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Media Release/Communiqué
For Immediate Release: June 17, 2008
Superhero
Winners in celebration for saving Energy
Victoria, BC - Celebrations rewarding local Energy
Superheroes have begun this week, acknowledging students who
most effectively carried out actions in their homes and changed
their family lifestyles to reduce energy consumption. Over
3000 Grade 5 and 6 students in the Victoria area spent this
school year participating in this innovative contest to take
action against global warming.
The Climate Change Showdown, an educational and outreach
program created by the BC Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA),
delivered over 550 free workshops in elementary school classrooms
across the province, reaching over 14,000 households, and
stimulating greenhouse gas reductions of over 7,500 tonnes.
"We found a successful way to influence household behaviour
and reduce carbon emissions," reported Climate Change
Showdown project manager Estella Bastidas. "After our
workshop the school children took the challenge home, worked
with their parents for four weeks to reduce their emissions,
and won prizes for becoming Superheroes."
Our Superheroes who scored the maximum points are Haroop
Mand from Strawberry Vale Elementary and Tanner Hess from
Glanford Middle School. Tied for second place are Catalina
Roberts from Rogers Elementary and Branden Le from Lake Hill
Elementary. Ryan Allen's grade 6 class from Lansdowne Middle
School scored the most combined points along with Tanya Foster's
class at Doncaster Elementary School.
Alyssa Westfall, a student in Ryan Allen's winning class,
wrote: "Doing this contest was fun because I got to find
out ways to help save energy and the planet. Some of the things
we did were kind of tricky because I had to replace all of
my light bulbs with energy saving bulbs. This contest was
very fun and I hope I can find more ways to save energy."
The BCSEA offered the Climate Change Showdown workshops thanks
to generous contributions from Environment Canada, Vancity,
City of Vancouver, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,
City of Coquitlam, City of Richmond and Epod Solar, and a
huge thank you to the National Geographic IMAX Theatre, the
Joint Pizzeria, and Science Works for their generous donations.
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For more information, contact:
Jenny George, Victoria Coordinator, Ph. 250-412-4120, E-mail:
jgeorge@bcsea.org
Authorized photos for publication available upon request.
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