News articles

Carmel Green Teens have made the news!
Here are some newspaper and website articles written about our program, its funded projects, and the student leaders who make this program possible

• More organic tomatoes...youths' push to save the planet
• Helping Ninjas to beautify Founders Park, promote community garden
• Boy Scout Creates Community Garden Tour
• Carmel Green Teen Partners with Legacy Fund
• Senior Recognized for Work in Carmel Green Teen Program
• Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant Program Students Visit White House
• President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Winners
• Carmel Green Teen program wins President’s award, trip to White House
• Carmel teens accept presidential award at White House for environmental work
• Honoring Students and Teachers at the 2016 Presidential Environmental Education Ceremony
• Smoky Row Green Team provides reusable bags for school
• Carmel Clay Schools Green Team - 2015-2016
• Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots - 25 Stories for 25 Years
• NHS uses Carmel Green Teen grant to promote variety of recycling methods
• Butterflies Prepare to Take Flight at UHS
• Goodbye Plastics - Clay Nation News
• Clay 7th grader promotes reusable water bottles
• Environmental Club to host Carmel Earth Fair

• Carmel Green Teen seeks projects to fund

• Carmel High School named in top 50 list of Green High Schools
• Carmel named Green Ribbon School for environmental responsibility
• Community leaders work with federal government to address environmental concerns
• College Wood Students Create a Greener School
• Four Students win Rotary Award
• Despite Current Gender Gap, Female Students Seek to Achieve in Top Leadership Positions
• Carmel Green Teen Grants Awarded to Twelve Local Youth Groups
• Green Teen Awards $5000
• Carmel High School Green Shower Power
• Announcing the Winners of the Youth Sustainability Challenge
• CHS Students Initiate Water Savings Program at School
• School Goes Green Thanks to Carmel Grant
• Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant Committee announces winning projects
• Carmel Youth Group to Award Grants for Youth-Led Green Projects
• Making the World a Better Place
• Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant Program earns Indiana Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence
• Teen Receives Goodall Award
• CHS student wins Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Global Leadership Award
• A Greener Tomorrow is in the Bag for Carmel Shoppers
• Boy Scout Installs New Recycling Program at Carmel-Clay Parks
• Greyhounds Go Green
• Carmel Middle School Students Awarded Micro-Grant for “Mission: Recycle”
• Woodbrook Elementary in Carmel Receives Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant
• Is Bottled Water Really Better?. . . or are we wasting our money?
• Cleaning for a Cause
• Smells Like Teen Spirit
• All-Around GREEN – Carmel Leads the Way
• Indiana Heroes
• Cherry Tree Green Team Receives Grant to Reduce Plastic Water Bottle Usage
• Meet Some Teenagers Who Volunteer
• Carmel Girl Scouts are Green Teens
• Getting to Know You:  Kimberli Williams / MOSAICS Family Garden
• Indiana Team takes Second in President’s Environmental Youth Award
• Carmel Students Receive Lugar Energy Patriot Award
• Carmel Youth Lead 51-ton Carbon Reduction Effort for Earth Day
• Scouts try to cut use of plastic items
• Webelo Raven Patrol aims to reduce use of plastic bags
• Towne Meadow Elementary Girl Scout Troop 88 Asks Students to “Try the Tap”
• Carmel Families and Youth to Honor Earth Day in Many Ways
• Carmel Neighborhoods can make a ton of difference on Earth Day
• Carmel Green Teen students work to make city eco-friendly
• Students start conservationist club amid growing skepticism about global warming
• Indy Star: Carmel Youth Groups to be Awarded Funding for Green Projects
• atCarmel Magazine: Carmel Goes Green, One Teen at a Time
• Around Carmel: Carmel Green Teen Team Awards First Micro-Grants
• GreenIndy: Carmel Green Teen Program Awards First Micro-Grants
• Jeff Worrell / Current in Carmel: Giving It All Away
• Carmel Magazine: Our Green Heroes – pages 22-23
• Around Carmel:  Carmel Youth Group Offers Free Funding for Youth-Led Green Projects
• Indy Star: Carmel Youth Group Offers Free Funding for Youth-Led Green Projects in Carmel / Clay Township
  
• Current in Carmel:  CARMEL TEEN GROUP WINS $10,000 GRANT
• Carmel Green Initiative: Carmel Green Teen Group Wins $10,000 Green Heroes Grant
• Green Piece Indy: Holding Out For A Hero
• A Smaller Indiana: Vote online for Carmel “green” teen group – finalists for a $10,000 grant for eco-projects!

The Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant Program won the 2012 White House Youth Sustainability Video Challenge with this video describing our program.

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Lauren Gibson, the youth founder of the Carmel Green Teen Micro-Grant Program, was awarded Jane Goodall's 2011 Global Leadership Award.