Go Green Challenge: Challenge Winners

Thank you for investing your time and effort in learning more about sustainability, participating in your location’s recycling program and pledging your support of our company-wide green efforts.

Congratulations to our three location winners, whose outstanding dedication, passion and drive to embrace sustainable living practices have made a world of difference. These locations demonstrated high levels of participation in the Go Green program as measured through Sustainability 101 course completions, Go Green site participation, and survey responses.

Gold Winner: University of Phoenix - Boston/Central Massachusetts

The gold winner will receive a $2,000 donation to use to organize a tree planting day or to donate to a local charitable organization whose mission supports creating a sustainable environment. Apollo Group will plant a tree in a National Forest in honor of every employee from the Boston/Central Massachusetts campus. Additionally, Sandy Walsh and Carlena Pate, the green team captains, will receive a complimentary membership to the Arbor Day Foundation along with 10 free trees to plant in the community or around the campus.

Silver Winner: University of Phoenix - Hawaii

The silver winner will receive a $1,000 donation to use to organize a tree planting day or to donate to a local charitable organization whose mission supports creating a sustainable environment. Apollo Group will plant a tree in a National Forest in honor of every employee from the Hawaii campus.

Bronze Winner: University of Phoenix - Idaho

The bronze winner will receive a $500 donation to use to organize a tree planting day or to donate to a local charitable organization whose mission supports creating a sustainable environment. Apollo Group will plant a tree in a National Forest in honor of every employee from the Idaho campus.

In addition to recognizing the outstanding efforts of Go Green Challenge Gold, Silver and Bronze Go Green campus location winners, we would like to announce additional winners that have contributed to the success of the Go Green Challenge.

We would also like to recognize University of Phoenix-Mountain Region for having the greatest percentage of employees complete the Sustainability tutorial – 96 percent!

Additionally, Jason Michael Walker, financial services manager for the Online campus, submitted the most tips and will be receiving an annual subscription to the Green Guide by National Geographic and a “University of…Green is in our Nature" T-shirt from the UPX store.

Winners of the Carbon Offset Prize (25 total winners):

Winners will receive a ZeroCarbon™ offset package from CarbonFund.org for the duration of the 2008 year. The ZeroCarbon™ package will offset over 50,000 pounds of CO2 and support carbon-reducing projects such as renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation. With this package, winners will receive a Carbonfund.org ClimateTag™, bumper sticker, decal, thank-you letter and e-certificate of participation.

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