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TREEmendous experience for tiny Northland school
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Karetu School pupils are looking forward to a visit from the Bugman and a shark scientist - as well as having 200 trees to plant, after their win in the TREEmendous Education Programme.
Karetu School pupils are looking forward to a visit from the Bugman and a shark scientist - as well as having 200 trees to plant, after their win in the TREEmendous Education Programme.
Northern Advocate
A tiny Northland primary school is gearing up for a visit from Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste and shark scientist, Dr Riley Elliott, as well as having 200 trees to plant after winning a national competition.
Press Release – TREEMendous
The winning schools for a TREEmendous Education Programme for 2021 have been selected. Five schools from around the country have won an environmental project for their school as part of the TREEmendous Education Programme, an initiative from the Mazda Foundation.
Wainui Beach School
The five schools – Whanganui Intermediate, Wainui Beach School in Gisborne, Karetu School in Northland, Waitara East in Taranaki and Riverina in Auckland – will each receive a visit from Mazda ambassadors Ruud – the Bugman – Kleinpaste and Shark Scientist, Dr Riley Elliott who will talk to the whole school on sustainability and the importance of looking after our environment.
“The awards we’re announcing today address challenges that too many Americans face,” said Jeff Guyton, president of Mazda North American Operations and chairman of the Mazda Foundation (USA), Inc. “Those challenges range from basic food security to equal access to the building blocks of education. Everyone needs these fundamentals in order to thrive.”
The grants to the food banks aim to increase the delivery of food to families located in California and Alabama in need at a time that demand has increased. Recent estimates placing that increase at +60% since March 2020. The Foundation award to FUSE will fund STEM coursework for several underserved middle schools, and the award to AVID will ensure underserved students have the opportunity not only to be admitted to college but to succeed once they arrive.
Mazda Foundation Awards $450,000 to Food Banks and Education Programs
Every year, the Mazda Foundation gives grants to organizations dedicated to helping Americans. This year, it awarded $450,000 to four organizations that serve the communities where the manufacturer operates: in Southern California, where its headquarters are located, and in the greater Huntsville, Alabama, area, where it is developing a new $2.3-billion facility with Toyota.
The organizations awarded grants include the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County in Irvine, California, and the Food Bank of North Alabama in Madison, Alabama. The other two grants will fund education programs via FUSE Studio, based in Southern California, and AVID Center, based in Madison. Mazda says these grants will not only help address the result of poverty but also some of its causes.