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N.A.T.I.V.E.S. Project

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N.A.T.I.V.E.S. (Naturally Advancing Today’s Investment- Valuing our Environment in Samsula!) Project- New Smyrna Beach, FL Through the N.A.T.I.V.E.S. Project, 204 Samsula Academy’s Kindergarten through 5th grade students have the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities to gain knowledge about native plants and grasses home to Florida. On Saturday, March 31st Samsula Academy coordinated a Family Planting Day on the schools campus. Thanks … Read more

4th Grade Stream Study

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Grantee: Northern Lebanon School District – Fredericksburg, PA Project Title: Fourth Grade Stream Study Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: With a grant from the Captain Planet Foundation, the Northern Lebanon School District (NLSD) in Fredericksburg, PA was able to provide a meaningful outdoor environmental experience for every fourth-grade student in the district (168 students). The most integral part of this experience … Read more

2012 Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership

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CPF Executive Director, Leesa Carter, along with her colleagues in the 2012 Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (IGEL) class, spent last week in Albany, GA hearing from local farmers and Riverkeepers about water concerns in the Flint River and Floridian Aquifer basin. In fact, during the week of the IGEL visit, the Flint River was … Read more

World Leadership Conference held by Usher’s New Look Foundation

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Last month, Captain Planet Foundation was thrilled to host a group of students from the World Leadership Conference held by Usher’s New Look Foundation.  While at the Turner Building in downtown Atlanta, young leadership students from Georgia, Louisiana, California, and Mississippi learned about how sustainability is impacting decision-making in the Fortune 500 corporate sector as … Read more

Gardens in the Gulf

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Mississippi families and students plant gardens to teach green living Grantee: Youth Villages, Inc. – Douglasville, GA Project Title: Gardens in the Gulf Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: Thanks to a grant from the Captain Planet Foundation, Youth Villages staff and families joined Pascagoula High students and faculty to celebrate Gardens in the Gulf Day at the Douglasville campus. The Douglasville residential campus for children with … Read more

Birney Elementary Celebrates Earth Day With The Captain Planet Foundation and SCANA Energy

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On Thursday, April 26th, Captain Planet visited students participating in the SCANA Energy after school homework center at Birney Elementary School in Cobb County, GA.  In partnership with SCANA Energy, the Captain Planet Foundation held activities to empower & teach the students to implement environmental solutions in their school, homes, and community. Captain Planet Foundation’s garden … Read more

Captain Planet Foundation Names Leesa Carter Executive Director

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Former U.S. Green Building Council Georgia Chapter Executive Director to Lead Environmental Education Foundation    ATLANTA – May 9, 2012 – The Captain Planet Foundation (CPF), an organization dedicated to high-quality programs that empower youth to become global environmental change-makers, has named Leesa Carter as its new Executive Director. Carter previously served as executive director … Read more

CITIZEN SCIENCE winners presented at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

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SustainUS’s Citizen Science Paper Competition is an entirely volunteer-run, youth-led program that promotes appreciation of environmental issues by challenging fellow youth to actively generate innovative scientific solutions to environmental problems. For eight years SustainUS has provided competition winners the rare opportunity to present their original research and solutions to environmental professional and United Nations representatives … Read more

Help us win A NEW CAR to make an even BIGGER DIFFERENCE!

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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!  Tell your friends and vote for the Captain Planet Foundation TODAY! https://www.carsforgood.com/app_live/widget.php?org_id=441 Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will be awarding 100 vehicles to 100 nonprofits over the course of 100 days based on votes from the public. A total of 500 nonprofits were selected from more than 4,000 applications nationwide. We are hoping … Read more