We are thrilled to welcome friends, family, and community members to the 9th annual Greenlight Award™ finals! This year, the presentations will occur at the Bedford Hills Community House from 10:00am-12:00pm, and the winners will be announced at the Bedford 2030 Earth Day Festival at 1:00pm! (CLICK HERE FOR EARTH DAY INFORMATION)
Since last fall, regional high school students have been hard at work developing and implementing projects to address an environmental problem and catalyze behavior change. After receiving feedback from expert judges at the proposal showcase in December, teams received the “green light” to put their projects into action. At this finals event, students will be presenting to panels of expert judges and competing for a $500 prize and the Greenlight Award.
16 teams are preparing to present their projects at the Finals. Projects include:
| Let There Be Light |
| Powering Families Towards Sustainability |
| Greenburgh Curbside Composting |
| Greenlight Recycled Art Show |
| Plastic for Art |
| EcoTouch |
| Concrete Sustainability |
| Meatless Mondays Continued |
| Recycling Cooking Oil |
| Project RecycleBowl |
| Wildfire Oracle AI |
| Waste Wizards |
| Books 4 Bronx |
| Team EV |
| EcoBoard: Endless Pulp, Endless Options |
| Reducing Food Waste Through Composting |
RSVP preferred (but not mandatory) to join in the audience and support the students!
Fun Facts:
- Approximately 70 students from the following schools and organizations participated in round one of this year’s Greenlight Awards™
- Over 30 local experts from across a variety of industries and backgrounds discussed project feasibility and the potential to reduce carbon emissions.
The 9th Annual Greenlight Award FINALISTS are from schools and organizations across Westchester, including: Edgemont HS, Westchester Youth Congress, Environmental Leaders of Color (ELOC & Y-COP), John Jay HS, Iona Preparatory School, Peekskill HS, Rye Country Day School & Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE)
Join us in cheering on these young changemakers!