Action Update   Issue 3, June 15, 2011    

  MBF Founders Circle

Special thanks to our Founders Circle members! Members arepart of a distinguished group of leadership donors who share in our vision tobring a local carbon market to the Monterey Bay area. Learn more about the Monterey Bay Fund

  MBF Program Highlight

Bonny Doon Elementary School will be the very first beneficiary of the MBF program. The goal is to install a complete solar PV array in 2011 in partnership with RC Cubed and theMonterey Bay Resource Efficiency Consortium (MBREC). The project will be completed using local solar installers as well as students studying renewable energy and sustainable construction at local community colleges, providing valuable real-world work experience to the next generation of green job seekers.

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Events- Green Initiatives

AT&T Pro Am-

Thank you to the Community Foundation of the Monterey Peninsula and the Pebble Beach Community Services District for bringing a zero waste mission to the AT&T.  TOP brought in 148 volunteers who delivered on-the-ground education to attendees. Having volunteers there to talk about waste diversion and why it’s important to Pebble Beach Resorts makes their food waste collection behind the scenes suddenly become very tangible. Full Press Release.

Big Sur International Marathon-

For the second year in a row, TOP has been instrumental in helping the Marathon receive GOLD certification through Council for Responsible Sports.  Not only does the certification focus on waste, it also certifiestransportation initiatives, energy reductions, community program developmentand carbon offset programs. BSIM Full Report.

Castroville Artichoke Festival-

TOP is helping the Artichoke Festival create a sustainable zero waste program. The Festival has implemented a sustainability policy for their vendors and will be working on streamlining products for next year’s event to support this program.

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