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HOW IT BEGAN...


    
When Santa Monica, California residents Mimi and Jon Torp wanted to find a way to reward their daughter, Emily, for her tireless and single minded passion for recycling and conserving resources, they couldn’t come up with anything that properly praised her accomplishments.  

Talking to other parents, they quickly realized that there was an obvious dearth of environmental based awards for our young Eco-Warriors.   Thus was the genesis of “Environ Medals”.       

Designed by Jon, the Torps hired a Wisconsin medal maker to create an engraved “Planet Earth – Environ-Medal” with the slogan “Champion of a Greener World”.  



They also developed a checklist of eco friendly tasks that an Earthling could perform to help our planet.

The list includes everything from bringi
ng trashless lunches to school, to printing on both sides of the paper, to turning off lights when leaving a room. 

When a person has performed a specific number of tasks, they’re rewarded with an Environ Medal.

Download sample Checklist.  Note: We can modify this form for you to fit your specific needs.

The Torp's inaugural roll-out of this program at their Daughter's school, Santa Monica's Franklin Elementary, was met with great interest  and success. 

Since then, the Torp's have expanding this kid charged earth saving program to other school's and organizations.  

 

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Additional Information can also be found at Mimi and Jon's Real Estate Website, Stevens-Torp.com.
 

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Tasks Kids can perform to Earn an Environ Medal

 

Bring a Trashless Lunches to school.  Use a lunch box instead of a paper bag. 
Carry food in reusable containers and drinks in reusable bottles


Turn off lights when leaving room

Have your parent replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a
compact fluorescent light bulb

Turn off TV when not watching it

Turn off Water When Brushing Your Teeth

Remind Members of Household to turn Off Water When
Brushing Their
Teeth Or Shaving

Set computer screen to go black instead of using screen saver

Turn off Printer when not in use

Print on both sides of the paper

Print things on recycled paper

Read 1 hour instead of watching TV

Recycle cans, plastic bottles, newspaper, and magazines

Cut up plastic six-pack rings before throwing them out

Use less hot water

Use scrap paper for notes

Pick up Trash around the Neighborhood

Persuade your family, friends and neighbors to recycle and be
energy conscious

Use rechargeable batteries

Recycle Batteries, Cell Phones and Ink Cartridges

 

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