The Eastern NY Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association announces the 2010 Earth Day Grant Program.
Since 2002, the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA), Eastern NY Chapter, has awarded over $29,000 to motivated teachers. In 2009, qualifying projects received grants up to $750 per school. If you have an environmental project or event that you would like to have funded, please complete and submit a Grant Application by March 31, 2010. For more information please click here.
2010 is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day !
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LocationProject Name
LocationProject NameAnderson Center for Autism StaatsburgPlastic Plastic
StaatsburgPlastic PlasticAverill Park High SchoolAverill ParkWynants Kill Water Quality Study
Averill ParkWynants Kill Water Quality StudyBallston Spa Central School Ballston SpaStudy of the Kayaderosseras Watershed
Ballston SpaStudy of the Kayaderosseras WatershedBerlin Jr./Sr. High School Cherry PlainSay Yes to Recycling at BCS!
Cherry PlainSay Yes to Recycling at BCS! Cairo Durham High School CairoBINS: Being Involved in Solutions
CairoBINS: Being Involved in SolutionsCoxsackie-Athens High School CoxsackieCoxsackie Creek Water Quality Study
Coxsackie Creek Water Quality StudyElizabethtown-Lewis Central ElizabethtownThe Bright Idea Recycling Program at ELCS
ElizabethtownThe Bright Idea Recycling Program at ELCSGlenmont Elementary SchoolGlenmontComposting in the Glenmont Elementary Community
GlenmontComposting in the Glenmont Elementary CommunityHillside Elementary School NiskayunaFood to Fertilizer
NiskayunaFood to FertilizerMayfield Elementary School MayfieldThe Sacandaga’s effect on the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers
MayfieldThe Sacandaga’s effect on the Hudson and Mohawk RiversMill Road Elementary SchoolRed HookFood Scraps for Chickens
Red HookFood Scraps for ChickensMontessori Magnet School AlbanyRecycling and Composting Program
AlbanyRecycling and Composting ProgramRobert C. Parker School WynantskillOur Creek; is it Healthy?
WynantskillOur Creek; is it Healthy?St. Martin de Porres School PoughkeepsieHudson Valley Wetlands Study
PoughkeepsieHudson Valley Wetlands StudySt. Mary’s Catholic School WaterfordOur Earth is a gift – Earth Day 2009
WaterfordOur Earth is a gift – Earth Day 2009St. Mary’s SchoolTiconderogaKite Day Plus
TiconderogaKite Day PlusSt. Thomas Of Canterbury School Cornwall-on-HudsonSt. Thomas Go Green Go
St. Thomas Go Green GoTabernacle Christian Academy PoughkeepsieReducing Drink Container Disposal through Awareness
Reducing Drink Container Disposal through Awareness In 2009, grants were awarded to the following schools.
At the November 2008 AWMA meeting, Averill Park High School displayed their water quality work done with microscopes purchased with grants from the Eastern NY Chapter.
St. Martin de Porres School students attended the November 2009 meeting to discuss a wetlands study assisted with equipment purchased with a grant awarded in 2009.
In 2010, the ENY Chapter will once again be asking for applications from all schools in the "12_ _ _" zip code area. We are now an IRS 501(c)(3) organization, and all donations will be fully tax deductible. Please consider making a contribution to the Earth Day Grant Program. Contibutions can be made at any time to AMWA by contacting Keith Cowan, Chapter Treasurer.
