The Greenwich Sustainability Committee on Tuesday announced the honorees of the 2025 Sustainability Awards, to be presented at the Rethink Waste Fair organized by Waste Free Greenwich on Saturday, April 5 at Christ Church from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Last year the event benefited from a strong turnout and featured a fashion show.
Sustainability award winner Thomas McKinney with Waste Free Greenwich founder Julie DesChamps at the ReThink Waste Fair. April 6, 2024 Photo: Leslie Yager
The third annual ReThink Waste Fair featured a fashion show from the “OR Blue Wrap Upcycled Project.” April 6, 2024 Photo: Leslie Yager
The reading of the Town’s Earth Month Proclamation and presentation of the awards will take place at noon.
This year’s recipients are:
• Dan Brubaker, Director of Conservation and Outreach, Greenwich Land Trust
• Stephanie Cowie and Alan Gunzburg, Co-Chairs, Greenwich Board of Selectmen’s ADA Advisory and Advocacy Committee for People with Disabilities
• Cynthia Ehlinger, Vice President of the Connecticut Ornithological Association and Community Volunteer
• Serena Finkelstein, Founder of SWOP (Share With Other People)
• Anne Semmes, Greenwich Sentinel Environmental Reporter
• Leslie Yager, Greenwich Free Press Founder and Editor
For more information about the Greenwich Sustainability Committee, please go to https://www.greenwichct.gov/
See also:
ReThink Waste Fair Set for Saturday, April 5, 2025
Greenwich Academy & Waste Free Greenwich to Host Screening of “The Box Truck Film” on April 3
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PHOTOS: Third Annual ReThink Waste Fair Features UpCycled Fashion Show
The sustainability awards were handmade from wood by Myra Klockenbrink. April 6, 2024. Photo: Leslie Yager