April Newsletter #2!

Here is a shortened version of the most recent edition of our newsletter. You can read the articles in their entirety here!

April 2009 Update #2    Dear Green Streets friends,    Happy Earth Week to everyone! Though our April Update went out last week (you can still read it here!), we have a few things to remind y'all about, and some fun news!   Remember to Donate to Green Streets In the Month of April to Receive Zipcar Cash!! Don't miss the opportunity to get ZipCar Cash for your donation to Green Streets in the month of April! New Zipcar members receive a dollar-for-dollar match of their Green Streets donations of up to $75 in Zipcar credit and current members receive up to $50. You can make donations to us on-line, mail them to us, or in person at the Walk/Ride Day Big Green Party in Harvard Sq.   Check-In Online and Join Our Roster of Raffle Winners! Here are just a few of our previous On-Line Check-In Raffle winners:  Tammy De Sola and her son are  won 2 passes to the Omni Theater at the Museum of Science. Seth Molloy won a gift card to Eastern Mountain Sports. Seth traveled by bike on Walk/Ride Day. Rebecca Wish Esche also was the recipient of an EMS Gift Card for entering the Walk/Ride Day On-Line Raffle!      The Healy School Kicks off Walk/Ride Days! The Healy School in Somerville celebrated its first Walk/Ride Day last Friday! The weather was beautiful and everyone was excited to be outside. Two "walking school buses" started from opposite ends of town and made stops along the route to pick up other people. The event was featured in USA Today (click here). Thanks to Shape Up Somerville Coordinator Nicole Rioles and Tufts Tisch Scholar Laura Bernescu, and all the other parents and city staff and others for helping get the event started! Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Holds Environmental Fair  The Green Streets student coordinator at CRLS organized an Environmental Fair in April to help raise awareness on what students can do to help the environment. Green Streets brought paint and supplies for students to decorate their clothes, book bags, and more.