Kendyll Romine

Lifelong Learning from the Garden to the Classroom

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By: Lori Walton, Senior Communications SpecialistFrom FedEx Blog Imagine a garden sprouting with broccoli, spinach, carrots, radishes, and beets that can be harvested and shared with students in a creative classroom learning environment…That became a reality for students at Hutchinson Elementary School in Atlanta, GA with the help of FedEx volunteers and Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) … Read more

2014 CPF Benefit Gala honoree Dr. Jane Goodall featured in Huffington Post article

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“10 Inspiring New Year’s Resolutions From My Conversations With Jane Goodall”Posted: Dec. 29By: Kristi York Wooten – The Huffington Post One doesn’t need an encyclopedic knowledge of science to hang with Jane Goodall; instead, a dose of curiosity will do. The world-famous environmentalist and animal rights crusader — who’s spent more than half her life working … Read more

FoodCorps Service, Three Ways

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Original post from georgiaorganics.org By Sarah DasherFoodCorps Service Member with Georgia Organics and Captain Planet Foundation One thing I’ve found out so far in my service year with FoodCorps is that lesson planning is simply the worst. It’s terrible, and I hate it. I’ve asked teachers at my schools about it, and they’re with me. This is—truly–news to … Read more

Georgia Trend’s coverage of the 2014 Captain Planet Foundation Benefit Gala

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“The Power is Yours”Posted: Dec. 12By: Georgia TrendRead Article The Captain Planet Foundation threw a star-studded 2014 Benefit Gala Dec. 5 honoring renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall as well as Georgians Dr. Marshall Shepherd, director of the University of Georgia’s Atmospheric Sciences Program, and 12-year-old Carter Ries and his sister Olivia, 10, founders of One More Generation (OMG). Other … Read more

Wired Online’s feature on CPF Gala Honoree Dr. Marshall Shepherd

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“Cities in Climate Change Danger, Warns Captain Planet”Posted: Dec. 5, 2014By: Jeffrey Marlow – Wired Online Cities have been getting a lot of love these days, as home to more than half of the world’s population and sites of revitalization, innovative governance strategies, and cultural vibrancy. But urban locations may also be ground zero for … Read more

2013 CPF Benefit Gala honoree Erin Brockovich featured on Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters

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“A Woman’s Place”- with 2013 CPF Benefit Gala honoree Erin BrockovichPosted: Dec. 1, 2014By: Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters Activism takes many shapes and sometimes it is the shape of earrings, dresses, purses and belts. On this edition of A Woman’s Place join Angela Harrington Rice and Nyssa Green of the Green Room as they showcase some of the … Read more