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2014 Earth Day Grant Winners
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2014 Eastern NY Chapter Air & Waste Management Association (13th Annual) Earth Day Grant Program Summary
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School Name |
Location |
Project Name |
Grant |
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The Adirondack Educational Center/BOCES |
Saranac Lake |
Biodiesel Production for Regional Schools |
$600.00 |
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Argyle Central Schools |
Argyle |
Environmental Survey of Carter’s Pond |
$440.00 |
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Arongen Elementary School |
Clifton Park |
Rain Barrels for Arongen Elementary School Gardens |
$400.00 |
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Brushton-Moira Central School |
Brushton |
Pond Project |
$500.00 |
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Coxsackie Elementary School |
Coxsackie |
Aquatic Learning Lab Phase 1 |
$750.00 |
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Doane Stuart School |
Rensselaer |
Green Roof Data Collection Tools |
$678.30 |
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Forest Park Elementary School |
Albany |
Clean Pail Club (CPC); How close can we get to an empty garbage pail? |
$500.00 |
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Jefferson Central School |
Jefferson |
Stream Watch |
$500.00 |
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Kingston Catholic School |
Kingston |
Trout in the Classroom |
$750.00 |
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Knickerbacker Middle School |
Lansingburgh |
KMS Red Team Courtyard Garden |
$500.00 |
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LaSalle Institute |
Troy |
Ray Catcher |
$500.00 |
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Mechanicville High School |
Mechanicville |
Solar Powered Hydroponic Water Reclamation Greenhouse Part Deux |
$741.34 |
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Mountain Road School |
East Nassau |
Hand House Well Rain Chain |
$377.00 |
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Niskayuna High School |
Niskayuna |
Karst Hydrology Study of John Boyd Thacher Park |
$750.00 |
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Robert C. Parker School |
Wynantskill |
The Pond and Beyond: Water Quality Downstream |
$738.59 |
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Saint Mary’s School |
Ticonderoga |
Operation Solar Science |
$500.00 |
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Schenectady High School |
Schenectady |
Kid Wind: Small Scale Energy |
$500.00 |
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South Glens Falls High School |
So. Glens Falls |
South Glens Falls 6th Annual EarthFest Event |
$500.00 |
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Stamford Central School |
Stamford |
Water, Water, Everywhere! |
$740.00 |
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Voorheesville Garden Project |
Voorheesville |
Save The Monarchs |
$610.00 |
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Webutuck Central School |
Amenia |
Exploring Mechanical Engineering: Hydraulic Robotic Arms |
$473.95 |
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Total Amount Funded |
$12,050 |
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Total Grant Applications Received = 46, Total Grant Amount Requested = $30,136
Sources of Funding for 2014 Grant Program (Earth Day Sponsors):
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Platinum Level ($1,000+) |
Gold Level ($500-$999) |
Silver Level ($250-499) |
Bronze Level ($50-249) |
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Foundation for Engineering Education ($2,500) |
Lafarge North America |
David Roecker |
Dina Ayers |
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Young/Sommer LLC |
Daniel Lang |
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Eastern New York AWMA Chapter ($2,050) |
O’Brien & Gere Limited |
C.T Male Associates (Host of Nov. 2013 Meeting) |
Paul Rappleyea |
As part of our fundraising efforts for the 2014 Grant Program, proceeds from the 2nd Annual Peter B. Desrochers Memorial Golf Tournament held September 27, 2013 (±$5,500) included sponsorships from CDM Smith; Consulting for Health, Air, Nature, & a Greener Environment, LLC; AMEC Environment & Infrastructure Inc.; Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP; Barton & Loguidice, P.C.; O’Brien & Gere; Covanta Energy; ALS Environmental; C.T. Male Associates; Layne Well Drilling; Young/Sommer, LLC; Harris Beach PLLC; Accutest Laboratories; Adirondack Environmental Services; Alpha Analytical; Pace Analytical; M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C.; Foit-Albert Associates; Phillips Lytle LLP; and David & Sandy Stoll.
2014 Education Committee Members
Joe Farron, C.T. Male Associates (Chairperson)
Rod Aldrich, Sterling Environmental Engineering, P.C.
Dina Ayers, Con-Test Analytical Laboratories
Janet Forsell, O’Brien & Gere
Dan Lang, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
Georgie Lussier, Foit-Albert Associates