Bluegrass PRIDE Awards over $50,000 for Environmental Education
[Lexington, Ky.] – Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment) and Congressman Ben Chandler (KY-06) today announced 18 grants totaling more than $50,000 for environmental education programs and workshops in Central and Eastern Kentucky. The grants are divided into two categories – educator workshop grants and education grants – and will benefit students and teachers alike. The educator workshop grants were awarded to Garrard County High School, Eastern Kentucky University’s Division of Natural Areas and Center for Environmental Education, Powell County Extension Service, and the Bluegrass Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
The education grants were awarded to:
-Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council
-Estill County Middle School
-Estill County 4-H Council-Garrard County High School
-Garrard County Conservation District
-Eastern Kentucky University
-Eastern Kentucky University-University Housing
-Berea Community School
-Camargo Elementary
-Powell County High School
-High Adventure Wilderness School
-Stanton Elementary
-Kentucky Environmental Foundation
“Bluegrass PRIDE’s mission has always been to empower Central Kentuckians to improve their environment through education,” said Amy Sohner, executive director of Bluegrass PRIDE. “I have no doubt that the grants we have awarded today will play an integral role in providing high quality environmental education and cultivating environmental stewards in our region.”
“Not only are our lakes, forests, and rolling hills beautiful, but they enrich our lives, and even help many Kentuckians earn a living,” Congressman Chandler said. “These grants provide opportunities to teach our children how best to take care of and protect the Commonwealth--environmentally conscious children become environmentally responsible adults.”
Funding for these grants was made possible through an appropriation from Congressman Chandler through the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The education and educator workshop grants are designed to further support the promotion and advancement of environmental education and environmental literacy throughout the shared ARC/PRIDE service area.
Bluegrass PRIDE provides resources and education to empower Central Kentuckians to foster positive environmental change in their communities. For more information please visit www.bgPRIDE.org.
