By Schuyler Olsson | Contributors Relations
Dear GECKO Supporters, It’s been three weeks since the last time I wrote, so I would like to give you a brief update about what we’ve been up to and what we plan for the future! But, before I lose your attention, I’d like to make two quick announcements: 1. Mark your calendars – March 16th will be Global Giving’s Bonus Matching Day! This means that all donations made on this day will be matched 30% up to $1,000/person – adding some juice to your contribution. I’ll send you another message on that day – we have some big plans for this year and we’ll need your help! 2. We’ve launched a new-and-improved website for www.greennovate.NET (greennovate.ORG is just for GECKO, only a part of what we do at Greennovate). I invite you all to check it out! As for GECKO, it’s been an exciting start to the new year: In mid-February, we had students from Yew Chung International School visit our office to learn about Greennovate and they invited us back to their school to present our GECKO program to their older students. Then, last Saturday, we were excited to have members of the Shanghai volunteer network BEAN visit our office to receive training on the GECKO program! As part of their commitment to community service in Shanghai, BEAN will be visiting a series of migrant schools for environmental education days, starting on March 20th. We have worked with BEAN before, and the time has come to take our partnership to the next level. This is part of our goal to grow our existing partnerships and find new ones, creating self-sufficient teams outside of Greennovate who can bring GECKO to local schools by themselves to help us expand our program. That’s it for now – soon we’ll be heading to Kunshan and Moganshan, as well as to Guangzhou to engage FedEx employee volunteers in a sustainability training and community outreach program. Stay tuned at www.greennovate.org! Thanks for your support, Schuyler
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