Global Forum for Sports and Environment
Philadelphia Eagles “Go Green!”
According to the official website, “The Philadelphia Eagles are committed to improving the environment--we already wear green, think green and bleed green. Now it's time to GO GREEN! Recycling and clean green power initiatives have been launched at the team's offices within the NovaCare Complex as well as Lincoln Financial Field. It is this message of environmental awareness that we will take to the public through the use of our marketing capabilities, our Eagles Youth Partnership programs and our influence.” As part of the initiative, the team officially donated 5,000 to the Philadelphia School District to support planting of 300 trees at 15 elementary schools and five park sites across the City as part of TreeVitalize, a public-private partnership to restore tree cover to the five-county Philadelphia region. The ceremony, attended by players Michael Lewis and Sheldon Brown, was held at Richard Wright Elementary School in North Philadelphia, and was the official crowning of activity that took place three weeks ago when the planting of the trees started. "This is an important step for us," said Christina Weiss Lurie, President of the Eagles Youth Partnership. "Go Green is only in its second year. We are learning every day, trying to spread the word about the importance of our environment and how we can all make a difference.” "We at the Eagles recognize our responsibility to the environment, both as an organization and as citizens. Recycling, using renewable resources and tree planting are all central to this effort. We are focusing our tree planting at schools because we understand the relationship between healthy children and a healthy environment. We encourage other private businesses in our community to partner in this program, as well, to help TreeVitalize achieve its goals." She said. TreeVitalize http://www.treevitalize.net/ LINK : |
16 May 2005--American Pro Football team, The Philadelphia Eagles, have a mission--to create and sustain championship performance on the field and in the community through programs that promote the quality of life in our region, green the environment and reduce our impact on the planet.