bear mascot Mr. Polar Bear.

Also, the Coca Cola Company has sent us a poster and other promotional items to use.

The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium is also helping.  They are providing promotional polar bear items, zoo passes to raffle off, and their polar bear mascot and charicature artist.

All proceeds will go toward purchasing trees and other greenery to plant in the township, and also will be donated to PBI.