Elk County Schools Receive "Green" Grants

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In an article taken from the Winfield Daily Courier 4/19/2011.

Two school districts in Elk County are recipients of Waste Management Green Schools Grants as part of the 2011-2012 Kansas Green Schools Program.  The West Elk school district was chosen to receive $3,176 for its grade school and high school.  Elk Valley receives $2,676 for its grade school and high school.

Funding for these grants is provided by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Waste Management.  Nearly $69,000 is to be distributed to 26 schools across Kansas for recycling and composting projects.  Many schools will use their grants to enhance school gardening projects.

"We are very pleased to partner with KDHE to provide these grants to schools for their recycling, composting, and gardening projects," said Shari L. Wilson, manager of the Kansas Green Schools Program.  "We are really proud of what the schools are accomplishing."  The Kansas Green Schools Program combines grants, workshop opportunities for teachers, and technical support for schools to "green" their buildings and grounds and tie the projects to classroom curriculum.

The program is a joint effort by the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Corporation Commission's State Energy Ofice, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Staples Foundation for Learning, and Koch Industries Inc.

More information is available at www.kansasagreenschools.org.