April 30th in Dallas Texas more than 50 AT&T and Target employees joined parents and community members for a fun Earth Month garden workday. The group completed a “done-in-a-day” project creating an outdoor learning lab with the nonprofit organization Out Teach at the Solar Preparatory School for Girls. The day was spent assisting students in beautifying their garden, building a garden entrance, … Read more
We are happy to welcome our friends at Hawthorn Hill Elementary School in Lee’s Summit, MO to the PLG community. With their powers combined, students at Hawthorn Hill teamed up to find a chemical-free, humane strategy for keeping critters out of their beds. Check out those cages! Pest management presents a great opportunity to engage … Read more
On your next Delta flight make sure to read Delta Sky magazine. You’ll find a full page ad announcing that Delta received our first-ever Superhero Corporate Award for their commitment to sustainability at the 2018 Gatsby & Gardens Benefit Gala. Read the April issue of Delta Sky magazine. Image from Marissa Rosen @MarrisaR1 on Twitter
We are honored to be a part of Walker’s innovative EAST initiative and their fantastic community-centered growing program. Produce harvested from this garden will not only benefit the community inside of the school building, but this schoolyard goodness will reach families who benefit from the food pantry located on campus. We look forward to watching … Read more
In the Learning Lab #WhyITeachGreen campaign our module called “Life Science in the Garden” is free for the month of May! Participate by using these lessons to teach outside and share your experience with Center for Green Schools for a chance to win 2 window view bird feeders. For more hands-on environmental lessons, visit our … Read more
Saturday, April 27th teachers visited the Captain Planet Foundation office in Atlanta to grab a flat of pollinator plants for their garden, a bite to eat, and a box of goodies for their classroom.
A huge THANKS to Turner Broadcasting! They made a huge difference for Finch Elementary School’s students and school community this Earth Week. With their powers combined, beds were built, veggies were planted, outdoor classroom furniture was restored, and we had a great time doing it!
by Coxe Curry & Associates “The Week in Review” newsletter The Week in Review, Coxe Curry’s weekly email newsletter, summarizes news that is relevant to the nonprofit community in and around Atlanta. For the week of April 27 – May 3 newsletter Coxe Curry shared the news of AT&T donating $100,000 to the Captain Planet Foundation.
Gamers joined Captain Planet to support schoolyard gardens in the “Hope Island Recovery Challenge” AT&T is donating $100,000 to the Captain Planet Foundation™ after a successful challenge based in the new mobile game, “Captain Planet: Gaia Guardians,” published by Turner’s Adult Swim Games. During the “Hope Island Recovery Challenge,” AT&T and Turner called on Planeteers … Read more
by missionmag.org Our amazing Board Chair, Laura Turner Seydel. Second generation Eco Warrior and the daughter of Captain Planet (aka Ted Turner) was featured in Mission Magazine‘s Earth Day edition. Mission Magazine is a philanthropic media brand promoting sustainable fashion, women empowerment and environmental causes.