We ask each school to do these three activities to get the year off to a great start. Once all three are completed, we'll send you the grant check ($1,000 for year 1, $500 for year 2, and $500 for year 3).

• Form the student green team
• Conduct a waste assessment with the students
• Hold a kick-off assembly or other form of education on what's recyclable at school

Each school is asked to complete two waste reduction projects each year (for example, a "Zero Waste Lunch Campaign" or a "Paper Towel Reduction Campaign"). We'll also host several optional events called Coffee Hours, where we bring all of the teachers and parents together to share ideas.

To provide support, we touch base with every school once a month on the phone.

We invite everyone to our Appreciation Dinner to say thanks for all the time & energy invested throughout the year. To wrap things up, we also ask each school for a couple more things:

• Another waste assessment so we can chart our progress
• An expense report showing how the grant funding was spent