2024 Contest Info.pdf

Green Up Vermont encourages communities to participate in their annual Green Up Day on May 4, 2024, promoting environmental stewardship through litter cleanup while jogging (plogging). They offer various engagement opportunities:

- Plogging: Provides small bags for litter collection during jogs, encouraging participants to track miles and share data.
- Educational Programs: Includes a Mentor Program for high school students developing leadership skills in civic volunteerism, a $1,000 scholarship opportunity for seniors who participate in Green Up Day, and creative contests:
- Poster Art Contest: Open to K-12 students with guidelines related to Vermont litter cleanup.
- Writing Contest: Encourages essays or poetry on the meaning of Green Up Day and environmental advice.
- Video & Jingle Contest: Challenges students to create 60-second videos or 30-second jingles promoting Green Up Day, with prizes for winners.
- Community Involvement: Promotes teacher involvement, classroom requests for bags and stickers, and sharing of greening initiatives on social media.
- Special Event: Organizes a VT Top to Bottom Green Up attempt to break a Guinness World Record on Green Up Day.

For more details, contact Green Up Vermont via email ([email protected]) or phone (802-522-7245), and visit their website (greenupvermont.org).