Kendyll Romine

By Alissa Marchat / theshelbyreport.com This Friday, Feb. 9, employees from Dole Packaged Foods and Food City, a Bashas’ Supermarkets banner, will help teachers and students install their new Captain Planet Foundation Learning Garden. Collier Elementary School, located at 3900 North Bear Canyon Road in Tucson, recently was selected to receive one of two Learning Gardens—valued at $2,500—in Arizona from the Captain Planet … Read more

January 26, 2018 ATLANTA – The Captain Planet Foundation presented its annual Benefit Gala (captainplanetf.wpengine.com/benefitgala), one of the Southeast’s largest eco-benefits, on Dec. 8 at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta. The charitable evening (6:00-9:30 p.m.) recognizes people for extraordinary environmental stewardship and change-making and raises funds for the Foundation’s mission to support hands-on environmental projects and … Read more

By thechampionnewspaper.com Students at the Wadsworth Magnet School for High Achievers are getting more than a green thumb from their schoolwide STEM garden project. Every student at the school, which serves fourth through sixth grade, spends time in the garden, using science, technology, engineering, and math skills to grow a variety of produce. The program … Read more

By apnews.com “Avengers” star Mark Ruffalo said he is disgusted with President Donald Trump’s plan to shrink two sprawling Utah national monuments by nearly two-thirds. Ruffalo told The Associated Press in a recent interview that Trump’s decision was a “slap in the face” to Native Americans. Last week, the president signed two proclamations to reduce … Read more

By BuzzFeed We saw a man brave wildfires this week to save one lone rabbit. What are you doing to save the planet’s animals? Here are twelve endangered animals photographed by Captain Planet Foundation honoree Joel Sartore for National Geographic Photo Ark. The kind folks at National Geographic shared a dozen pictures, and Joel gave … Read more

By HuffPost Ted and Jane are together again! This time the two walked the “green” carpet as friends while supporting Turner’s Captain Planet Foundation benefit gala in Atlanta on Friday, December 8. The annual event recognizes environmental stewardship and raises funds for student learning projects across America. Turner, 79, and Fonda, 80, divorced in 2001 after ten … Read more

By Silver Screen Capture Joel Sartore’s larger than life images of animals – especially endangered species – have been made iconic projected on world monuments such as The Empire State Building and The Vatican in the documentary Racing Extinction, and an Atlanta-based foundation is honoring the anthropomorphic auteur for his work to capture and share portraits of … Read more

By MTVNews “The Foundation is the real-life extension of Captain Planet. Instead of a superhero who appears when kids need help fighting environmental issues, it’s the Foundation that swoops in to save not only today, but tomorrow too.”

October Farm to School Month Campaign, Make Room for Legumes engaged over 240,000 Georgia students in planting, harvesting, tasting, and learning about beans, pea, peanuts, and pulses. View highlights from the successful Make Room for Legumes: Grand prize winner Michelle Gambon and Community Sprouts revived school gardens, created colorful mosaics, and hosted taste tests. Stephen Lush of South Jackson Elementary School created the theme … Read more