Month: June 2016

Green Guy discuss Captain Planet Foundation with Executive Director, Leesa Carter-Jones

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Talk with Green GuyPosted: June 12By WGST-AM/iHeartRadio Captain Planet Foundation Executive Director, Leesa Carter–Jones discusses the history of the Captain Planet Foundation, Barbara Pyle’s leadership, Project Learning Garden, FoodCorps, ecoSTEM Resource Kits, and other cool Foundation programs, the Foundation’s team members, the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, how people can get involved with the Foundation, the Gala, and much … Read more

Project Learning Garden featured on theatlanta100.com

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Summer care for school gardensPosted: June 16, 2016By The Atlanta 100 After the last bell rings, who takes care of schools’ community gardens during summer? The staff of Captain Planet Foundation, which will host 210 school gardens in Atlanta by year’s end, and FoodCorps members maintain them. Gardens are then harvested, and crops donated to Atlanta Community … Read more

Family Outdoor Adventure Series in Alma, CO

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Young children learning about rocks in outdoor classroom

Grantee: Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative – Alma, ColoradoProject Title: Family Outdoor Adventure Series Identifying the Obstacles to Environmental Education:South Park is a spectacularly beautiful location adjacent to the Mosquito Range Mountains. Yet many families never explore the mountains due to lack of knowledge, job pressure, discomfort, & other reasons. Few organized outdoor natural science opportunities exist … Read more

ecoSTEM Kit Recipient in partnership with DonorsChoose and Captain Planet!

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For Mother’s Day every student at Dana Elementary School took home milkweed plants they planted in containers from the PolliNation ecoSTEM® Resource Kits. The students also created garden themed cards for their loved ones. By planting the milkweed seeds at home the student will be creating a neighborhood monarch butterfly habitat corridor. Follow their blog About … Read more

CPF co-founder, Ted Turner, receives Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy

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Ted Turner receives Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy NEW YORK (June 8, 2016) – Today, Forbes hosts its fifth annual Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy under the theme “Moonshots — Big Bets for Social Change.”  This exclusive event brings together 200 of the world’s leading philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and business leaders for a … Read more